Vocab 65 Flashcards
Yo excavo un hoyo para plantar un árbol.
(I dig a hole to plant a tree.)
Excavar (to dig, to excavate, to unearth)
Tú excavaste profundamente en busca de agua.
(You dug deeply in search of water.)
Excavar (to dig, to excavate, to unearth)
Él excavará en la zona arqueológica la próxima semana.
(He will excavate in the archaeological site next week.)
Excavar (to dig, to excavate, to unearth)
Nosotros excavábamos en la playa para construir castillos de arena.
(We used to dig on the beach to build sandcastles.)
Excavar (to dig, to excavate, to unearth)
¿Has excavado alguna vez en busca de fósiles?
(Have you ever excavated in search of fossils?)
Excavar (to dig, to excavate, to unearth)
Es necesario que los trabajadores excaven cuidadosamente para evitar daños.
(It is necessary for the workers to dig carefully to avoid damage.)
Excavar (to dig, to excavate, to unearth)
Yo supongo que llegaremos a tiempo.
(I suppose we will arrive on time.)
Suponer (to suppose, to assume, to imply)
Tú supusiste que la reunión era mañana.
(You assumed that the meeting was tomorrow.)
Suponer (to suppose, to assume, to imply)
Ella supondrá que todo está bajo control.
(She will assume that everything is under control.)
Suponer (to suppose, to assume, to imply)
Nosotros siempre suponíamos que él sabía la verdad.
(We always assumed that he knew the truth.)
Suponer (to suppose, to assume, to imply)
¿Has supuesto que es fácil resolver el problema?
(Have you supposed that it is easy to solve the problem?)
Suponer (to suppose, to assume, to imply)
Es importante que no supongamos nada sin confirmación.
(It is important that we assume nothing without confirmation.)
Suponer (to suppose, to assume, to imply)
Driving or Movement
Example: El coche zigzagueaba entre los otros vehículos.
(The car was zigzagging between the other vehicles.)
The verb zigzaguear (to zigzag) is not extremely common in everyday Spanish, but it is definitely used, especially in specific contexts where zigzagging motion is described, such as driving, walking, or patterns in nature. It’s more likely to appear in descriptive or narrative language rather than casual conversation.
Example: El jugador zigzagueó para evitar a sus oponentes.
(The player zigzagged to avoid his opponents.)
The verb zigzaguear (to zigzag) is not extremely common in everyday Spanish, but it is definitely used, especially in specific contexts where zigzagging motion is described, such as driving, walking, or patterns in nature. It’s more likely to appear in descriptive or narrative language rather than casual conversation.
Nature or Patterns
Example: El río zigzaguea por el valle.
(The river zigzags through the valley.)
The verb zigzaguear (to zigzag) is not extremely common in everyday Spanish, but it is definitely used, especially in specific contexts where zigzagging motion is described, such as driving, walking, or patterns in nature. It’s more likely to appear in descriptive or narrative language rather than casual conversation.
Figurative Use
Example: La conversación zigzagueaba entre temas distintos.
(The conversation zigzagged between different topics.)
The verb zigzaguear (to zigzag) is not extremely common in everyday Spanish, but it is definitely used, especially in specific contexts where zigzagging motion is described, such as driving, walking, or patterns in nature. It’s more likely to appear in descriptive or narrative language rather than casual conversation.
Espero que te hayas lesionado jugando y no haciendo algo peligroso.
(I hope that you have injured yourself while playing and not doing something dangerous.)
lesionarse = to get hurt
present / future tense verb that triggers subjunctive in the main clause
+ haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan
+ the past participle of the main verb
= present perfect subjunctive
Es una lástima que se hayan lesionado durante el entrenamiento.
(It’s a shame that they have injured themselves during practice.)
lesionarse = to get hurt
present / future tense verb that triggers subjunctive in the main clause
+ haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan
+ the past participle of the main verb
= present perfect subjunctive
Ojalá no me haya lesionado antes del partido importante.
(I hope I haven’t injured myself before the important match.)
lesionarse = to get hurt
present / future tense verb that triggers subjunctive in the main clause
+ haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan
+ the past participle of the main verb
= present perfect subjunctive
Dudo que nos hayamos lesionado al hacer algo tan sencillo.
(I doubt that we have injured ourselves doing something so simple.)
lesionarse = to get hurt
present / future tense verb that triggers subjunctive in the main clause
+ haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan
+ the past participle of the main verb
= present perfect subjunctive
