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"Infinitivo" is a noun which is often translated as "infinitive", and "apestar" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to stink". Learn more about the difference between "infinitivo" and "apestar" below.
el infinitivo(
een
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fee
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nee
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tee
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boh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (grammar)
a. infinitive
En este caso, el verbo permanece en infinitivo.In this case, the verb remains in the infinitive.
apestar(
ah
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pehs
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tahrr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to stink up
Estás apestando la casa con ese vaporizador.You're stinking up the house with your vape.
b. to stink out (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡Tu pescado me está apestando el refrigerador!Your fish is stinking out the fridge!
a. to infect with the plague
Sáquenlo de aquí o apestará a los demás pacientes.Take him away or he'll infect the other patients with the plague.
apestarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
4. (botany)
a. to catch the plague
Los cadáveres de las personas que se habían apestado eran incinerados.The corpses of the people who caught the plague were burned.
6. (to contract a disease) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. to catch
Mi hija se apestó en la escuela cuando empezó el invierno.My daughter caught a cold in school when winter began.
7. (colloquial) (to be unsuccessful) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to fall through
El plan de fuga de los prisioneros se apestó y fueron capturados.The prisoners' escape plan fell through and they were captured.
