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"Sujeto" is a form of "sujeto", an adjective which is often translated as "fastened". "Auxiliar" is an adjective which is often translated as "auxiliary". Learn more about the difference between "sujeto" and "auxiliar" below.
sujeto, el sujeto(
soo
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heh
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toh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (affixed)
a. fastened
La base del poste de la electricidad está sujeta con tuercas de acero.The base of the electric pole is attached with steel bolts.
b. secure
Si la parte superior no está bien sujeta, puede caerse.If the upper portion is not secure enough, it may fall.
c. fixed
Nuestro tendedero nuevo puede estar sujeto a una pared y aun así extenderse un metro.Our new clothesline can be fixed to one wall and still extend out one meter.
a. subject to
La entrega del producto está sujeta al cumplimiento oportuno de los pagos.Product delivery is subject to the timely fulfillment of payments.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
3. (grammar)
a. subject
Una oración debe tener un sujeto y un verbo para considerarse completa.A sentence must have a subject and a verb to be considered complete.
4. (person)
a. individual
La policía capturó a un sujeto en el metro con una caja de balas.The police caught an individual on the subway with a box of bullets.
b. character
Había unos sujetos sospechosos merodeando por el parque.There were some suspicious-looking characters hanging around the park.
auxiliar(
owk
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see
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lyahr
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. auxiliary
Se enviaron tropas auxiliares para repeler el ataque.Auxiliary troops were sent to repel the attack.
a. assistant
El profesor titular está enfermo, así que hoy el profesor auxiliar dará la clase.The professor is sick, so today the assistant professor will teach the lesson.
3. (computing)
a. peripheral
La tablet no viene con elementos auxiliares como el ratón o el teclado.The tablet doesn't include peripheral elements such as a mouse or keyboard.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to succor)
a. to help
Enviamos refuerzos para auxiliar a nuestros soldados.We sent reinforcements to help our soldiers.
b. to assist
50 médicos voluntarios auxiliarán a las víctimas del huracán.50 volunteer doctors will assist the hurricane victims.
c. to attend
La víctima fue auxiliada por tres hombres que pasaban por el lugar.The victim was attended by three men who were passing by.
d. to aid
Los bomberos auxiliaron a la mujer atrapada en la casa en llamas.The firefighters aided the woman trapped inside the house on fire.
e. to give aid to
El gobierno auxilia a países del tercer mundo.The government gives aid to third-world countries.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
7. (grammar)
a. auxiliary verb
El auxiliar se conjuga según el sujeto.The auxiliary verb is conjugated according to the subject.
