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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.
qué
     1. det. what; which (interrogative only)
           ¿Qué camisa quiere? - Which shirt do you want?
     2. det. what; which
           No sabía qué hacer - I didn't know what to do
     3. adv. (before a noun) what a; such (used as an intensifier)
           ¡Qué lástima! - What a pity!
           ¡Qué suerte! - What luck!
           ¡Qué casa más bonita! - What a pretty house!
           ¡Qué mierda de tiempo! - What shitty weather!
     4. adv. (before an adjective) how (used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
           ¡Qué feo! - How ugly!
           ¡Qué alto! - He's so tall!
           ¡Qué guay! - That's so cool!
     5. pron. what (interrogative only)
           ¿Qué ves? - What do you see?
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
           Juan se lava. - Juan washes himself.
           Juan se lava la cara. - Juan to himself washes the face.
           Juan y María se aman. - Juan and María love each other.
     2. pron. (used to convey the meaning of the English passive voice in the third person and with) usted and ustedes
           ¿Cómo se llama? - How do you call yourself?
           Se dice que... - It says itself that...
           Aquí se habla español - One speaks Spanish here, Spanish speaks itself here.
     3. pron. (used instead of indirect object pronouns) le and les (before the direct object pronouns lo, la, los, or las)
           El samaritano se las dio. - The Samaritan gave them to him.
     4. v. misspelling of sé
debe
     1. v. informal second-person singular affirmative imperative of deber
     deber
          1. v. to owe
                Debo mucho dinero. (I owe a lot of money.)
          2. v. (auxiliary) must, to need to, to have to (rarely used in the conditional with this meaning)
                Debo estudiar. (I must study.)
                Eso debe haber sido muy difícil. - That must have been really hard.
          3. v. (auxiliary) should, to ought to, to be supposed to, to be to
                Debería haber un plan en marcha. - There should be a plan in place.
                La gente no debería mensajear y conducir. - People aren't supposed to text and drive.
                Deberías disculparte. - You ought to apologize.
                Usted debe despertarse antes del amanecer. - You are to be up before sunrise.
                Los niños deberían dormir un poco. - The children should get some sleep.
          4. v. (auxiliary) should have (in the preterite; having haber follow "deber" is optional and not required)
                Debiste esperarme. - You should have waited for me.
                Debiste haberme esperado. - You should have waited for me.
          5. v. (auxiliary) shall (future tense usually)
          6. v. to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by
          7. v. (with de and infinitive) probably or most likely do or happen something (add a degree of insecurity to the verb)
                Debes de viajar por avión, China está muy lejos. (You should probably travel by plane, China is very far away.)
          8. n-m. obligation, duty
          9. n-m. debt
          10. n-m. should, ought (modal noun)
          11. n-m. (usually in the plural) homework
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)
música
     1. n-f. music
     2. n-f. female equivalent of músico, (female) musician
     3. adj. feminine singular of músico
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