| Él |
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| 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 | |
| quedó |
| 1. v. third-person singular preterit indicative of quedar | |
| quedar |
| 1. v. to be (as a result of something) | |
| quedar de acuerdo - to be in agreement (as a result of a discussion) | |
| quedar embarazada - get pregnant | |
| Quedo contento con el coche. - I am pleased with the car (after buying it). | |
| Las ciudades quedaron destruidas por la guerra. - The cities were destroyed as a result of the war. | |
| 2. v. to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings) | |
| Queda muy lejos. - It is too far. | |
| Queda por allí. - It's over there. | |
| Nuestra tienda queda en la Alameda Central. - Our store is located on Central Boulevard. | |
| 3. v. to be left; to remain | |
| ¿Queda un poco de pastel? - Is there a little pie left? | |
| Me quedan muchas tareas por hacer. - There is a lot of homework left for me to do. | |
| 4. v. to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes) | |
| Esos pantalones ya no te quedan. - Those pants don't fit you anymore. | |
| No me queda bien este gorro - This hat doesn't look good on me. | |
| 5. v. to turn out, e.g. well or poorly | |
| quedar bien; quedar mal - turn out well; turn out badly | |
| ¡Le quedó excelente su maqueta! - Her miniature mockup turned out well! | |
| 6. v. to agree on | |
| quedar en - agree on | |
| Quedamos en encontrarnos mañana. - We agreed to meet tomorrow. | |
| 7. v. to agree to meet up (for drinks) | |
| Quedamos con Daniel. - We agreed to meet up with Daniel. | |
| 8. v. to die | |
| Ya quedé. - (It is certain) I am dead (e.g. in a videogame). | |
| Ya vas a quedar si sigues tomando tanto. - You're going to fall dead if you keep drinking (alcohol) like this. | |
| 9. v. to turn out, become, go (usually used for negative, physical descriptions) | |
| quedarse calvo - go bald | |
| quedarse ciego - go blind | |
| quedarse corto - come out short | |
| quedarse limpio - go broke | |
| quedarse embarazada - get pregnant | |
| quedarse triste - become sad | |
| 10. v. to stay; to remain, to stick | |
| quedarse atrás - stay behind, lag behind | |
| ¡quédate aquí! - stay here! | |
| ¿Te quedaste en casa todo el fin de semana? - Did you stay at home the whole weekend? | |
| Me quedaré con el mismo dentista que siempre he tenido. - I'll stick with the same dentist I've always had. | |
| 11. v. to keep, take (become the possessor of something) | |
| quedarse (con) algo - keep something | |
| Me quedo con este. - I'll take this one. | |
| ¿Puedo quedármelo? - Can I keep it? | |
| 12. v. to play for a fool | |
| quedarse con Anna - play Anna for a fool | |
| 13. v. to kid, to pull someone's leg | |
| 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) | |
| casa |
| 1. n-f. house | |
| 2. v. third-person singular present indicative of casar | |
| casar |
| 1. v. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock) | |
| 2. v. to marry off | |
| 3. v. to match (up), fit (together) | |
| Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos. - This third party will help them match needs with resources. | |
| 4. v. (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another) | |
| Se casaron justo después de la graduación. - They got married right after graduation. | |
| 5. v. to wed, marry, get married (+preo, con) | |
| Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche. - I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight. | |
| de |
| 1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner) | |
| Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812 | |
| la cola del perro - the dog’s tail | |
| 2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at) | |
| Soy de España. - I’m from Spain. | |
| agua de manantial - springwater | |
| 3. prep. of (expressing composition, substance) | |
| una mesa de madera - a wooden table | |
| 4. prep. about (concerning; with regard to) | |
| Están hablando del pasado. - They're talking about the past. | |
| tratarse de - to be about; to concern | |
| 5. prep. of, from (indicating cause) | |
| Murió de hambre. - He died of hunger. | |
| 6. prep. of (indicates a quality or characteristic) | |
| un hombre de fe - a man of faith | |
| 7. prep. from (with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at) | |
| el vuelo de Miami a Chicago - the flight from Miami to Chicago | |
| 8. prep. of (indicates the subject or cause of the adjective) | |
| harto de - sick of; tired of | |
| 9. prep. from (with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of) | |
| Nos protege del frío. - It protects us from the cold. | |
| 10. prep. than (in certain phrases) | |
| más de - more than | |
| menos de - less than, fewer than | |
| 11. prep. (used to construct compound nouns (with attributive nouns)) | |
| campamento de verano - summer camp | |
| 12. prep. (followed by the infinitive) (indicates a conditional desire) | |
| De haberlo sabido, no lo habría dicho. - If I had known, I wouldn't have said it. | |
| 13. prep. indicates a time of day or period of someone's life | |
| de día - during the daytime | |
| de niño - as a child; during childhood | |
| 14. prep. (after a noun and before a verb) (indicates the purpose of an object) | |
| goma de mascar - chewing gum | |
| caña de pescar - fishing rod | |
| Su |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, female, diminutive=Susana | |
| 2. det. (before the noun) apocopic form of suyo his, her, its, one's, their, your (formal) | |
| Vino con su amigo. (He came with his friend.) | |
| Habló a sus hijas. (She spoke to her daughters.) | |
| 3. det. (used to express an approximate number): about, approximately | |
| Pesa sus dos kilogramos. - It weighs its two kilograms. | |
| 4. det. (before the noun, formal) apocopic form of suyo t=your | |
| tía |
| 1. n-f. female equivalent of tío; aunt; the sister, sister-in-law or female cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent | |
| Mi tía es la hermana o prima de mi madre o de mi padre. - My aunt is my mother's or father's sister or female cousin. | |
| 2. n-f. (colloquial Spain) woman, chick | |
| ¡Tías buenas! - Hot chicks! | |
| tío aunt |
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