Why "fuego?" in the dictionary video...It doesn't make sense!

Question

On the dictionary page of "incendio," if you play the video, you will see the script is very very very wrong. How come the lady employs a sentence that doesn't have "incendio" in order to show "incendio?" Doesn't make sense!

In the applied sentence, she applied fuego instead of incendio, without explaining why she replaces it. While describing incendio, she abruptly jumps into another word fuego. That's irresponsible, because not all learners know what fuego means.

Please try to avoid asking a complete paragraph in your title - Yeser007, Oct 17, 2011

I think that it must have been an error, rather than something "irresponsible" it was an oversight. - --Mariana--, Oct 17, 2011

While there's merit to your obervation, please do not lose sight of just how much you're paying for this resource, and how much you're getting in return. - Gekkosan, Oct 17, 2011

Though I still like SpanishDict and its spirit very much, I don't think I need to hesistate to critique it just because it is free. That would be the most illogical. - boseulized, Oct 17, 2011

Answer 1

Then she (or anybody who wrote the script) should have employed another sentence where "incendio" sounds perfectly fit. So, easy, they just have to give an exactly correct example.

Sound suggestion. The one chosen may have been been to show you the difference between fuego and incendio. - 0074b507, Oct 17, 2011

I agree.......... - boseulized, Oct 17, 2011

Good point. - --Mariana--, Oct 17, 2011

Answer 2

You might also wish to see the related verb encendiar.

incendio [the noun]

Answer 3

I honestly don't think we have much room to complain about this site. It's all ran with hard work and dedication, out of people's free time. And, of course, its free =)

Hello, I understand what you mean. But I am not complaining for no reason, but am showing that the learners can be confused when the infomation is improperly given. - boseulized, Oct 17, 2011

Think about it, let's say you are learning Vietnamese, and things look very unfamiliar and the instructor gives you an example that's not understandable. Someone has to give a voice about it so the instructor wil make improvement next time. - boseulized, Oct 17, 2011

Ah ok, I misread the context of your statement - cory778, Oct 17, 2011

Answer 4

You have a good point.

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Thanks, and welcome to the forum.

I will use that button in the future. Thanks! - boseulized, Oct 17, 2011

Answer 5

Just as in English, we don't say "I put conflagration to a pile of wood" in Spanish we don't say "Puse incendio a las leñas." In English, you can say "I set fire to a pile of wood. It's a conflagration." The tutor is saying "he set fire to the pile of wood. [It's] an incendiary."

It may not be the clearest presentation, but you can't use the word "incendio" the way you are apparently trying.

Then she (or anybody who wrote the script) should have employed another sentence where "incendio" sounds perfectly fit. So, easy, they just have to give an exactly correct example. - boseulized, Oct 17, 2011