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La Palabra Del Dia: "mojar"

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mojar ( moh-hahr' )

verb ( to dampen, to wet; to dip )

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Examples:

1. El perro se sacudió después de su baño y me mojó.

The dog shook himself after his bath and wet me.

2. A mi abuelo le gusta mojar sus galletas en el café.

My grandfather likes to dip his cookies in coffee.

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updated Sep 2, 2014
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
My grandfather likes to dip his cookies in coffee... wait.. ¡in cofee! o_O - 003e54f5, Aug 30, 2014
I like to soak Oreos in milk :) - 003e54f5, Aug 30, 2014
Oh, I do too, Pablo. Love it! :) - rac1, Aug 30, 2014
I had everything ready and thought I'd be first to post. Then I ate breakfast! - Jubilado, Aug 30, 2014
My pic wasn't working....sorry. - rac1, Aug 30, 2014

15 Answers

7
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Me gusta mucho mojarme parado en la lluvia.

I like to get wet standing in the rain.

updated Sep 1, 2014
edited by gringojrf
posted by gringojrf
I do too! :) - rac1, Aug 30, 2014
Especialmente cuando hace calor. - Jubilado, Aug 30, 2014
yesterday we hard a hard warm rain for 30 minutes. We all went out to play in the rain and stomp in mud muddles. Very fun. - gringojrf, Sep 1, 2014
7
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No mojes el suelo.

Don’t get the floor wet.

'No mojes el pan en la sopa' - Gracias Pablo.

Don't dip your bread in the soup

Esto hay que mojarlo.

This calls for a drink.

updated Sep 1, 2014
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
"que mojarlo" new for me! Signs in the States sometimes say "Piso mojado". - Jubilado, Aug 30, 2014
The last one seems like an idio\matic expression - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
idiomatic* - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
It certainly does...:) - rac1, Aug 30, 2014
'No mojes el pan en la sopa' :D - 003e54f5, Aug 31, 2014
It's not idiomatic - but it might be colloquial. :) - ian-hill, Aug 31, 2014
hmm :) .. gracias - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
I was referring to the sentence, "This calls for a drink." jeje - rac1, Aug 31, 2014
:) - ian-hill, Sep 1, 2014
7
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No me pienso mojar por eso decidi guarecerme de la lluvia bajo este paraguas

I don't think to get wet so I decided to find shelter from the rain under this umbrella

updated Sep 1, 2014
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
I think, "I don't like to get wet, so I decided to find shelter from the rain under this umbrella." sounds better. :):) - rac1, Aug 30, 2014
:-) - Jubilado, Aug 30, 2014
Thanks Rac - porcupine7, Aug 30, 2014
I don't think that I like getting wet so I decided to find a shelter from the rain under this umbrella - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
and so is acting as a conjunction here ,, therefore I don't think that a coma would be necessary.. but Amber can tell better .. :) - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
i mean "so" - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
no creo que me guste mojarme y por eso decidi abrigarme bajo este paraguas - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
Oooops I again forgot to capitalize ,, I will get a scolding now, from Amber :( - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
I got my eye on you, Jimmy. Lol - rac1, Aug 30, 2014
A comma is necessary before a conjunction that connects two independent clauses unless the clauses are short and closely related. But I tend to be a traditionalist when it comes to grammar and punctuation. - AnnRon, Aug 31, 2014
No me pienso 'mojarme' por eso decidi guarecerme de 'la' lluvia bajo (no 'de') este paraguas... :) - 003e54f5, Aug 31, 2014
@Ann, Hi Ann, Thanks for your advice, I am not to sure on this one as my punctuation is not upto the mark .. so I concede to Your advice .. thanks .. hehe - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
too* (see< I am weak with spellings too) - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
Gracias Pablo - porcupine7, Aug 31, 2014
Thanks Jimmy - porcupine7, Aug 31, 2014
Welcome amiga :) - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
6
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Los niñitos no caban en están fuera de sí de gozo alegría cuando se mojan en el verano con un aspersor.

Little kids are beside themselves with joy when they get wet in the summer with a sprinkler.

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updated Sep 1, 2014
edited by Jubilado
posted by Jubilado
Sir, what is "caban" ... is there such a verb as cabar ?? - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
Tried looking it up but couldnt find any thing - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
Simple pleasures. - rac1, Aug 30, 2014
mhmm it could be 'Los niñitos 'están fuera de sí de alegría' cuando se 'mojan' en el verano con un aspersor. - 003e54f5, Aug 31, 2014
I found the expression in an online dictionary but cannot now. Obviously an error. I didn't know if I should use the subjunctive after cuando (guess not!). Thanks Pablo! - Jubilado, Aug 31, 2014
6
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The accused swindler backed down when confronted with incontrovertible evidence of his guilt. El estafador acusado se mojó las orejas cuando estuvo confrontado con la evidencia incontroverible de su culpabilidad.

