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conjugation of subir, etc.

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Why do some verb conjugations have a translation and others don't? example subir suba sube

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updated Aug 22, 2017
edited by rac1
posted by Ac7616
Welcome to SpanishDict, AC. I have edited your post for proper capitalization and punctuation. In the future, make sure to do that. - rac1, Aug 21, 2017

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If you look up sube on SD, you get

sube is a conjugated form of the verb subir
and roughly translates to goes up

But if you look up suba, you get the definition for the noun, with no mention that it's a conjugated form of subir. This is, I guess, what your question is asking about? If so, I don't have an answer; that would be a question for the SD programming team. You can ask via the Feedback button, but I doubt that you'll get an answer.

If you look up hablo, you get

habló is a conjugated form of the verb hablar

Wrong conjugation, no mention of what it roughly translates to.

My suspicion is that the programmers started to implement the feature that you see with sube and never got it finished, and left bugs lying around, as in the hablo case.

updated Aug 22, 2017
posted by jtaniel
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Like Heidi I'm unsure of your question AC, but are you asking why "subir" has a translation in the SD dictionary, whereas "suba" and "sube" don't?

If so, generally you'll only find a definition for verbs in their infinitive form, which is "subir" in this case. From that definition page you can click on the conjugation tab to find the verb in all its other forms.

If you enter a conjugated verb in the Translation Search SD normally either redirects you to the infinitive page or offers a link to it.

Alternatively, from the Conjugation Search, you can enter any conjugated form of a verb and SD will tell you the infinitive form of the verb and show you all its conjugations.

updated Aug 21, 2017
edited by jellonz
posted by jellonz
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Hi AC, welcome to the forum :9

Hmmm, I don't understand your question.

They don't have a translation? Do you mean on the conjugation tab?

II mean, they do have a translation:

subir: to go up

suba : go up (you), imperative

sube: he goes up

updated Aug 21, 2017
posted by 006595c6