Spanish Sentence Builder by Gilda Nissenberg

Author:Gilda Nissenberg
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2009-03-16T04:00:00+00:00

Idiomatic use of verbs in certain expressions

Some verbs appear in idiomatic expressions more often than others. The following list shows verbs frequently used in such expressions. Notice how words are combined in these expressions with dar:

Verbs and idiomatic expressions

A few common Spanish verbs are particularly used in idiomatic expressions.

Verbal expressions with dar

If you open a Spanish-Spanish dictionary, the first definition of dar you will see is donar (to give, to donate) or entregar (to turn in). Keep looking under the same entry, dar, and a rather long list of verbal phrases appear. This is not the case for all verbs, but some (such as dar, tener, and hacer) are the bases of a rich list of idiomatic expressions. Here are some of the idiomatic verbal expressions that include dar. Note how they vary in meaning:

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