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"Somebody" is a pronoun which is often translated as "alguien", and "do something" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "hacer algo". Learn more about the difference between "somebody" and "do something" below.
somebody(
suhm
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buh
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di
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el personaje (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).
He is a real somebody in the field of research.Es todo un personaje en el campo de la investigación.
do something(
du
suhm
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thihng
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
2. (imperative)
