/enteˈrar/
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Translation
to bury
Word origin
From en ('in') plus tierra ('earth, land'), from Latin terra. To bury is literally to put into the earth.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- terra
- English cognates
- terrain, terrace
Grammar
Verb type-ar irregular (e>ie stem-changing)
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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The dog usually buries its bones in the garden.
piratas .
The pirates buried the treasure on the island.
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The rain buried the village under the mud.
semillas .
We are going to bury these seeds in the damp soil.
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The snow buried the cars during the storm.
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