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34 - Verbs with orthographical changes/Verbos con cambios ortográficos

from Part III

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

R. E. Batchelor
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Miguel Ángel San José
Affiliation:
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
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Summary

Below is a small piece illustrating the type of orthographical changes that take place in Spanish. These changes particularly concern verb endings, although it could be argued that verbs with orthographical changes would include radical changing verbs, and the passage contains a number of these that are not highlighted.

Como nunca supe orientarme sin brújula, despliego el mapa delante de mí. Ahí se yerguen (rise up) los Picos de Europa. Ya huelo (smell) a tomillo (thyme) y espliego (lavender); no quepo de alegría dentro de mí. ¿No oyes las aguas despeñándose y huyendo allá abajo? Pero, cuidado, te ruego no te acerques tanto al borde y nos busquemos una desgracia; ríe si quieres, quizá no agradezcas el consejo, pero sé que es fácil despeñarse por estos contornos.

Corrijamos nuestro rumbo, averigüemos cual es el sendero más cómodo y escojámoslo, pues no conozco bien estos parajes. Siento que los pies me escuecen tras la caminata, ya colg en mi mochila un par de botas usadas previendo tal eventualidad. A medida que va creciendo la pendiente quizá te parezca que crece la dificultad para respirar, pero, claro, no te atraques (don't stuff yourself) a chocolate porque seguramente almorcemos tras el primer recodo. Regresaremos antes de que anochezca.

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Print publication year: 2010

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