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Question

Alguien me podría ayudar por favor explicandome que función cumple la segunda palabra "to" en la siguiente expresión:

To Listen TO music

En el traductor si retiro dicha partícula igual se sigue traduciendo como:

Escuchar música.

Gracias.

Please note, this member is learning English. The infinitive of the verb is "to Listen " so To listen , what are you listening to ? I want to listen "to " music. you need the the second "to' in order to connect the verb . - ray76, Jan 14, 2016

Answer 1

En inglés hay algunos verbos que llevan una proposición que sigue. Es como en español. Tenemos verbos como "asistir a " acordarse de "comenzar a" "terminar de" y centenares de otros. ¿Vale?

Inglés: look for--- español: buscar.

Inglés: look at --- español: mirar.

Es idiomático, nada más.

Good answer F Y S , you should take up teaching when you leave school . ; ) - ray76, Jan 14, 2016

I just might do that. - Daniela2041, Jan 14, 2016

Excellent, clear answer, Daniela! Well explained ;) - FELIZ77, Jan 14, 2016

Lol@Ray - FELIZ77, Jan 14, 2016

Answer 2

verb (used without object) 1. to give attention with the ear; attend closely for the purpose of hearing; give ear.

2. to pay attention; heed; obey (often followed by to):

Children don't always listen to their parents.

3. to wait attentively for a sound (usually followed by for):

to listen for sounds of their return.

4. Informal. to convey a particular impression to the hearer; sound: The new recording doesn't listen as well as the old one. verb (used with object)

5. Archaic. to give ear to; hear. Verb phrases

6. listen in,

to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
Listen in tomorrow for the names of the lottery winners.
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially

by telephone; eavesdrop: Someone was listening in to his private calls.

I gave him a short answer in Spanish with just a few examples. I don't know if he will understand your explanation in English. - Daniela2041, Jan 14, 2016

He probably wont , this question is one of those grammar things that you sort of pick up by osmosis , it is too unclear to understand any other way , it is like the " a " in Spanish. - ray76, Jan 14, 2016

Ray, it's probably best, in the absence of a completed profile, and especially when the questioner has written their question solely in one language , to assume they are a beginner in thé other. Like Daniela, I would have written my reply just in ... - FELIZ77, Jan 14, 2016

Spanish or possibly both languages. - FELIZ77, Jan 14, 2016

Answer 3

Gracias por su ayuda. Thanks for help me.