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Sentence

Usted tiene suerte.

Pronunciation

pronunciation

Translation

You are lucky.

Notes

Usted = registro formal.



Analysis


usted
     1. pron. second person formal; you (singular)
     2. pron. (Costa Rica, Colombia, chiefly Bogotá) second person informal; you (singular)
tiene
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of tener
     tener
          1. v. to have, possess
          2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
          3. v. to hold, grasp
          4. v. to contain, to hold (e.g. to "hold the power to", "hold the key", "hold a clue", "hold the truth", "have a hold on", "hold in store", "hold all the cards", "hold in high regard", etc.)
          5. v. to have, feel (internally)
          6. v. to make to feel
          7. v. to have (a measure or age)
          8. v. (used with que) to have to
          9. v. to get (e.g. to get a minute, to get an idea, to get a chance, to get a concussion/bruise/headache, to get in an accident, to get a place, to get a view of, to get a meeting, to get a vision, etc.)
          10. v. to keep, to bear (in certain phrases; e.g. to bear in mind, bear a resemblance, keep a journal/diary, keep around something or someone)
          11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
          12. v. to be taken (usually has deber for an auxiliary verb when used)
          13. v. attention, Expressions that may need to be explained:
          14. v. tener en cuenta
          15. v. tener prisa
suerte
     1. n-f. luck, fortune
     2. n-f. lot, fate
     3. n-f. sort, kind, type
     4. n-f. oracular response
     5. n-f. (bullfighting) stage in a bullfight
     6. n-f. (Latin America) lottery ticket
     7. interj. good luck!




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