no hablar
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no hablar(
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blahr
)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.).
a. to not speak
Cállense, por favor, no me dejan escuchar la película. - Pero si no hablábamos.Shut up, please. I can't hear the movie. - But we weren't speaking.
b. to not talk
Mi bebé no habla todavía. Es muy pequeño.My baby isn't talking yet. He's very little.
a. to not speak
No habla de su padre ni de su madre. Me pregunto si es huérfana.She doesn't speak about her father or mother. I wonder whether she's an orphan.
b. to not talk
No hablo porque no tengo nada que decir.I'm not talking because I have nothing to say.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. to not speak
María no habla francés, pero sí inglés.Maria doesn't speak French, but she does speak English.
a. to not discuss
Si hay tensiones entre nosotros, no hablarlo solo empeorará la situación.If there's tension between us, not discussing it will only make the situation worse.
no hablarse
A pronominal verb phrase combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Se dio cuenta del problema.)
a. to not be on speaking terms
Ana y Pedro se han divorciado y ahora no se hablan.Ana and Pedro have got divorced and they're not on speaking terms now.
b. to not speak to each other
Él y su hermano discutieron por la herencia y hace años que no se hablan.He and his brother argued over their inheritance and haven't spoken to each other in years.
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