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"Recommend" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "recomendar", and "gerund" is a noun which is often translated as "el gerundio". Learn more about the difference between "recommend" and "gerund" below.
recommend(
reh
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kuh
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mehnd
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to suggest)
3. (to advise)
a. aconsejar
I recommend that you be careful when using this knife.Te aconsejo que tengas cuidado al usar este cuchillo.
b. recomendar
The doctor recommends rest and plenty of fluids.El doctor recomienda descanso y que tome suficientes líquidos.
4. (literary) (to commit)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
gerund(
jeh
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rihnd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (grammar)
a. el gerundio (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).
In English, you can turn a verb into a gerund by adding -ing.En inglés, se puede convertir un verbo en un gerundio añadiendo -ing.