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updated Sep 1, 2014
posted by AnnRon
White collar crime. - rac1, Aug 31, 2014
6
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A la mayoría de los gatos no les gusta mojarse, sin embargo el gato de mi amiga siempre anda metiéndose en la ducha con ella.

Most cats don't like to get wet, however my friend's cat is always getting in the shower with her.

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updated Sep 1, 2014
posted by aileribel
Hola amiga...Cómo estás? Es bueno verte. :) - rac1, Aug 30, 2014
Jejej gracias (: estoy muy bien, disfrutando del sábado y vos? - aileribel, Aug 30, 2014
Disfrutando siempre es mi trabajo. :-D - Jubilado, Aug 30, 2014
Hola, creo que , debe ser "le gusta" (en vez de "les gusta") porque el sujeto de la frase en este caso es "la mayoria" y no "los gatos" .. los gatos es relacionado con el sujeto "la mayo0ria" pero no es el sujeto de la frase a si mismo .. que crees ?? - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
y, el verbo hay que acordar con el sujeto ,, lo que se dice "subject verb agreement" en ingles, no se, como se dice esto en espanol - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
In English "most cats" or "the majority of cats" would be treated as plural. Not sure about Spanish. - AnnRon, Aug 31, 2014
HI Ann, I don;t think so ,, I am not sure about how people usually but to be grammatically correct a majority of any thing will always be singular in my opinion .. be it Spanish or English .. subject verb agreement needs to be achieved .. and "cats" is - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
the object of the preposition phrase "of cats" and can't be taken as the subject of the sentence .. it is the same thing as saying .. the majority is going to vote .. I don't think it is or will be correct to say .. the majority are going to vote ... - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
in this example I concealed the prepositional phrase "of the voters" but even if I include it< won"t make any difference to the structure of the sentence - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
but yes.. If You say "most cats" in this case it will be plural because in this case cats are the subject and unlike the previous sentence where majority was acting as the subject.. it's counterpart most here is acting as an adjective only (not as a subje - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
so in my opinion, it's either "most cats are:" or "the majority of cats is" - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
"The majority of cats" is not the subject of this sentence. "Mojarse" is. "Les" is fine to use in this sentence. It refers "to them", the cats. There's no rule that says "les" has to refer to "the majority", it is fine for it to refer to "the cats". - Esteban3304, Aug 31, 2014
How can mojarse be the subject my friend .. mojarse is a verb ,, not a noun ??? .... Majority is an abstract noun and is the subject and there certainly is a rule for every thing in the grammar .. los gatos is also a noun but is not acting as the subject - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
in this case ... as I explained above, it is connected with the subject through the preposition "de" and is a part of the prepositional phrase " de gatos" and is essentialy the object of the prepositional phrase ,, not the subject of the sentence ... if I - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
if i had said ,, the cats or most of the cats like drinking milk .. in this case cat is the subject .. and in that case the verb will have to agree with "cats" but if we say " the majority of cats" in this case the emphasis and the focus is shifted to "th - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
to "the majority" and to elaborate further or to answer the question : The majority of what??? (if the listener doesn't know the context) we add the prepositional phrase "de gatos/of cats" The Grammatical architecture of this sentence is as follows : - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
The Majority(subject) __of the cats(prepositional phrase only added for elaboration) __don"t(adverb of negation) like (verb transitive) to get wet( verb reflexive) .... Can't explain better than this my friend .. But I respect your opinion and grammar is - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
a bit of an enigma for every one at times >. hehe ... Thanks for sHaring your point of view .. regards .. jimmy - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
If I might have said "the cats of the majority" then "cats" is the subject (but this will change the context entirely .. hehe - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
But yes Esteban, you are right that mojar can be used as a noun as is the case with other Spanish verbs because, per the rules of spanish grammar an infinitive may take the place of a noun if the context permits .. for example .. me gusta mucho nadar (in - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
(infinitive used as noun) ,,where we can also say "me gusta mucho la natacion" ... - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
If I might have said "the cats of the majority" then "cats" is the subject (but this will change the context entirely .. hehe - 00b055e0, Aug 31, 2014
@ Jimmy....Were you attempting to write a book, amigo? lol - rac1, Sep 1, 2014
5
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I love to dip my french fries in ketchup or salsa. enter image description here

Me encanta mojar mis papas fritas en salsa de tomate o salsa.

updated Aug 31, 2014
edited by Esteban_317
posted by Esteban_317
a mi tambien,, pero son muy aceitosas y malsanas - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
I like mine with mayo. :) - rac1, Aug 30, 2014
it's perfect but this works as well: Me encanta mojar mis papas fritas en 'ketchup' o salsa. - 003e54f5, Aug 31, 2014
4
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I just want to dampen her hair so it will stay down.

