| y |
| 1. conj. and | |
| 2. conj. (in names of number) and | |
| setenta y seis - seventy-six | |
| 3. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and | |
| uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two | |
| 4. conj. (informal) well | |
| ¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course! | |
| 5. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the | |
| Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore? | |
| ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe? | |
| ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them. | |
| fue |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterite indicative of ser | |
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| ir |
| 1. v. to go (away from speaker and listener) | |
| Nos gusta ir al cine. - We like to go to the movies. | |
| 2. v. to come (towards or with the listener) | |
| Quiero ir contigo. - I want to come with you. | |
| Iré a tu casa. - I'll come to your house. | |
| 3. v. (auxiliary) to be going to (near future), to go (+ a + infinitive) | |
| Voy a decirle la verdad. - I am going to tell her the truth. | |
| 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) | |
| Lo siento. Tengo que irme. - I'm sorry. I have to leave. | |
| Él se va a salvar al mundo otra vez. - He's off to save the world again. | |
| 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 | |
| ser |
| 1. v. to be (essentially or identified as) | |
| Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States. | |
| Errar es humano. - To err is human. | |
| 2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense) | |
| La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played. | |
| 3. v. to exist; to occur | |
| La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow. | |
| 4. n-m. a being, organism | |
| 5. n-m. nature, essence | |
| 6. n-m. value, worth | |
| usted |
| 1. pron. second person formal; you (singular) | |
| 2. pron. (Costa Rica, Colombia, chiefly Bogotá) second person informal; you (singular) | |
| 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. | |
| Lo busca a usted. - He is looking for you. | |
| 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 | |
| La sabe toda. - He/she knows everything (it all) | |
| ¡Dónde la viste! - Where have you seen this! | |
| No te la creo. - I don't believe you. | |
| 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 | |
| Iglesia |
| 1. Proper noun. Church (institution) | |
| 2. n-f. (Christianity) church | |
| verdad |
| 1. n-f. truth | |
| 2. n-f. fact | |
| 3. interj. right | |
