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Sentence

María se compró un traje de baño para ir a la playa.

Pronunciation

pronunciation

Translation

María bought a swimsuit to go to the beach.

Notes

En este ejemplo, utilizamos la preposición para porque expresa una finalidad o propósito.



Analysis


María
     1. Proper noun. given name, female, eq=Mary, from=Hebrew
     2. Proper noun. Mary; Miriam (biblical character)
     3. Proper noun. surname, from=matronymics
     4. n-f. magpie (bird)
     5. n-f. (historical) (Former coin of Spain in the 17th century, equivalent to 12 reales de vellón)
     6. n-f. Marie biscuit
     7. n-f. (colloquial) doss subject (UK); gut course (US, in college)
     8. n-f. (colloquial) housewife
     9. n-f. (colloquial) uncultured woman
     10. n-f. (Mexico, colloquial) (Indian immigrant from the countryside to Mexico City)
     11. n-f. clipping of marihuana, t=marijuana
se
     1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
     2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
     3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
     4. v. misspelling of sé
compró
     1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of comprar
     comprar
          1. v. to buy (to obtain in exchange of money or goods)
          2. v. to buy out
un
     1. art. a
     2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
traje
     1. n-m. suit
     2. n-m. dress (distinctive style for particular occasion)
     3. n-m. gown, dress (e.g. bridal gown, evening gown)
     4. n-m. costume, outfit, getup (e.g. superhero costume; a regional, national, folk costume)
     5. v. first-person singular preterite indicative of traer
     traer
          1. v. to bring, to fetch
          2. v. to attract, draw, pull
          3. v. to bring about, cause, occasion
          4. v. to make (cause to be in or have a certain condition or state)
          5. v. to wear (ellipsis of traer puesto)
          6. v. to bring forward, advance, adduce
          7. v. to make, compel, oblige
          8. v. to persuade
          9. v. to have, carry (in a publication, in stock)
          10. v. to include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient)
de
     1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
     2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
     3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance)
     4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to)
     5. prep. of, from (indicating cause)
     6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic)
     7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at)
     8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective)
     9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of)
     10. prep. than (in certain phrases)
     11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns))
     12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire)
     13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life
     14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object)
baño
     1. n-m. bath
     2. n-m. bathroom
     3. n-m. toilet
     4. v. first-person singular present indicative of bañar
     bañar
          1. v. to bathe (to clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath)
          2. v. to soak, to dip in
          3. v. to bathe oneself
traje de baño
     1. n-m. bathing suit, swimsuit
para
     1. prep. for, to (expressing a recipient)
     2. prep. to, in order to, so, for (expressing the intended purpose of an action)
     3. prep. by, due, due on, due by (expressing a deadline)
     4. prep. for (expressing contrast from what is expected)
     5. prep. for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned (expressing an opinion, perception or perspective)
     6. prep. for (expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss)
     7. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of parir
     parar
          1. v. to stop, halt
          2. v. to put up, stand up
          3. v. to lift, raise
          4. v. to stand up
          5. v. to situate oneself
          6. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Chile) see pararlas
ir
     1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener)
     2. v. to come (towards or with the listener)
     3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive)
     4. v. to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else)
     5. v. to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks)
     6. v. to overflow
     7. v. to go out (lights)
     8. v. to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts)
     9. v. to die
     10. v. to break wind, to fart
     11. v. to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants)
     12. v. to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm
a
     1. prep. to
     2. prep. by
     3. prep. at
     4. prep. ng-lite, Used before words referring to people, pets, or personified objects or places that function as direct objects: personal a.
la
     1. art. the
     2. pron. accusative of ella, ello (when the antecedent's implied gender is feminine), and usted (when referring to a woman); her, it, you (formal)
     3. pron. (impersonal neuter pronoun (accusative) in certain colloquial phrases): it, this
     4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
     5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key)
a la
     1. prep. a la; in the style or manner of
playa
     1. n-f. beach
     2. n-f. car park
     3. adj. feminine singular of playo
     playo
          1. adj. (Latin America) shallow, flat
          2. n-m. (Ecuador) pliers
          3. n-m. (slang) homosexual




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