what does prendamonos a un arbol mean?
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what does prendamonos a un arbol mean?
From a poem: A ver prendamonos a un arbol a un tronco antes que seas debastada
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updated Apr 28, 2011
posted by donrono
Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Apr 28, 2011
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Look up Prendar (to enchant).
prendámonos is the nosotros command so the verb would be prender as the subjunctive of the verb is used.
Without more context I would have guessed that the people have been out in the rain and gotten wet, so that they are saying:
A ver, prendámonos a un árbol, a un tronco, antes que seas desbastada
Let's see, let's set fire to a tree log before the cold and damp weakens you. [or something in that context]
updated Apr 28, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by 0074b507
That sounds like the best explanation so far. - donrono, Apr 28, 2011
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Look up Prendar (to enchant).
Also, árbol has a tilde.
updated Apr 28, 2011
posted by pesta
That's why I included part of the poem. I know prendar means enchant, so to enchant a tree doesn't make sense, I was hoping adding the another part of the poem would make sense to somebody. - donrono, Apr 28, 2011
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Hi don, this makes no sense, can you link us to the original sentence? It does not even give a hit on google
updated Apr 28, 2011
posted by 00494d19
This comes from a poem Nombre Primitivo by Manuel Pantigoso. I'm looking at a hard copy, so I can't provide a link. - donrono, Apr 28, 2011
