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Infinitives+suffixes Fill In The Blanks

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Question: So...what's an ??Answer: An "infinitive" is a verb ending in -ar, -er, OR -ir meaning "TO ______"
Question: How do you use in a sentence?Answer: Infinitives mean "to _____" so they have to be used in a phrase (ex.- "I likeTO SWIM" = "Me gusta NADAR", or "I prefer TO EAT chicken tacos" = "Yo prefiero COMER los tacos de pollo"
Question: What can you do with infinitives if you the ending?Answer: So much!!! If you take off the -ar/-er/-ir, you can add an ending to the STEM that's left and make it an infinite number of ideas!
Question: - infinitiveAnswer: to work
Question: trabajador(a) - stem TRABAJ +suffix Answer: hard-working, "worker"
Question: - infinitiveAnswer: to or talk
Question: (a) - stem HABL +suffix endingAnswer: talkative, literally
Question: - infinitiveAnswer: to play or sports
Question: el/la jugador(a) - stem JUG +suffix Answer: the player of a game or
Question: - infinitiveAnswer: to swim
Question: el/la nadador(a) - stem NAD +suffix Answer: the
Question: luchar - Answer: to
Question: el/la luchador(a) - stem LUCH +suffix Answer: the
Question: - infinitiveAnswer: to dance
Question: el/la bailador(a), el/la - stem BAIL +suffix endingAnswer: the
Question: - infinitiveAnswer: to cheer or animate the
Question: el/la animador, el/la porrista - stem ANIM +suffix Answer: the
Question: entrenar - Answer: to or train
Question: el/la entrenador(a) - stem ENTREN +suffix Answer: the
Question: conducir - Answer: to drive
Question: el/la conductor(a) - stem +suffix endingAnswer: the
Question: - infinitiveAnswer: to look at or
Question: el mirador - stem MIR +suffix Answer: the watch tower (of a castle/fortress/church) or where you can see a panoramic view
Question: - infinitiveAnswer: to
Question: el conquistador - stem +suffix endingAnswer: literally "the conqueror," specifically one of the leaders of the conquest of present-day Latin America
Question: torear - Answer: to (the "toro" is the bull)
Question: el/la (a) - stem TORE +suffix endingAnswer: the
Question: - infinitiveAnswer: to sell
Question: el/la vendedor(a) - stem VEND +suffix Answer: the vendor, commonly a street vendor or vendor at a kiosk or
Question: cazar - Answer: to hunt
Question: el/la (a) - stemCAZ +suffix endingAnswer: the
Question: - infinitiveAnswer: to show
Question: el mostrador - stem MOSTR +suffix Answer: the showcase or of a store
Question: el/la maestra - stem +suffix ending (has a little variation)Answer: the teacher, literally "shows" you how to do something; also the of a subject
Question: cocinar - Answer: to
Question: el/la cocinero(a) - stem +suffix endingAnswer: the
Question: la cocina - stem COCIN +suffix Answer: the
Question: comer - Answer: to eat
Question: el - stem COM +suffix endingAnswer: the dining room (where you )
Question: la comida - stem COM +suffix Answer: the food (what you )
Question: los - stem COM +suffix endingAnswer: the
Question: beber - Answer: to drink
Question: la bebida - stem BEB +suffix Answer: the drink (what you )
Question: dormir - Answer: to sleep
Question: el - stem DORM +suffix endingAnswer: the
Question: - infinitiveAnswer: to
Question: la parada - stem PAR +suffix Answer: the stop for transportation (bus stop, stop, etc)
Question: el parador - stem PAR +suffix Answer: the hotel, literally "the ," usually of historical significance
Question: cantar - Answer: to sing
Question: el/la - stem CANT +suffix endingAnswer: the
Question: la canción - stem CANT +suffix (some variation)Answer: the
Question: estudiar - Answer: to study
Question: el/la estudiante - stem ESTUDI +suffix Answer: the
Question: estudioso(a) - stem +suffix endingAnswer: studious (studies )
 
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