/ˈpoβɾe/
Translation
poor
Word origin
From Latin pauper ('poor, of small means').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pauper
- English cognates
- poor, pauper, poverty
Grammar
Examples
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They are a very poor but happy family.
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Poor lad, he has had a bad day.
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The neighbourhood was poor when I was little.
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The result was poor because of the lack of time.
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My poor grandmother can no longer hear well.
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My family was poor, but we were always happy.
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(1)Grammar articles
(4)Spanish Text Cohesion and Style: signposting, avoiding repetition, en resumen
Spanish Noun Suffixes: -ción, -dad, -miento, -eza (and the gender each gives)
How Spanish Builds Verbs: -izar, -ecer, -ificar, -ear (realizar, oscurecer, simplificar)
Spanish Word Order: SVO, Pro-Drop and the Five Rules That Cover 90% of Sentences
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