trepar/subir
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Will someone please compare these two words for me? For example, I know I can say:
El dragón está trepando.
and
El hombre está subiendo los escalones.
So, is it correct if I say:
El perro está trepando del monte?
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updated Aug 6, 2011
posted by MrSillyInc
El perro está trepando el monte - 005faa61, Aug 5, 2011
Thanks for the help. I've just now started trying to figure out when to use little parts of grammar. - MrSillyInc, Aug 5, 2011
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"Trepar" is used to climb a high place using your hands, feet, claws... whatever it takes. Climbers and plants do that, but you don't use this verb with stairs.
"Subir" means to go up.
updated Aug 6, 2011
edited by lazarus1907
posted by lazarus1907
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Yes, your sentence is correct. 
"Trepar" is when an animal or person is climbing an object, while "subir" is more comparable to "to rise" or "to ascend."
updated Aug 6, 2011
posted by randomaccount65
Plants or any living organism can be included in this usage as well - 005faa61, Aug 5, 2011
Right. :) - randomaccount65, Aug 6, 2011
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So, since I can say:
El hombre está subiendo al muro.
Can I also say:
El hombre está trepando al muro.
??
And, even if the second sentence is correct, will people look at me funny if I say it?
updated Aug 5, 2011
posted by MrSillyInc
If he´s a cat burgler, or exercising on a "climbing wall," then it would make sense but with context. Not "al muro" but "el muro" - 005faa61, Aug 5, 2011
haha. He is definately a cat burgler. - MrSillyInc, Aug 5, 2011
