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"Ride" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "montar", and "give a ride" is a transitive verb phrase which is often translated as "llevar a". Learn more about the difference between "ride" and "give a ride" below.
ride(
rayd
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. montar (animal, bike)
My father taught me to ride a horse when I was a child.Mi padre me enseñó a montar a caballo cuando era una niña.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (to travel)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (journey)
a. la atracción (F)
(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).
All of the rides at the fair cost a dollar.Todas las atracciones de la feria costaban un dólar.
b. el juego (M) (Latin America)
(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).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
What's your favorite ride at Disneyland?¿Cuál es tu juego preferido en Disneylandia?
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Can someone give me a ride to the hospital?¿Alguien me puede llevar al hospital?
Do you want me to give you a ride home?¿Quieres que te lleve a casa?
b. el aventón (M) (colloquial) (Central America) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
I gave her a ride home after the party.Le di un aventón a su casa después de la fiesta.
c. el pon (M) (colloquial) (Puerto Rico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Can you give me a ride to the movies?¿Me das pon al cine?
7. (colloquial) (motor vehicle) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
give a ride(
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rayd
)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.).
1. (informal) (to take in a car) (United States)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
Regionalism used in the United States
b. dar un aventón a (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Mexico
Laura said she can't give us a ride to the office today.Laura dijo que no nos puede dar un aventón a la oficina hoy.
c. dar pon a (Puerto Rico)
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
We can't give everyone a ride to the party!¡No podemos darle a todo el mundo pon para la fiesta!
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. lleva a (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
Give Aurora a ride to church, please.Lleva a Aurora a la iglesia, por favor.
b. dale un aventón a (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
Give your younger sister a ride to the movies.Dale un aventón al cine a tu hermanita.
c. dale pon a (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
Give me a ride to the stores, please.Dame pon a las tiendas, por favor.
