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Sentence

Tuvimos demasiadas bajas, por eso perdimos la guerra.

Pronunciation

pronunciation

Translation

We had too many casualties, that is why we lost the war.

Notes

Por eso se utiliza para expresar la consecuencia de una acción ocurrida.



Analysis


tuvimos
     1. v. first-person plural preterite 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
demasiadas
     1. adj. feminine plural of demasiado
     demasiada
          1. det. feminine singular of demasiado
bajas
     1. adj. feminine plural of bajo
     2. n. plural of baja
     3. v. informal second-person singular present indicative of bajar
     bajar
          1. v. to go down, come down
          2. v. to get off, to get down, to climb down, to step down, to get out (e.g., of/from a platform or vehicle)
          3. v. (colloquial) to kill (a person)
          4. v. to descend
          5. v. (computing) to download
          6. v. to lower, reduce, fall
          7. v. to drop, lower, put down, turn down, move down (an object, the volume, etc.)
          8. v. to lose (e.g., weight)
          9. v. to take down, bring down
          10. v. to dim (the lights)
          11. v. to let down (one's guard)
          12. v. to wash down (accompany food)
          13. v. to get off, to get down
          14. v. (computing, reflexive) to download (for one's own private use)
     baja
          1. n-f. casualty, loss
          2. n-f. drop, fall, reduction
          3. n-f. sick leave (absence for illness)
          4. n-f. withdrawal, retirement
          5. v. third-person singular present indicative of bajar
          6. adj. feminine singular of bajo
por
     1. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
     2. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
     3. prep. through, out, via (indicating movement)
     4. prep. across (indicating movement)
     5. prep. about
     6. prep. due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of (to express cause or motive)
     7. prep. (used with directions) over
     8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by
     9. prep. according to, for, regarding (to express opinion or something concerning someone)
     10. prep. via, through, by (indicating the means of something)
     11. prep. for (indicating duration)
     12. prep. for, for the sake of, on behalf of (indicating doing something for someone's benefit)
     13. prep. per, for each
     14. prep. to (indicating something that has not yet passed)
     15. prep. about to (indicating something that will soon happen)
     16. prep. compared to; against; versus (indicating a comparison)
eso
     1. pron. (neuter singular of ése); that
por eso
     1. conj. therefore, that is why
     2. interj. I mean(t) that
perdimos
     1. v. first-person plural preterite indicative of perder
     perder
          1. v. to lose
          2. v. to miss, to miss out
          3. v. to waste
          4. v. (sports) to be losing; to trail; to be down
          5. v. to get lost
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
     4. n-m. (music) la (sixth note of the scale)
     5. n-m. (music) A (the musical note or key)
guerra
     1. n-f. war, warfare




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