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Sentence

Quiero ir, pero es que necesito terminar las tareas.

Pronunciation

pronunciation

Translation

I want to go, it's just that I have to finish my homework.

Notes

Es que introduce siempre una justificación, disculpa o excusa.



Analysis


quiero
     1. v. first-person present indicative of querer.
     querer
          1. v. to desire, to want, to want to
          2. v. to love; to be fond of
          3. v. (as an indication of a request) would you ... ?
          4. v. to mean to, to try to
          5. v. (reciprocal) to love each other
          6. n-m. love; affection; fondness
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
pero
     1. conj. but
     2. conj. well well; so; well (used for emphasis)
     3. n-m. but (restriction)
es
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of ser; (he/she/it/one) is
     2. n. plural of e
     ser
          1. v. to be (essentially or identified as)
          2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense)
          3. v. to exist; to occur
          4. n-m. a being, organism
          5. n-m. nature, essence
          6. n-m. value, worth
     e
          1. conj. and
que
     1. conj. that
     2. conj. than
     3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for
     4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive)
     5. pron. who; that
     6. pron. that; whom
     7. pron. that; which
     8. prep. than
     9. prep. like, as
     10. part. to
necesito
     1. v. first-person singular present indicative of necesitar
     necesitar
          1. v. to need
terminar
     1. v. to finish, to end, to terminate, to be over, to wrap up, to finish up, to finish off, to finish out, to complete, to conclude
     2. v. to end up, to wind up, to turn out
     3. v. to break up, to be done, to be through, to be over (a relationship - doesn't have to be romantic)
     4. v. to end up with (qual, + con)
     5. v. to put an end to, to be done with (qual, + con) (in the perfect tense)
las
     1. art. the
     2. pron. accusative of ellas and ustedes (when referring to more than one woman); them, you all (formal)
     3. pron. feminine plural pronoun
     4. n. plural of la
     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)
tareas
     1. n. plural of tarea
     tarea
          1. n-f. task
          2. n-f. homework




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