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"Not have" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "no tener", and "don" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "ponerse". Learn more about the difference between "not have" and "don" below.
not have()
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. no tener
Penny doesn't have a background in sales, but I think she can do the job.Penny no tiene experiencia en ventas, pero creo que puede hacer el trabajo.
a. no tener que
You don't have to come to the meeting if you don't want to.No tienes que venir a la reunión si no quieres.
don()
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (formal) (to put on)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. ponerse
He donned the champions jersey and posed for the photographers.Se puso la camiseta de campeón y posó para los fotógrafos.
b. enfundarse
Grace donned an amazing gown for the ball.Grace se enfundó en un impresionante vestido para el baile.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el profesor universitario (M), la profesora universitaria (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).
He has enjoyed the life of a Cambridge don for years.Ha disfrutado de la vida de un profesor universitario de Cambridge durante años.
3. (mafia boss)
a. el capo (M)
(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).
When the don offers a suggestion, it isn't a suggestion, it's an order.Cuando el don ofrece una sugerencia, no es una sugerencia, es una orden.
