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"Eat" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "comer", and "sometimes" is an adverb which is often translated as "a veces". Learn more about the difference between "eat" and "sometimes" below.
eat(
it
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. comer
I haven't eaten anything since this morning.No he comido nada desde esta mañana.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to worry or bother)
a. preocupar
Why are you so serious? What's eating you? Come on, tell me.¿Por qué estás tan serio? ¿Qué te preocupa? Vamos, dímelo.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
What's eating her? She didn't even say hello to us.¿Qué mosca le habrá picado? Ni siquiera nos saludó.
What's eating him? Why did he slam the door?¿Qué le pasa? ¿Por qué dio ese portazo?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. comer
We haven't eaten there in years.Hace años que no comemos allí.
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sometimes(
suhm
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taymz
)
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
a. a veces
Sometimes doing things in a rush is unavoidable.A veces es inevitable hacer las cosas de prisa.
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