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"Cantas" is a form of "cantar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to sing". "Toco el piano" is a phrase which is often translated as "I play the piano". Learn more about the difference between "cantas" and "toco el piano" 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)
toco el piano(
toh
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koh
ehl
pyah
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noh
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. I play the piano
Toco el piano y la guitarra porque fui varios años al conservatorio.I play the piano and the guitar because I went to the conservatory for several years.
b. I'm playing the piano
Mañana toco el piano en un concierto benéfico. ¿Les gustaría venir?I'm playing the piano at a charity concert tomorrow. Would you like to come?
