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This is kind of weird.

This is kind of weird.

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Two things.

1) Is there a way to say "kind of" in spanish? such as "This reference chart is kind of weird"

2)

I've spoken English my whole life, I've never seen weird used as a verb. Would someone like to show me an example in a sentence? wink

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updated Aug 17, 2012
posted by HGKnights
Very good question! - rac1, Aug 16, 2012
it is not a verb. The auto,atic chart just conjugates whatever you put into it. - annierats, Aug 16, 2012
You've weirded me out a bit with that response, annie. - yahvey_hoffman, Aug 16, 2012

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"Algo" es "kind of". Por ejemplo, "Oye, ese tipo es algo extraño."

O "I'm kind of confused about that. Could you explain it again?" "Estoy algo confuso sobre eso, ¿Me lo puedes volver a explicar?"

"I kind of think the same way." Más a menos pienso igual".

"What are you...some kind of know-it-all?" "¿Qué eres...algún sabelotodo?"

updated Aug 16, 2012
posted by DonBigoteDeLaLancha
Didn't know this, thanks. - yahvey_hoffman, Aug 16, 2012
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You weirded me out with that chart.

When Carlos arrived he weirded up the party.

You weird me out when you do that face.

Kind of could be translated ''algo''.

Ese hombre es algo extraño.

Also usable could be ''medio''.

Esta tabla es medio rara.

updated Aug 17, 2012
edited by Ox-Y-Gen
posted by Ox-Y-Gen
ooooh, touché! - HGKnights, Aug 16, 2012
Jajaja, i strive to please. - Ox-Y-Gen, Aug 17, 2012
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Kind of can be algo(as Don Bigote said), and also you can say un poco or medio. For example, in sentences like these:

This is kind of weird (Esto es un poco/ algo extraño).

I'm kind of busy (Estoy un poco/ algo ocupado).

The food was kind of spicy (La comida estaba medio/ un poco/ algo picante).

updated Aug 16, 2012
posted by Juliss
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I had the same problem once, I put in 'hay' , the Spanish for 'there is' , only the machine kindly conjugated the English word ' hay' , a noun, so we hayed and tomorrow we will hay some more. ( we might get the hay in, or hay-make..)

Machines are luckily still not 100% accurate, and let us thank our lucky stars, because when they are, we humans might as well not bother. Too weird!

updated Aug 16, 2012
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Hmmm... "Hay" can be used as a verb, in fact. :D It means "to make/convert sth into hay". - inkubzz, Aug 16, 2012
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It seems weird as a verb is Scottish. Check here

updated Aug 16, 2012
posted by rac1
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According to Collins Oxford Dictionary weird is not a verb. It is either a noun or an adjective and Annie is correct, the conjugator will conjugate whatever you enter.

updated Aug 16, 2012
edited by Eddy
posted by Eddy
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Sorry about the large letters./Lo Siento por las letras grande!

updated Aug 16, 2012
posted by HGKnights
No te preocupes. - annierats, Aug 16, 2012
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Check this out. Weird - verb

updated Aug 16, 2012
posted by rac1