Change is a verb that means “to make or become different” or “to replace one thing with another.” Change is also a noun that means “alteration,” “replacement,” or “fluctuation.”
Some synonyms for change are:
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The subject pronouns in Spanish vary based on number, person, gender, and intended formality.
Pronouns replace nouns, and subject pronouns replace nouns that act as subjects, performing the action of the sentence. These differ from direct object pronouns, which replace the direct object (and receive the action in the sentence).
Just like in English, subject pronouns are different from direct object pronouns in Spanish.
| Subject pronoun | English translation | Example of subject pronoun in a sentence | English translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | I | ¡Hola! Yo soy Lia. | Hi! I’m Lia. |
| Tú | You (singular, informal) | Tú tienes dos gatos. | You have two cats. |
| Vos | You (singular, informal) | Vos sos argentino. | You are Argentinian. |
| Usted | You (singular, formal) | Usted es un profesor excelente. | You are a great professor. |
| El, ella | He, she | Él come ensalada todos los días. | He eats salad every day. |
| Nosotros, nosotras | We | Nosotros vamos a España cada verano. | We go to Spain each summer. |
| Vosotros, vosotras | You (plural, informal) | Vosotros estáis muy cansados. | You’re very tired. |
| Ustedes | You (plural, informal or formal) | Ustedes tienen una reserva para tres noches. | You have a reservation for three nights. |
| Ellos, ellas | They | Ellos quieren adoptar a un perro. | They want to adopt a dog. |
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As a verb, help means “to assist” or “to make better.” As a noun, it means “assistance” or “domestic worker.” It also has a few other meanings.
Some synonyms for help are:
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The direct object pronouns in Spanish are “me,” “te,” “lo,” “la,” “nos,” “os,” “los, and “las.”
Like in English, a direct object in Spanish is a noun that receives the action of the verb. It’s usually an object or person and answers the question “what?” or “whom?”
For example, in “John buys a car,” “car” is the direct object, as it receives the action of “buying.” We could also rephrase this as “John buys it,” where “it” is a pronoun.
We can replace direct object nouns with direct object pronouns in Spanish, too.
| Example with direct object noun | Example with direct object pronoun | ||
| Spanish | English | Spanish | English |
| María compra una falda. | María buys a skirt. | María la compra. | María buys it. |
| Yo leo un libro. | I read a book. | Yo lo leo. | I read it. |
| Ella invita a sus amigos. | She invites her friends. | Ella los invita. | She invites them. |
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Coming down the pike is an idiom that means something is approaching or expected in the future.
Coming down the pipe does not appear in dictionaries but is used in modern, informal English to mean the same as coming down the pike.
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In case (with a space) is the correct way to spell the phrase that means “as a precaution against the event of.”
Incase (without a space) is always wrong. It is a misspelling of the phrase in case or the verb “encase.”
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Different is an adjective that means “not the same” or “unusual.”
Some synonyms for different are:
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The conjunctive adverb however essentially means “but,” and it’s used to express contrast with a previously introduced idea. However can also mean “in whatever way.”
Some synonyms for however are:
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Important is an adjective that means “of great significance” or “influential.” Important can describe diverse nouns, like people, places, and things.
Some synonyms for important are:
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The future tense in Spanish is used similarly to the future tense in English to express actions that will happen in the future.
Unlike the present tense in Spanish, the simple future tense is conjugated the same for verbs ending in “-ar,” “-er,” and “-ir.”
| Subject | Verb ending |
|---|---|
| Yo | -é |
| Tú | -ás |
| El, ella, usted | -á |
| Nosotros | -emos |
| Vosotros | -éis |
| Ellos, ellas, ustedes | -án |
Nosotros comeremos en un restaurante. [We will eat in a restaurant.]
Nosotros viviremos en España en el futuro. [We will live in Spain in the future.]
To use the future tense in Spanish in the negative, add a “no” in front of the verb. To form questions, invert the subject-verb order and surround the sentence with “¿” and “?”
Nosotros no comeremos en un restaurante. [We will not eat in a restaurant.]
¿Vivirán en España en el futuro? [Will they live in Spain in the future?]
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