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y
     1. conj. and
     2. conj. (in names of number) and
           setenta y seis - seventy-six
     3. conj. (in arithmetic) plus, and
           uno y uno son dos - one plus one is two
     4. conj. (informal) well
           ¡Y por supuesto! - Well, of course!
     5. conj. (informal) what about, how about, where is/are the
           Pero, ¿y el concierto? ¿Ya no vamos? - But what about the concert? Are we not going anymore?
           ¿Y la niña? ¿Está a salvo? - How about the girl? Is she safe?
           ¿Y los archivos? Debo echarles un vistazo. - Where are the files? I should take a look at them.
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?
y qué
     1. Phrase. so what?
era
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
     2. n-f. era, age
           la Nueva Era - New Age
     3. n-f. (geology) era
     4. n-f. threshing floor
     5. n-f. tipple
     ser
          1. v. to be (essentially or identified as)
                Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. - I am from the United States.
                Errar es humano. - To err is human.
          2. v. to be (in the passive voice sense)
                La guitarra fue tocada. - The guitar was played.
          3. v. to exist; to occur
                La fiesta será mañana. - The party will be tomorrow.
          4. n-m. a being, organism
          5. n-m. nature, essence
          6. n-m. value, worth
lo
     1. pron. accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
           lo veo - I see it
     2. pron. impersonal neuter pronoun (clitic form of ello); it, that
           lo es - That’s it
     3. art. neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives; the
           lo pobre - the poorness / what is poor / the poor thing
que
     1. conj. that
           Él dice que está triste. - He says that he is sad.
     2. conj. than
           Llego más tarde que tú. - I am arriving later than you.
     3. conj. (indicating a reason); because, for
           ¡Ve más lento, que es resbaloso! - Slow down, (for) it is slippery!
     4. conj. (indicating desire or permission); may (used with the subjunctive)
           Que te vaya bien. - May it go well for you.
           Que Dios me perdone. - May God forgive me.
     5. pron. who; that
           la estrella que está en la película - the star who is in the movie
     6. pron. that; whom
           la mujer con la que yo hablé - the woman with whom I spoke
     7. pron. that; which
           la casa que yo quiero - the house that I want
     8. prep. than
     9. prep. like, as
     10. part. to
lo que
     1. pron. what (the thing that)
           Buscamos lo que escondieron. - We're looking for what they hid.
           No hay ninguna razón convincente por la que debería hablar contigo sobre lo que estoy haciendo en mi propio cuarto. - There's no convincing reason for which I should talk with you about what I'
     2. pron. whatever
           lo que tú digas - whatever you say
     3. pron. which (pronoun referring to a clause)
           Esperaba que me entretuviera esta película más de lo que hizo. - I was hoping this movie would entertain me more than what it did.
           Se lo prometo a todos que la situación parece mucho peor de lo que es en realidad. - I promise you all that things appear much worse than how they actually are
tenía
     1. v. third-person singular imperfect indicative of tener
     tener
          1. v. to have, possess
                Ella tiene seis hermanos. - She has six brothers.
                Tengo una pluma. - I have a pen.
          2. v. to have, possess, to be (a condition or quality)
                Usted tiene suerte. - You have luck.
                ¡Ten cuidado! - Have care!
                ¿Quién tiene razón? - Who has reason?
          3. v. to hold, grasp
                Ten esto. - Hold this.
          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.)
                Este tarro tiene las cenizas. - This jar contains the ashes.
                El estadio es enorme. Puede tener una capacidad de hasta cien mil espectadores. - The stadium is huge. It can hold up to one hundred thousand spectators.
                Solía pensar que ese libro tenía todas las respuestas. - I used to think that book held all the answers.
          5. v. to have, feel (internally)
                Él le tiene mucho cariño a ella. - He has much admiration for her.
                Tengo frío. - I feel cold.
                Tenemos hambre. - We have hunger.
          6. v. to make to feel
                Eso nos tiene tristes. - That makes us sad.
          7. v. to have (a measure or age)
                Tiene tres metros de ancho. - It has three metres of width.
                Tengo veinte años. - I have twenty years.
          8. v. (used with que) to have to
                Tengo que salir ahora. - I have to leave now.
          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.)
                Ese cadete necesita tenerlo bajo control. - That cadet needs to get it under control.
          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)
                Ten en cuenta que es más difícil de volver a subir al cañón que descenderlo. - Keep in mind that it's more difficult to go back up the canyon than to go down it.
                Pronto voy a comprobar sus billetes, así que ténganlos a manos. - I will soon be checking your tickets, so keep them handy.
                Ella tuvo diez hijos, todos partos naturales. - She bore ten children, all natural births.
          11. v. to make (in a few select phrases)
                Ahora todo tiene sentido. - Now everything makes sense.
          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
en
     1. prep. in, at, on
           Estoy en casa. - I'm at home.
           Estoy sentado en la computadora. - I'm sitting at the computer.
           en esta página - on this page
           en la caja en la mesa - in the box on the table
     2. prep. in (a time)
           en la antigüedad - in antiquity
           en 1999 - in 1999
     3. prep. in (a language)
           No conozco esta palabra en francés. - I don't know this word in French.
           en todos los idiomas - in all languages
     4. prep. used after some verbs and translated by various prepositions in English
           Pienso en ti. - I'm thinking of you.
     5. prep. in (in various expressions)
           en el sentido - in the sense
           en nuestro afán - in our eagerness
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)
mano
     1. n-f. (anatomy) hand
     2. n-f. (of an animal) front foot
     3. n-f. (in a game) round; hand
     4. n-f. (of paint) coat, lick
     5. n-f. (of a clock) hand
     6. n-f. skill, talent
     7. n-f. mano (a stone resembling a rolling pin, used to grind maize or other grain on a metate)
           (synonyms, metlapil)
     8. n-f. (colloquial Central America Caribbean Mexico) buddy, bro, man, mate, pal
     9. n-m. (slang) buddy, friend
     10. v. first-person singular present indicative of manar
     manar
          1. v. to gush forth
          2. v. to flow
          3. v. to abound
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