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Question

I know I am stupid but I am loving learning the Spanish language. Can someone tell me why the verb 'initar' ends in an 'a' in the sentance.... 'Mi hermano imita muy bien a George Bush.' as both my brother and George Bush are masculine. Gracias. Sean.

Answer 1

The verb imitar is conjugated as imita not because it is feminine, but because that is how you conjugate verbs that él, ella, or usted are doing. Because 'he' imitates George Bush, you drop the -ar ending, and conjugate by adding an 'a'.

Gracias. I think I need to leardn some verbs and their forms. - sean184, Sep 19, 2011

Answer 2

Pleased to meet you Sean. If you love learning Spanish you're the right place.

Type the word imitar into that box at the top of the page and hit enter. A person tells you about the word and the verb table is below. Really handy.

'Mi hermano imita muy bien a George Bush.'

Verbs don't have masculine/feminine endings

imita = he imitates.

Let us know if you need something else.

Gracias. Very helpfull advice. - sean184, Sep 19, 2011