Solo quiero mojar su pelo así que no sube asi quedará abajo.

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updated Sep 2, 2014
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
I think it is a cute hairdew: ) - Ranman, Sep 1, 2014
'asi quedará abajo' ") - 003e54f5, Sep 1, 2014
Thanks Pablo! Ranman, yew are right on top of things as always. - katydew, Sep 1, 2014
She looks like she could care less. jeje - rac1, Sep 1, 2014
Yah, she likes it like that! ;o) - katydew, Sep 2, 2014
4
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Aunque la primera vez que buceé con tubo snorkel, fui con mi esposa, con el tiempo ha pasado a ser más tímida, y hoy en día normalmente sólo está dispuesta a mojarse no más que las los pies, por imaginar lo que podría estar merodeando en el océano.

Even though the first time that I snorkeled, I went with my wife, with time she has become more timid, and nowadays normally she is only willing to dip in no more than her feet, because of imagining what might lurking in the ocean.

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updated Sep 1, 2014
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
¡Hola! :-) - Jubilado, Aug 30, 2014
Hola, todavía estoy de vacaciones, pero puedo escribir una frase o dos. ;) - bosquederoble, Aug 30, 2014
Less danger lurking in the water than on land. - rac1, Aug 30, 2014
ooh you're on vacation Bosque :) I didn't know--&gt;vez que buceé con snorkel..con 'el' tiempo..que 'los' pies.. - 003e54f5, Aug 31, 2014
Thanks Pablo, for some reason I have a lot of trouble with the proper gender of words that en in "e"- even ones i know well. I am visiting with faimily in a different state. :) - bosquederoble, Aug 31, 2014
Rac1- there is nothing rational about it; one of the biggest mistakes I made was saying something about the plankton floating through her hair. Not very bright on my part. :( - bosquederoble, Aug 31, 2014
You mean, open mouth, insert foot? - rac1, Sep 1, 2014
I'm very good at that. - bosquederoble, Sep 1, 2014
4
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Mojar o ser mojado, esa es la pregunta. Si yo quiero estar mojado, esa seria una perfecta idea. Si te quieres mojar, será un placer. Pero mojemonos juntos para así gastar menos agua. wink

To wet or get wet, that is the question. If I want to get wet, then that would be great. If you want to get wet, it would be a pleasure. But let us be wet together and that would save some water. wink

updated Sep 1, 2014
posted by SalvadorRSPR
Jejejeje, A poet! - rac1, Aug 30, 2014
A reality poet ;) - SalvadorRSPR, Aug 31, 2014
4
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Pescado en mojo de ajo. Delicious.

Pescado en mojo de ajo

updated Sep 1, 2014
posted by gringojrf
Catch of the day? - rac1, Aug 31, 2014
4
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Muchas personas se moje derramarse con agua fria y cubos de hielo.

Many people get wet spilling ice bucket on themselves.

updated Aug 31, 2014
posted by bubamaria
Suggestion:"...spilling an ice bucket on themselves (or doing the ice bucket challenge). Greetings! - Jubilado, Aug 30, 2014
muchas personas se mojen derramando el agua fria y cubos de hielo a si mismos - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
se mojan** - 00b055e0, Aug 30, 2014
...spillingan ice bucked......se mojen..... Gracias. - bubamaria, Aug 30, 2014
Hola amiga. :) - rac1, Aug 30, 2014
Muchas personas 'se mojan' 'derramándose' 'baldes' 'de' agua 'fría' 'con' 'cubos/cubitos' de hielo. :) - 003e54f5, Aug 31, 2014
...."an ice bucket", or ..."ice buckets".... - rac1, Aug 31, 2014
4
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Sabes perfectamente bien que detesto estar mojado.¡ Ahora espera...!

You know perfectly well that I detest being wet. Now just wait...!

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updated Aug 30, 2014
edited by Castor77
posted by Castor77
:-) - Jubilado, Aug 30, 2014
Uh oh.... - rac1, Aug 30, 2014
3
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Después del reto de cubo, todo el mundo estará mojado hasta los huesos.
After the bucket challenge, everyone will be soaked.

Después del reto de cubo, todo el mundo estará mojado hasta los huesos. After the bucket challenge, everyone will be soaked.

updated Sep 1, 2014
edited by jennymanzana
posted by jennymanzana
The whole world has gone crazy...jeje - rac1, Sep 1, 2014
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Parece que él no le gusta estar mojado.

It seems like he doesn't like to be wet.

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updated Sep 1, 2014
posted by jphip
Seems so...:) - rac1, Sep 1, 2014