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"Verb" is a noun which is often translated as "el verbo", and "used to" is a phrase which is often translated as "soler". Learn more about the difference between "verb" and "used to" below.
verb()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el verbo
(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).
(M)
A complete sentence must have a verb.Una oración completa debe tener un verbo.
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used to()
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a.
The following examples show ways to translate this word or phrase without using a direct equivalent.
no direct translation
My family used to go to the beach every summer when I was a kid.Mi familia iba a la playa todos los veranos cuando era niño.
Our coworker used to have the cutest pet rabbit named Bunthony Hopkins.Nuestra compañera tenía un conejito monísimo llamado Bunthony Hopkins.
b. soler (only in the imperfect)
My grandfather used to hide chocolate from my grandmother all over the house.Mi abuelo solía esconder chocolates de mi abuela por toda la casa.
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