The concept of "irregular verbs" is firmly entrenched in linguistics and in the minds of ordinary people who study languages such as English, German and others. But what does it mean anyway? Simply put, these are those verbs that do not change in accordance with any general rules in the forms of the past, present and future tenses. The only way by which you can learn and understand irregular verbs is by cramming. But you can still find some overlap, making it easier to learn the language.
Spanish irregular verbs
In Spanish, there are many pronouns that are not typical for Russian culture. For example, to contact an interlocutor, you need to choose from four options. First, there is the pronoun tu. It is the equivalent of the Russian "you". Usted is used as a polite way of addressing a person who is older or standing.higher rank. It's basically "you" with a capital letter. And here comes the divergence. For example, if a person is talking to a group of men, he should address them as vosotros. If his company is exclusively women, then another pronoun should be used - vosotras. If a person has respect for his listeners, then he needs to call them ustedes.
However, in fact, native speakers often do not use pronouns in colloquial speech. They are only needed to know which form of the verb to use.
Irregular verbs in Spanish are also conjugated according to pronoun, tense and number. But the key factor is still the pronoun.
Next there will be some examples of Spanish irregular verbs with translation.
Main verb
Spanish irregular verbs are quite numerous. But the main one, of course, is the most common in the vast majority of world languages: "to be, to be" - ser.
It's worth starting with the most important thing, that is, learning how to use this verb in relation to yourself. Without it, it is very difficult to say how a person feels, where he comes from, what he does. Therefore, of all Spanish irregular verbs, ser is taught first.
Yo is the Spanish equivalent of the Russian "I". When it comes to saying "I am" or "I am", the Spaniards say yo soy. For example, yo soy una mujer, which literally means "I am a woman"(I am a woman).
When Spaniards address a friend or a good acquaintance, they say tú eres, which means "you are". Tu eres una mujer translates as "you are a woman".
When talking about the third person masculine, they say él (he) es. If you need to say something like "he is a man", then say él es un hombre.
In the case of "her" (in Spanish, "she" is translated as ella) and with "you" (in Spanish, "you" is translated as usted), exactly the same. Ella es is nothing more than "she is" and usted es is "you are".
For example, ella es una mujer means "she is a woman" and usted es una mujer means "you are a woman". Nosotros (plural, masculine) and nosotras (plural, feminine) share the verb ser in the somos form: nosotros somos and nosotras somos. That is, "they (masculine) are" and "they (feminine) are."
The pronoun vosotros, which means "you" in relation to men, and the pronoun vosotras ("you" in relation to women) are used with the verb form ser - sois.
If the conversation is about a lot of men (ellos) or women (ellas), the son form of the verb is used. Ellas son translates as "they (women) are".
If a person addresses a group of people who are above him in position, then he must also say ustedes son. It translates as "you (plural)are".
And now it's worth considering other Spanish irregular verbs with translation.
Verb venir
In the infinitive venir means "to come". There are six variations of this verb in the present tense.
When a person talks about himself, he uses the form vengo. Yo vengo translates as "I'm coming".
When a person addresses his interlocutor, who is on an equal footing with him, he should say tú vienes.
The masculine (él) and feminine (ella) singular pronouns are used with the viene form of the verb.
It also fits the pronoun usted or "you". Usted viene means "You are coming".
When a person is talking about a group of people, including himself and those present, he uses nosotros (if talking only about men) or nosotras (if talking only about women) along with the form of the verb venimos. Nosotros venimos translates as "we are coming".
The pronouns vosotros and vosotras, which translate as "you" (respectful form), are used in conjunction with venís.
If we are talking about "them" (ellos or ellas depending on the gender) or "you" (polite form, plural, indefinite gender), then they say vienen.
Verb caer
The second example is the verb caer, which translates to "fall".
Together with the first person singular (yo) the verb form is usedcaigo. Yo caigo translates to "I'm falling".
To inform the interlocutor that he is falling, you must say tu caes.
The pronouns el, ella and usted (he, she and you) are used in conjunction with the cae form of the verb.
Nosotros and nosotras - caemos. For example, nosotros caemos means "we fall".
If a person wants to inform someone that a group of people is falling, he should say ellos caéis. Ustedes caen translates as "you fall".
In conclusion
Without knowledge of Spanish irregular verbs, it is impossible to fully master the language. They allow the student to formulate their thoughts much more clearly and precisely. And this, in turn, gives him the opportunity to achieve impressive results in learning Spanish.
