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Sentence

Se acuesta temprano pero tarda en dormirse.

Pronunciation

pronunciation

Translation

He goes to bed early but it takes him a long time to fall asleep.

Notes

El verbo tardar significa necesitar demasiado tiempo para hacer algo.



Analysis


se
     1. pron. (third person (also used for usted and ustedes) reflexive direct or indirect object) oneself, himself, herself, itself, yourself; each other; one another
     2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
     3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
     4. v. misspelling of sé
acuesta
     1. v. third-person singular present indicative of acostar
     acostar
          1. v. to lay
          2. v. to put to bed
          3. v. (nautical) to land, put in, berth
          4. v. to arrive at the coast
          5. v. to go to bed, to lie down
          6. v. to sleep with
temprano
     1. adj. early
     2. adv. early, early on
pero
     1. conj. but
     2. conj. well well; so; well (used for emphasis)
     3. n-m. but (restriction)
tarda
     1. adj. feminine singular of tardo
     2. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of tardar
     tardar
          1. v. to delay
          2. v. to last
          3. v. to be late
en
     1. prep. in, at, on
     2. prep. in (a time)
     3. prep. in (a language)
     4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
     5. prep. in (in various expressions)
dormirse




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