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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Los flamencos le dieron las gracias, y se fueron volando a la cueva de la lechuza.
The flamingos thanked him, and flew off to the owl's cave.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Y le dijeron:
And they said to her:
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Los | el | the (def. art., m. pl.); also them (m. object pron., before a verb) |
| flamencos | flamenco | flamingo (n., m.) |
| le | le | to him, to her, to you (indirect object pron.; plural les — to them) |
| dieron | dar | to give (v.) |
| gracias | gracias | thanks, thank you (n., f. pl.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| se | se | himself, herself, themselves (reflexive); stands in for le before lo/la (se la dieron — they gave it to her); one, people (se ve — one sees) (pron.) |
| fueron | ir | to go (v.) — its preterite fue, fui, fueron is shared with ser, to be, so «se fue» is «he went» and «fue una noche larga» is «it was a long night» |
| volando | volar | to fly (v.) |
| a | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| cueva | cueva | cave, burrow (n., f.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| lechuza | lechuza | owl (n., f.) |
Read «Las medias de los flamencos» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. The whole tale is free and asks for no account.