Indicative vs. Subjunctive
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An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb 1. (to talk very loudly)
a. to scream El niño gritó cuando vio la araña. The kid screamed when he saw the spider.
b. to shout Hay alguien gritando en la calle. There's someone shouting in the street.
c. to yell No voy a responder si estás gritando. I am not going to reply if you are yelling.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 2. (to say very loudly)
a. to shout El entrenador gritó las jugadas a su equipo. The coach shouted the plays to his team.
b. to yell Las animadoras gritaron el lema de la escuela. The cheerleaders yelled the school motto.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) (to scold) a. to yell at Por favor no me grites en frente de mis amigos, mamá. Please don't yell at me in front of my friends, Mom.
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An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb 2. (chillar)
a. to scream no grites tanto, habla más bajo don't shout so much, lower your voice a bit
gritó de dolor he screamed in pain
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 3. (en voz alta)
a. gritar algo a alguien to shout something at somebody
4. (reñir)
a. to shout o yell at ¡no me grites! don't shout o yell at me!
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gritar
intransitive verb
1 (dar voces) to shout ¡no grites! don't shout!; no sabes hablar sin gritar you can't talk without shouting; no me grites, que no estoy sorda don't shout, I'm not deaf; ¡no le grites a tu madre! don't shout at your mother!; gritaba de alegría he shouted for joy
2 (chillar) to scream el enfermo no podía dejar de gritar the patient couldn't stop screaming; gritaba de dolor he was screaming with pain
3 (abuchear) to jeer el público gritaba al árbitro the crowd were jeering the referee
transitive verb
[+instrucciones, órdenes] to shout le gritaron que callara they shouted at him to be quiet
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