verbos
/beɾbos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "verbs" is translated into Spanish as verbos.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of verbos is verbo.
How do you pronounce it?
/beɾbos/
Did you know?
- Spanish has verbos that only exist in the third person, such as gustar. Instead of saying 'I like the book', the structure literally translates to 'the book is pleasing to me'.
- Some verbos in Spanish are irregular in a way that makes them look like different words entirely, such as ir meaning 'to go' changing to voy in the first person.
- While English uses auxiliary verbs like 'do' or 'have' to form questions, many Spanish verbos allow you to turn a statement into a question simply by changing your intonation.
Examples in context
- Escriba una frase con tres verbos.Write a sentence with three verbs.This sentence is useful for practicing how to use verbos in a command regarding writing.Tatoeba #1408436 by marcelostockle, translation #1361698 by Eldad
- Algunos verbos tienen una preposición fija.Some verbs have a fixed preposition.This sentence is useful for discussing how some verbos behave with prepositions.Tatoeba #11948841 by Eremon, translation #9763120 by megamanenm
- No me gusta aprender los verbos irregulares.I don't like learning irregular verbs.This sentence is useful for expressing a personal preference regarding the study of verbos.Tatoeba #2921 by Shishir, translation #1802 by Swift
- yo habloI speak
- usted esyou are
- usted tieneyou have
- usted haceyou do/make
- tú hablasyou speak
- Ayer comí pizza.Yesterday, I ate pizza.
- Solía jugar fútbol los sábados.I used to play soccer on Saturdays.
- Mañana visitaré a mis abuelos.Tomorrow, I will visit my grandparents.
- Me despierto tempranoI wake up early
- Te lavas las manosYou wash your hands
- Se divierten muchoThey have a lot of fun
- 13 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are studying Spanish grammar together.
- LucíaAlejandro, ¿estudiaste los verbos para el examen?Alejandro, did you study the verbs for the exam?
- AlejandroSí, pero hay demasiados verbos nuevos.Yes, but there are too many new verbs.
- LucíaYo también creo que son difíciles.I also think they are difficult.
- AlejandroPractiquemos los verbos juntos ahora.Let's practice the verbs together now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
