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"Stutter" is a noun which is often translated as "el tartamudeo", and "stammer" is a noun which is also often translated as "el tartamudeo". Learn more about the difference between "stutter" and "stammer" below.
stutter(
stuh
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el tartamudeo (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).
She was able to overcome her stutter with the help of a speech therapist.Consiguió superar el tartamudeo con la ayuda de una fonoaudióloga.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. tartamudear
I always stutter when I try to talk to Juanita.Siempre tartamudeo cuando trato de hablar con Juanita.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. decir tartamudeando
"B-but, I don't want to!" was all he could stutter."P-pero, ¡no quiero!" fue lo único que logró decir tartamudeando.
stammer(
stah
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muhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el tartamudeo (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).
Leo went to a speech therapist to overcome his stammer.Leo iba con un logopeda para superar su tartamudeo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (to stutter)
a. tartamudear
Soledad always stammered and blushed when she tried to talk to him.Soledad siempre tartamudeaba y se sonrojaba cuando trataba de hablar con él.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. balbucear
"But, but, I didn't do anything!" stammered Stanley."Pero, pero, ¡no hice nada!" balbuceó Stanley.
