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"Suma" is a form of "suma", a noun which is often translated as "sum". "Sigue" is a form of "seguir", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to follow". Learn more about the difference between "suma" and "sigue" below.
la suma(
soo
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mah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (amount)
a. sum
Me ofrecieron una suma de dinero considerable, pero me gusta trabajar en la empresa donde estoy ahora.They offered me a considerable sum of money, but I like working at the company I'm at now.
b. total
Cuando llegamos a la caja y nos dijo la suma por toda la ropa, decidimos dejar algunas cosas.When we got to the register and he told us the total for all the clothes, we decided to put some things back.
a. addition
Hasta que no aprendas a hacer sumas, no podrás empezar a aprender a hacer restas.Until you learn addition, you won't be able to begin learning subtraction.
3. (collection)
a. combination
La suma de sus habilidades lo hace un candidato idóneo para el trabajo.The combination of his skills makes him an ideal candidate for the job.
4. (epitome)
a. personification
Ese hombre es un villano; es la suma del mal.That man is a villain; he is the personification of evil.
b. essence
Ese estudiante es la suma de inteligencia y mucho trabajo.That student is the essence of intelligence and hard work.
seguir(
seh
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geer
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to follow
Sígueme y te enseño el camino a casa.Follow me and I will show you the way home.
Los niños siguieron a su padre hasta el parque.The children followed their dad to the park.
4. (to study)
a. to follow
Millones de adolescentes siguen al cantante en Twitter.Millions of teenagers follow the singer on Twitter.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (to resume)
a. to carry on
¿Seguimos o prefieres tomar un descanso?Shall we carry on or would you rather have a break?
b. to go on
No podemos seguir así. Hay que hacer algo.We can't go on like this. We have to do something.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Tu hermana sigue acusándote de haberle robado la pulsera?Is your sister still accusing you of stealing her bracelet?
Seguimos bailando hasta no poder más.We kept dancing until we couldn't go on anymore.
a. to carry on
Sigan por el malecón unos cinco minutos y verán el restaurante a la derecha.Carry on along the boardwalk for five minutes and you'll see the restaurant on your right.
b. to keep going
Siga todo recto hasta el banco y luego doble a la izquierda.Keep going straight ahead as far as the bank and then turn left.
11. (to persist)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Seguimos sin saber si van a venir a la boda o no.We still don't know if they're coming to the wedding or not.
Mejor que aplacemos la salida porque sigue nevando.We'd better delay our departure because it is still snowing.
seguirse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
12. (to deduce)
a. to follow
Por tus malas notas se sigue que no has estudiado en absoluto.From your bad grades, it follows that you have not studied at all.
a. to follow
Las etiquetas HTML en esta secuencia deben seguirse una tras otra sin un espacio intermedio.The HTML tags in this sequence need to follow one after the other without an intervening space.
