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Sentence

Mi abuelo es viejo.

Pronunciation

pronunciation

Translation

My grandfather is old.



Analysis


mi
     1. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of mío, my
     2. n-f. mu; the Greek letter Μ, μ
abuelo
     1. n-m. grandfather
     2. n-m. (colloquial affectionate) an elderly person
     3. n-m. loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up
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
viejo
     1. adj. old (having existed for a long time)
     2. adj. old (having lived for many years)
     3. adj. (before the noun) old (former, previous)
     4. adj. stale (no longer novel or interesting)
     5. n-m. an old person
     6. n-m. (slang) old man (one's father)
     7. n-m. (Mexico) a certain guy or man, especially adult or almost
     8. n-m. (Mexico) sweetheart, honey (substitute for a male name)
     9. n-m. (Mexico) a male sexual companion or partner, occasional or stable; husband




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