Intravenous injections

Question

Hello everyone,

I just read this example given in a spanish vocabulary book,,, "No sé inyectar en la vena" English translation provided alongside : "I don't know how to inject intravenously" ...

Now, I know that in Spanish there is an adjective "intravenoso/Intravenosa" and an adverb "intravenosamente" so I am just wondering why the author rather chose to use a phrase "en la vena" instead of the specific adverb that is available in the language which means exactly what we need ... intravenosamente = intravenously.

I would have just said ... No sé inyectar intravenosamente..

So is this something to do with regional variation or is it more common to speak this way "the way the author has written the phrase" ??

Maybe some native friend could enlighten us with this :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 3, 2014

I would not say it that way in English ',Deepest -Singhe' I would say , " I do not know how to inject into a vein , because i need to make an intravenous injection . - ray76, Oct 4, 2014

poner inyección intravenosa.. - annierats, Oct 4, 2014

To give intravenous injecctions, in English. - annierats, Oct 4, 2014

Answer 1

"Intravenosamente" is not a word, so you could say: **No sé dar inyecciones intravenosas / No sé como se dan las inyecciones intraveneosas ** or as the translation you were given in your vocabulary book.

Thanks JC, How about "por via intravenosa" - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

I looked up hard online and this is the best of I could look up .. What do you say "is this a good way to express the idea" ?? - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

typo error ** this is the best T H A T i could look up :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

but JC I do have intravenosamente in one of my dictionaries too (but it doesn't exist on SD) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

Julian ,I am sure you are right but I found the word in my Spanish Dictionary. - FELIZ77, Oct 4, 2014

Yes Feliz .. it is in mine too :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=intravenosamente La palabra intravenosamente no está en el Diccionario. Well anyway RAE hasn't accepted it. :D - bosquederoble, Oct 4, 2014

Bosque : Ohh dear, are you a super human, hehe .. you have a link available for almost everything ,, haha ..quiete impressive .. thanks for the link :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

typo : quiet ** - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

Bosque is just a serious learner who has the good sense to consult this highly respected authority on Spanish language. And it is available on line to each and everyone at no cost at all. But the word can be used and is used in medical jargon. - Castor77, Oct 4, 2014

OK, Thanks Castor :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

Julian, here it is ' poner' . - annierats, Oct 4, 2014

Not being in the RAE does not mean that it is not used, but it does - bosquederoble, Oct 4, 2014

Mean that it has not received the general level of acceptance - bosquederoble, Oct 4, 2014

as standard proper Spanish that would make it the ideal word for a learner to learn. Sorry for 3 comments but I am using an ipad now and it is hard to control for someone as inept as me. - bosquederoble, Oct 4, 2014

"Poner", "dar", "hacer": All can be used. Keep in mind that when we give examples of acceptable speech, there isn´t always space for every possibility. Bosquederoble is right: If you want to learn a language, learn it correctly. After you have mastered it - 005faa61, Oct 21, 2014

...... you will have plenty of opportunities to bastardize it - 005faa61, Oct 21, 2014

Answer 2

Hello Joy

Welcome to the SpanishDict forum.

You asked:

I just read this example given in a spanish vocabulary book,,, "No sé inyectar en la vena" English translation provided alongside : "I don't know how to inject intravenously" ...Now, I know that in Spanish there is an adjective "intravenoso/Intravenosa" and an adverb "intravenosamente" so I am just wondering why the author rather chose to use a phrase "en la vena" instead of the specific adverb that is available in the language which means exactly what we need ... intravenosamente = intravenously. I would have just said ... No sé inyectar intravenosamente.. So is this something to do with regional variation or is it more common to speak this way "the way the author has written the phrase" ??

Well Joy, I am not a native speaker but I know that there are often many ways to express the same thing in Spanish and I think that it is just a matter of emphasis or style in this case.

Correction Update: you can say No sé dar inyecciones intravenosas o No sé cómo se dan las inyecciones intravenosas

Please ignore the following, in brackets: [When you say: No sé inyectar en la vena = I don't know how to inject in the vein you are emphasising /drawing attention to where the injection is going; into the vein.

