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"Go hiking" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "ir de excursión", and "hike" is a noun which is often translated as "la caminata". Learn more about the difference between "go hiking" and "hike" below.
go hiking(
go
hay
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kihng
)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.).
1. (general)
a. ir de excursión
What are your plans today? - I'm going to go hiking with my husband.¿Cuáles son tus planes para hoy? - Voy a ir de excursión con mi esposo.
b. hacer excursiones
What do you like to do in Los Angeles? - I like to go hiking, because there are a lot of big hills.¿Qué te gusta hacer en Los Ángeles? - Me gusta hacer excursiones porque hay muchas lomas grandes.
d. hacer senderismo
I wanted to go hiking, but it's raining today.Quería hacer senderismo, pero está lloviendo hoy.
hike(
hayk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (long walk)
a. la caminata (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).
We went on a hike up the mountain.Dimos una caminata por la montaña.
b. la excursión (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).
On Saturday we went on a hike in the valley.El sábado nos fuimos de excursión por el valle.
2. (increase)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
