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"Build" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "construir", and "own" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "ser dueño de". Learn more about the difference between "build" and "own" below.
build(
bihld
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to make)
b. establecer (relationship)
My parents built their relationship on mutual respect and honesty.Mis padres establecieron su relación a base de respeto y honestidad mutua.
a. armar
It's taken me a lot of time to build this table I bought, but I finally managed to.Me ha tomado muchísimo tiempo armar esta mesa que compré, pero finalmente lo logré.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (physique)
a. la constitución (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My brother is an attractive man of thin build.Mi hermano es un hombre atractivo de constitución delgada.
c. la complexión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
People always tell me that I have the build of a runner.La gente siempre me dice que tengo la complexión de un corredor.
7. (computing)
a. la versión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We deployed the latest build of the program this morning.Implementamos la última versión del programa esta mañana.
own(
on
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to possess)
a. ser dueño de
He owns six apartments in this building and several more elsewhere.Es dueño de seis apartamentos en este edificio y varios más en otros lugares.
c. tener
Our family owns four bicycles but only one works.En casa tenemos cuatro bicicletas, pero solo una funciona.
2. (formal) (to admit)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (formal) (to admit; used with "to")
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
5. (possessive)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Do you know if the dog is her own?¿Sabes si el perro es suyo?
Do you need swimming goggles? - No, thank you. I've brought my own.¿Necesitas gafas de natación? - No, gracias. Traje las mías.