If you are saying: No sé dar inyectar intravenosamente you are emphasising the method. I think that this is a subtle distinction ifen la vena I am not reading too much between the lines]

Update; I stand corrected by Julian Chivi that you cannot use the word intravenosamente in this way so only the first sentence is correct! I will double check this with my native Spanish teacher from Spain during my lesson tomorrow,5th October .to see if this is a regional issue.

Intravenous injections could be translated either as/ = Inyecciones intravenosas o inyecciones por via intravenosa

It could also be a metter of style Some people might say, for example:

He spoke sarcastically = Habló sarcasticamente (using adverb)

or He spoke with sarcasm = Habló con sarcasmo (using noun)

Both these sentences convey the same meaning but are just expressed in a slightly different way!

I am not a native as I have said, so you may wish to wait for confirmation from a native speaker like Pablo, or Chileno or a fluent non native fluent speaker Spanish speaker like JulianChivi

I hope this helps

Corrijan mi español, por favor :

Haha, thanks for the welcome buddy ... leave this "injecting something into the veins" aside for a while and first tell me .. did you bring me some present from Spain.. - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 3, 2014

I know you are not a native my friend but any help is greatly appreciated ,, one doesn't necessarily need to be a native to help, all thats needed is to have the spirit to help :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 3, 2014

And yes I am sure, JC and Pablo should be here any moment so we can hear it right from the horses mouth .. hehe - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 3, 2014

horse's **typo - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 3, 2014

Present? no just some present help lol - FELIZ77, Oct 3, 2014

I mean ,, did you bring me some gift :( - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 3, 2014

no lol sorry, I cant afford to buy people presents all the time Even in our family we don't buy presents for - FELIZ77, Oct 3, 2014

each other just because we have been on holiday. - FELIZ77, Oct 3, 2014

You're absolutely right, Felizz. Each language has its own way of expressing the same ideas, and though some people believe that a literal word for word translation is the only correct one they're sadly mistaken. The result usually is very weird from a l - Castor77, Oct 3, 2014

@Feliz : Yes my friend I know. I was just teasing you, lol,,, your help is a present enough for me .. hehe .. appreciate the help :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

Answer 3

Inyección intravenosa. ( applicación via intravenosa/ poner inyección intravenosa)

Thanks Annie :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

De nada, lo te pondría si tu lo necitaras.. - annierats, Oct 5, 2014

:-) - Castor77, Oct 5, 2014

Thanks Annie ., But it is "te lo pondria" ..gracias amiga por tu ayuda :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 8, 2014

Answer 4

You're absolutely right, Felizz. Each language has its own way of expressing the same ideas, and though some people believe that a literal word for word translation is the only correct one they're sadly mistaken. The result usually is very weird from a l - Castor77

@Castor: Yes you are right Castor, but this post ain't about word for word translation but rather to figure out the most effective way to express the topic ,, and the best way I have figured out is "por la via intravenosa" hope you like it dear, regards, Jimmy

And just so you know, I am a strong disbeliever in word for word translations as each language works differently and has its own set of logical structuring of sentences so word for word translation is not always possible :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

But, thanks for visiting my post and sharing your thoughts .. May God Bless :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

And I am very bad with my punctuation and spellings so I keep requesting everyone, any suggestions or corrections on spellings, punctuation etc. are greatly appreciated - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

Let it go amigo mio :) - ian-hill, Oct 4, 2014

" spelling" Deeepest-Singhe , . D -S are you related in any way to my friend 'Jimmy the Lip' ? - ray76, Oct 4, 2014

Yes I am Sir Ray... in that both me and Jimmy serve the same master "Master Leo" .. haha - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

@Ian : I already have my dear friend :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014

I was just sharing my discovery .. I had to search for it quite hard though .. and guess what .. After searching it all around the internet I found it just next door .. On SD :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 4, 2014