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/diˈneɾo/
Translation
money
Word origin
From Latin denarius, a Roman silver coin, from deni ('ten each'), because it was originally worth ten asses. It came to mean 'money' generally.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- denarius
- English cognates
- denarius, denier
Grammar
Examples
.
We do not have enough money for the holidays.
, .
Money does not bring happiness, but it helps.
presté .
I lent him money and he never paid me back.
.
Keep some money for an emergency.
.
My son has earned his own money since he was very young.
Used in
Stories
(13)Lo mismo de siempre
2 min read · Core 1000
El mejor café de la calle
3 min read · Core 5000
El trabajo de Pedro
3 min read · Core 1000
La fábrica de madera
3 min read · Core 5000
Laura busca piso
3 min read · Core 5000
Media docena de huevos
3 min read · Core 5000
Menudo desastre
3 min read · Core 5000
Por lo tanto, decidimos
3 min read · Core 5000
Se vende la camioneta
3 min read · Core 5000
Una mañana en el mercado
3 min read · Core 1000
El primer día de Laura
4 min read · Core 1000
La cena de los Pereira
4 min read · Core 1000
Los puestos del sábado
4 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(16)Spanish Correlative Comparison: cuanto más... más, cada vez más, el doble
Spanish Conditional: the 'Would' Tense, me gustaría and Polite Requests
Spanish Verb Conjugation: The Complete Rules with Examples
Spanish Exclamations: ¡Qué bonito!, ¡Cuánta gente!, ¡Vaya día! (and the accents)
Spanish False Friends (Part 2): molestar, recordar, soportar, pretender
The Spanish Imperfect Subjunctive: How to Form It (the -ra and -se Endings)
The Spanish Infinitive as a Noun and After Prepositions (antes de salir, al llegar)
Spanish Slang and Chat: decoding tio, guay, o sea, xq (the informal register)
Spanish Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
Advanced Spanish Negation: ni, sino vs pero, tampoco, ni siquiera
Spanish Past Participles as Adjectives and Absolute Clauses (una puerta cerrada, terminada la reunión)
Spanish Quantifiers: mucho, poco, demasiado, todo, cada (mucha gente vs trabaja mucho)
Si Clauses in Spanish: Real and Unreal Conditions (si llueve, si tuviera, si hubiera)
Spanish Subjunctive After Doubt and Denial
Spanish Subjunctive Set Phrases: pase lo que pase, como si, ojalá, que tengas...
Verbs with Prepositions in Spanish (Regimen Preposicional): the Fixed Verb + Preposition Pairs
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