/e/
Translation
and (before words starting with i/hi)
Word origin
A variant of the conjunction y ('and'), used before words beginning with the i sound. Both come from Latin et ('and').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- et
- English cognates
- etcetera
Examples
.
She studies English and Italian at the same time.
.
He is an intelligent and interesting man.
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They bought fruit and eggs for dinner.
disfrutaron concierto.
Parents and children enjoyed the concert together.
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She works with her father and son in the shop.
Used in
Grammar articles
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Spanish Adjective Agreement: Endings, Position, and the Shortened Pre-Nominal Set
Spanish Adverbs in -mente: How to Build Them and When to Avoid Them
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Conjugating Spanish -ar Verbs in the Present Tense
Conjugating Spanish -er Verbs in the Present Tense
Conjugating Spanish -ir Verbs in the Present Tense
Conjugating Spanish Reflexive Verbs in the Present Tense
Spanish Verb Conjugation: The Complete Rules with Examples
Spanish Diminutives and Augmentatives: -ito, -illo, -on, -azo (casita, un poquito, un hombron)
Spanish Formal Commands: usted and ustedes
The Spanish Gerund (-ndo): Adverbial Uses and the Mistakes to Avoid (salió corriendo)
Spanish Imperative: Affirmative Tú Commands and the Eight Irregulars
Spanish Imperfect: hablaba, comía, vivía and Only Three Irregulars
Spanish Negative Commands: Why no hables Borrows the Subjunctive
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
Spanish Possessive Pronouns: el mío, el tuyo, el suyo and the Long Possessives
Spanish Present Perfect: he hablado, ha vivido, hemos visto
The Spanish Present Progressive: estar + gerundio, and Why It Is Not the English -ing
The Spanish Present Subjunctive: How to Form It (the Opposite-Vowel Rule)
Spanish Preterite: hablé, comí, viví and the Big Irregular Group
Spanish Quantifiers: mucho, poco, demasiado, todo, cada (mucha gente vs trabaja mucho)
Spanish Reciprocal Verbs (se quieren, nos ayudamos - each other)
Spanish Reflexive Verbs: levantarse, llamarse, lavarse and the Pronoun Position
Ser vs Estar: The Two Spanish 'To Be' Verbs and When to Use Each
Spanish Spelling Traps: b vs v, g vs j, silent h (tubo vs tuvo, gente vs jefe)
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