substitute
substitute(
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stih
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el sustituto (M), la sustituta (F) (person or thing)
(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).
(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).
Liz is a vegetarian, so she uses soy as a substitute for meat.Liz es vegetariana, así que usa soya como sustituto de carne.
b. el suplente (M), la suplente (F) (person)
(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).
(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).
Erica is working as a substitute in an elementary school.Erica está trabajando de suplente en una primaria.
c. el sucedáneo (M) (thing)
(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).
Nowadays, it's easy to find wheat substitutes if you have an allergy.Hoy día, es fácil encontrar sucedáneos del trigo si eres alérgico.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to replace)
a. sustituir
You can substitute any other white fish for the codfish in this recipe.Se puede sustituir cualquier otro pez blanco por el bacalao en esta receta.
b. reemplazar
After only 23 minutes in the game, they already substituted him.Después de tan sólo 23 minutos de juego, ya lo reemplazaron.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. sustituir a
When personal belief substitutes for scientific fact, problems arise.Cuando la creencia personal sustituye al hecho científico, surgen los problemas.
b. reemplazar
This is good, but it can't substitute for real home cooking.Esto está bueno pero no puede reemplazar la verdadera cocina casera.
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