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Power-learning Spanish. Please add items!

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This is now in the hands of everyone. If enough interest awakens and a database format is supplied, i'll supply the translations+, otherwise, the idea has been thrown into the ethers...and very valuable it genuinely is...now follows description:

If you seriously mean to speak Spanish, having learned a verb or a noun or an adjective, you will need the other two, and there may be no way to learn them except by happenstance. You won't know how to ask if you're talking to sharecroppers in Costa Rica or Guatemala. They won't know words for parts of speech, and you won't have a way to say what you need. Dictionary won't lead you to orthographic changes.

There are countless combinations too, the power of which is very exciting, for the beauty of their derivation. Right, friends? Isn't it true?

This entry is still rudimentary and already helpful, richer by far with the words YOU need, which please ADD. With enough contributions, SpanishDict can be the first to provide this powerful, obvious and vital innovation, surprisingly neglected even by the major educational institutions, to our GREAT LOSS.

I myself cannot carry it, building a database, devoting more time. If some competent soul is so good as to take over, i will be thrilled to vanish and send contributions.

All of us can make a grand achievement and draw BENEFIT.This is really a job for native speakers, because parts of speech are often enough generated from a root buried inside a word. Computers are not doing this trick yet, unless root and variants are specified.

Please help. Until we have a proper tool, just add your contributions here in an Answer. I developed an intelligible format, by and large, but cannot represent it in this setting.

The list is organized in four fields for Spanish terms. Often this list only includes two or three fields. Somehow the technology here is not letting each group to have more than one line, and you presently will have to deduce which parts of speech you are seeing. There may be two or three nouns, verbs or adjectives. Optimistically, this innovation is a go-er, and soon we can move into a fine home, with all the nice rooms. And our own little pet Dragon. (Moderator.)

Later, if we have the Tool, i'll happily add English translations in their fields. Of course they are ready, but the setting is too cramped. A SpanishDict Tool for this can employ a separate English Table with corresponding numbers or at best a wide enough Table to have all eight fields in one row for each verb: es-en, es-en, es-en, es-en. The two fields for each item will be Verb, Noun, Adjective and Related Terms.

If you put up Spanish terms for a few sets, that will be truly wonderful.

Add whatever you like as an Answer, as long as it is knowledgeable. The groups may not otherwise be found. GRATITUDE! Please get after it; especially ...native speakers of Spanish... please be SO GENEROUS. Thanks even again.

rodar rueda, rodador, rodamiento de bolas rodaje, rodante, rodadero

quejar queja, quejada quejoso, quejumbroso

mellar mella

paralizar parálisis, paralítico

susurrar susurro

ennegrecer negro, negrura negro

ultrajar (outrage) ultraje ultrajoso

apabullar apabullante

alborotar alboroto

almacenar almacén, almacenaje, almacenista, almacenero

enredar enredadera, enredo, enredada
enredoso

rodar rueda, rodamiento de bolas, rodador, rodaje rodante, rodadero rodear, rodeo

domar [domeñar relates to a domain~] domadura, domadora domable

describir descripción indescriptible

morir muerte, muerto, moribundo muerto, moribundo

matar matador, matanza

acechar acecho, acechador

envolver envuelto (volver)

volver vuelta vuelto

volar vuelo

quejar quejada

sentar sentaderas (nalgas), asiento

¿teclar? tecladista, teclado, tecla

ser ser

abrir abertura abierto

defender indefenso

pedir pedida
(impedir)

lamentar lamentos

vivir vida, vivencias

posibilitar posibilidad, imposibilidad posible, imposible

frenar freno, riendas irrefrenable

acomodar acomodación, incomodidad cómodo

payasear payaso, payasada

arder ardor ardiente

enloquecer locura loco . adelgazar delgado

apreciar precio, apreciación precioso

(son)reir
(son)risa (son)riente

desenredar red

enfocar foco

parar paradero, parada

negar negación innegable, negativo

enriquecer riqueza; rico rico, enriquecedor

enroscar rosca

entristecer tristeza triste

alabar alabanza

parejar parejo, disparejo

perder pérdida

cantar canción, cántico, cantada

remorder remordimiento remordedor

regañar regaño

melindrar melindroso

exigir exigencia exigente

existir existencia; existente; existencialista; existencialismo;
existencial

hechizar hecho; hechicero; hechiza; hechiceriá hechizante hacer; hecho, deshacer, deshecho

hallar hallazgo

mejorar mejoramiento

peorar peor peor

tajar (cut, slice) tajante (butcher?) tajante (emphatic, definitive, incisive+)

tener detener; detenimiento

tramar [weave (tejir); hatch plot, scheme] tramo; tramador tramitar; tramilla

valer valor valioso (valuable); valerioso, Strong, active; powerful. ?? valeroso brave, courageous

añadir añadidura

crecer crecimiento acrecentar

alejar lejo; lejano

embatir embate

profetizar profeta; profecía

desquiciar quicio sacar de quicio

curar curandero

carecer carencia carente

saltar salto

avergonzar vergüenza

resplandecer resplandecimiento

chismear chisme

[chistar] chiste chistoso

salir salida [ida]

amigar amigo

amistar amistad amistoso

penar; apenar pena penoso

arrogar arrogancia

morder mórdida

sanar sano

anudar nudo

apalancar palanca; palancada

ateo, ateísta

arrebatar arrebato; arrebatamiento

enloquecer locura loco

espejismo, espejería [glass mfr/seller] espejo

descoyuntar coyuntura

escrutar escrutinio, escrutinio;

ejemplar ejemplar; ejemplo

olvidar olvido

alcanzar alcance alcanzable; inalcanzable

aprisar prisa

escudriñar escudriñar escudriñamiento

rechazar rechazo

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updated Jan 3, 2012
edited by 0000000
posted by 0000000
Actually, the underlying software for this site *is* a database. The entries you've given above are fantastic and SD already has places to include them! Thanks so much for your thoughtfulness! - territurtle, Dec 14, 2011
Wow! WOW!! This is just wonderful. I have heaps of entries more. Can you set up the framework, oh please? - 0000000, Dec 14, 2011

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You may want to check out what is already available under your "More" drop-down menuexcaim

I believe there you will find all the things you were dreaming of! grin

updated Jan 3, 2012
posted by territurtle
That has been pursued. The innovation itself is now in the hands of everyone. For whatever may happen. - 0000000, Jan 3, 2012
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Wow this seems to a great idea.

updated Dec 19, 2011
posted by Tasear
Okay, GOOD. You help out!! Add terms for inclusion, and keep visiting and take it over if you can. With BLESSINGS. - 0000000, Dec 19, 2011