One sentence of «La tortuga gigante»
El hombre enfermo aceptó, y se fué a vivir al monte, lejos, más lejos que Misiones todavía.
The sick man accepted, and went off to live in the forest, far away, farther still than Misiones.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| El | el | the (masculine) |
| hombre | hombre | man (n., m.) |
| enfermo | enfermo | ill, sick (adj.) |
| aceptó | aceptar | to accept (v.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| se | se | himself, herself, themselves; one (reflexive pron.) |
| fué now fue | 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» |
| a | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| vivir | vivir | to live (v.) |
| al | al | to the, at the (a + el) |
| monte | monte | forest, wild country (n., m., the River Plate word for the bush) |
| lejos | lejos | far, far off (adv.) |
| más | más | more, most (adv.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| Misiones | Misiones | Misiones, the northern province these tales are set in (place name) |
| todavía | todavía | still, yet (adv.) |
Read «La tortuga gigante» in the room → Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. This scene asks for no account.