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/kanˈθjon/
Translation
song
Word origin
From Latin cantio, cantionis ('a singing, a song'), from canere ('to sing'). The same root gives English 'chant' and 'cantor'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cantio
- English cognates
- chant, cantor, incantation
Grammar
Examples
adolescencia.
That song reminds me of my early teenage years.
Compuso dedicarsela .
He composed a song to dedicate to his best friend.
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The song was at number one for three weeks.
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I learned this song as a child at school.
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She sang a very old song during the family dinner.
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My daughter sings that song every morning.
Used in
Stories
(1)Grammar articles
(7)Spanish Accent Rules: agudas, llanas, esdrújulas (café, árbol, rápido)
Spanish Articles: Definite vs Indefinite, Gender, Number, and When English Doesn't Use One
Spanish Causative Verbs: hacer, dejar, mandar + Infinitive (me hizo esperar, le hice arreglar el coche)
Spanish Impersonal Verbs: hay, hace, se habla and the No-Subject Constructions
Spanish Noun Gender: The -o/-a Rule, the Ending Patterns, and the Exceptions Worth Memorising
Spanish Noun Plurals: Add -s, Add -es, Swap -z for -ces, and the Nouns That Never Change
Saber vs Conocer: The Two Spanish Verbs for 'To Know'
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