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"Celebrating" is a form of "celebrate", a transitive verb which is often translated as "celebrar". "Having" is a form of "have", a transitive verb which is often translated as "tener". Learn more about the difference between "celebrating" and "having" below.
celebrate(
seh
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luh
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breyt
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. celebrar
My husband and I celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary this year.Este año mi esposo y yo celebramos nuestro décimo aniversario de casados.
b. festejar
The couple celebrated the birth of their baby with a big party.La pareja festejó el nacimiento de su bebé con una gran fiesta.
c. conmemorar
Today we celebrate the centenary of the poet's death.Hoy conmemoramos el centenario de la muerte del poeta.
2. (to praise)
a. celebrar
Today we celebrate the achievements of all our students.Hoy celebramos los logros de todos nuestros estudiantes.
3. (religious)
a. celebrar
Today we are celebrating a mass in memory of my beloved father, who passed away five years ago.Hoy celebramos una misa en memoria de mi querido padre, que falleció hace cinco años.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
have(
hahv
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to own)
a. tener
My parents have a home, a car, and three beautiful children.Mis padres tienen una casa, un carro y tres hijos bellos.
2. (to suffer)
a. pasar
I had the worst time trying to quit smoking.Lo pasé muy mal cuando estaba tratando de dejar de fumar.
b. vivir
We've had some difficult times over the last few years.Vivimos unos momentos difíciles en los últimos años.
c. tener
I don't want to go back to that place. I had a bad experience last time.No quiero volver a ese lugar. La última vez tuve una mala experiencia.
4. (to consume)
5. (to receive)
a. poseer
The new party leader has many great qualities.La nueva líder del partido posee muchas grandes cualidades.
a. tener
My college roommate had a baby last week.Mi compañera de cuarto de la universidad tuvo un bebé la semana pasada.
8. (to allow)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I had my car washed at the weekend.Llevé el coche a lavar el fin de semana.
I had my shirt cleaned at the laundry.Me lavaron la camisa en la lavandería.
An auxiliary verb, or helper verb, is a conjugated verb that comes before a main verb and determines the main verb's tense, mood, or aspect (e.g., I have gone.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
13. (rich person)
a. el rico (M), la rica (F)
(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).
(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).
I'd rather be one of the haves rather than the have-nots.Prefiero ser uno de los ricos que los pobres.
