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Sentence

Tengo una pregunta sobre el perro.

Pronunciation

pronunciation

Translation

I have a question about the dog.



Analysis


tengo
     1. v. first-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
una
     1. n-f. feminine of uno
     2. art. feminine singular of un
     3. det. feminine singular of uno
     4. pron. one (an indefinite plural pronoun using a singular feminine item, used for females)
     5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of unir
     unir
          1. v. to unite, join
          2. v. to merge, conflate
     un
          1. art. a
          2. num. (before the noun) apocopic form of uno one
pregunta
     1. n-f. question (sentence that asks for information)
     2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of preguntar
     preguntar
          1. v. to ask
          2. v. to wonder, to ask oneself, to ponder
sobre
     1. prep. over, above, on, upon, atop
     2. prep. about
     3. n-m. envelope
     4. n-m. small packet; sachet
     5. v. third-person singular present subjunctive of sobrar
     sobrar
          1. v. to be superfluous; to be left over or extra
el
     1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the
     2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
perro
     1. n-m. dog (animal)
     2. n-m. (Chile) clothes peg, clothespin
     3. n-m. (pejorative) asshole (despicable person)
     4. adj. doggy, doggish
     5. adj. awful
     6. adj. wicked, mean




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