Kilo Lingo

/aˈtaɾ/

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Translation

to tie

Word origin

From Latin aptare ('to fasten, adapt'), from aptus ('fitted'). The same root gives English 'apt' and 'adapt'.

Origin
Latin
Root
aptare
English cognates
apt, adapt

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular (1st group)

Examples

Ayúdame .

Help me to tie up this package.

atarse .

The boy still does not know how to tie his shoes.

.

We are going to tie the dog to the fence.

¿ buen ?

Can you tie the rope with a good knot?

sola .

He tied his ideas together in a single sentence.

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This word is part of lesson 41.