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"Be used to" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "estar acostumbrado a", and "gerund" is a noun which is often translated as "el gerundio". Learn more about the difference between "be used to" and "gerund" below.
be used to(
bi
yust
tu
)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. estar acostumbrado a
I am used to a lot of noise because I live next to the train tracks.Estoy acostumbrado a mucho ruido porque vivo al lado de la vía del tren.
gerund(
jeh
-
rihnd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. el gerundio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In English, you can turn a verb into a gerund by adding -ing.En inglés, se puede convertir un verbo en un gerundio añadiendo -ing.
