cambiar con el tiempo
/kambjaɾ kon el tjempo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "change over time" is translated into Spanish as cambiar con el tiempo.
This phrase is used to describe the process of becoming different as a period of time passes.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb cambiar (to change), the preposition con (with) and the noun phrase el tiempo (the time).
How does it change in a sentence?
The third-person singular present form is cambia con el tiempo (it changes over time) and the third-person singular preterite form is cambió con el tiempo (it changed over time).
Did you know?
- The word tiempo shares a common ancestor with the English words 'tempo' and 'temperature'. All three originate from a root meaning 'to stretch'.
- The word tiempo is a doublet of tempo. While tiempo refers to the general passage of hours or the weather, tempo is used specifically for the speed of music.
Examples in context
- Cambios con el tiempo han afectado la forma en que nos comunicamos. Ahora preferimos las redes sociales en lugar de las llamadas telefónicas.Changes over time have impacted the way we communicate. Now, we prefer social media over phone calls.
- Las ciudades suelen cambiar con el tiempo.Cities tend to change over time.
- Tu opinión puede cambiar con el tiempo.Your opinion can change over time.
- El clima de esta región va a cambiar con el tiempo.The climate of this region is going to change over time.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are looking at old photographs in an album.
- LucíaMira cómo ha cambiado este barrio.Look at how this neighborhood has changed.
- AlejandroSí, todo cambia con el tiempo, Lucía.Yes, everything changes over time, Lucía.
- Lucía¿Crees que nosotros también cambiaremos así?Do you think we will change like that too?
- AlejandroEs natural cambiar con el tiempo.It is natural to change over time.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries cambiar, con, el, tiempo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
