a verb, or a noun???

Question

I was reading the Puss in boots (you may know this one... check it out on this site)

Well I was reading, and saw this sentence "-¿Qué haces en mi castillo? -bramó el ogro." I didn't know what bramó meant, so I looked it up on SpanishDict for the meaning. BUT. I found out that this word was not a verb... but a noun. Is this possible? I'm usually directed to the infinitive form of whatever verb I type in, so I typed in "bramó", which explained that it is apparently a noun. Can someone fill me up on this confusion? Thank you!

hey thanks for the link! I need lots of listening practice and this looks great :) - billygoat, Dec 31, 2011

You are very welcome :) There's another site here... You should check it out. - Saphire, Dec 31, 2011

http://www.veintemundos.com/magazines/36-en/ - Saphire, Dec 31, 2011

gracias amiga - billygoat, Dec 31, 2011

Answer 1

Hi Saphire. I ran into the same predicament not long ago, trying to look up the word "falta." Falta is a noun but it is also a conjugation of the verb "faltar." The dictionary seems to default to the noun whenever this situation arises and it doesn't necessarily notify you that there is an alternative.

In the case of "bramó," the tilde on the 'ó' should make you very suspicious, if not downright certain, that you are looking at a conjugated form of a verb, not a noun. If you run into this situation again, type the word into the dictionary but leave off the ending. Just type "bram." The automatic word finder function of the dictionary will generate a number of possibilities in the drop down box. Look for words ending in -ar, -er, or -ir. Those will be the verbs. Check the conjugation chart to see if the word you are looking for is there. You have to do a little sleuthing sometimes to solve the puzzle! Buena suerte!

Gracias. I'll keep that in mind next time. :) - Saphire, Dec 31, 2011

:) De nada Saphire. - ajaks, Dec 31, 2011

Answer 2

There is a noun and a verb. It is either the noun bramo: a shout or bellow, or the verb bramar: to shout or bellow

So that's what it meant. Thank you! :) - Saphire, Dec 31, 2011