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"Cantas" is a form of "cantar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to sing". "Tocas un instrumento" is a phrase which is often translated as "you play an instrument". Learn more about the difference between "cantas" and "tocas un instrumento" below.
cantar(
kahn
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tahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (music)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (music)
4. (to snitch)
a. to confess (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Cantó tras horas de interrogatorio.He confessed after hours of interrogation.
5. (colloquial) (to smell badly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to stink (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Te canta el aliento por las mañanas.Your breath stinks in the morning.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
6. (literature)
tocas un instrumento(
toh
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kahs
oon
eens
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troo
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mehn
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toh
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (informal) (general)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. you play an instrument
¡Qué padre que tocas un instrumento! A mí me gustaría saber tocar la guitarra.How cool that you play an instrument! I'd like to know how to play the guitar.
