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to teach |
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enseñar
transitive verb
1. to teach (instruir, aleccionar)
- enseña inglés en una academia de idiomas -> he teaches English in a language school
- enseñar a alguien a hacer algo -> to teach somebody (how) to do something
- la derrota les enseñó a ser más humildes -> the defeat taught them some humility
2. to show (mostrar)
- enséñame tu vestido nuevo -> show me your new dress
- al estirarse, enseñaba el ombligo -> when he stretched you could see his belly button
- va enseñando los hombros provocativamente -> her shoulders are provocatively uncovered
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enseñar [en-say-nyar’]
article & verb transitive
1. To teach, to instruct, to lecture, to lesson (asignatura).
- Enseñar a uno a hacer algo -> to teach somebody to do something
2. To show the way (mostrar), to point out the road (señalar), to lead.
- Nos enseñó el museo -> he showed us the museum
- Esto nos enseña las dificultades -> this reveals the difficulties to us
verb reflexive
3. To accustom or habituate oneself; to be inured.
Verb Conjugation for "enseñar"
- Infinitive
- enseñar
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
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| Tú | |||||
| Ella/Él/Usted | |||||
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| Ellos/Ustedes |
"enseñar" in the Answers forum
| Q: | enseñar - Word of the Day example |
| A: | Thanks, I was actually wondering if *asomarse* would be a better verb. > Adam Williams said: > I assume that since the word of the day is [url=http://www.onlinespanishhelp.com/glossary/ense%C3%B1ar]enseñar[/url]… |
| Q: | no te preocupes yo te voy a enseñar |
| A: | don't worry. i'm going to teach you ir a + infinitivo = i'm going to ..... |
| Q: | enseñar - verb or not |
| A: | I appreciate the time taken to explain this. To be honest it's quite confusing to me, but I will persevere because it seems to be very important. Thanks… |
| Q: | using "enseñar" |
| A: | The "les" is a redundant indirect object pronoun in this case. It's used to reinforce involvement, advantage, loss, etc. If it were left out, it would… |
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