Hola. In this lesson, we’ll be talking about verbs that go through a change in the middle. We call them stem-changing verbs. In this video, we discuss one type, those that change from e-ie.
So if the word “empieza” (which means “starts”) is the verb, and “el concierto” (which means “the concert”) is the subject, then why is the verb not being places after the subject in this example?
It’s just something they do. The way they evolved from Latin, I suppose.
Nick
4 years ago
Thank you for helping me with stem verbs because I wasn’t good at them till now.
Tyreek
5 years ago
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Holly
10 years ago
Your videos are so incredible and have saved my life in Spanish class ! However, I am having a very hard time with stem changing verbs. The problem is that when we write a test the teacher does not tell us that certain verbs are stem changing verbs. We have learned over a hundred verbs now so I am not sure how I can tell which ones are stem changing or not. Is there any methods that you could suggest to help me identify stem changing verbs from other verbs? It just seems so incredibly hard. Thank you for your help.
Brian Phan
11 years ago
what is the rule in using que and lo que in a statement?
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11 years ago
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12 years ago
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12 years ago
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So if the word “empieza” (which means “starts”) is the verb, and “el concierto” (which means “the concert”) is the subject, then why is the verb not being places after the subject in this example?
Some dialects might do that.
But in a question, we can invert the verb and the subject. We sort of do this in English by putting DO / DOES before the subject.
English:
Question: When does the concert start?
Statement: The concert starts.
Spanish:
Question: ¿Cuándo empieza el concierto?
Statement: El concierto empieza a las diez.
Does that answer your question?
can you help me understand why they stem change? please
It’s just something they do. The way they evolved from Latin, I suppose.
Thank you for helping me with stem verbs because I wasn’t good at them till now.
thank you so much this video is very helpful to me .
Your videos are so incredible and have saved my life in Spanish class ! However, I am having a very hard time with stem changing verbs. The problem is that when we write a test the teacher does not tell us that certain verbs are stem changing verbs. We have learned over a hundred verbs now so I am not sure how I can tell which ones are stem changing or not. Is there any methods that you could suggest to help me identify stem changing verbs from other verbs? It just seems so incredibly hard. Thank you for your help.
what is the rule in using que and lo que in a statement?
Thank you so much. I’m studying for my final. Your videos are simple so I can apply them easily! Muchas gracias!
I’m finished!
As a Spanish teacher, I LOVE your videos! They are especially helpful for review and also for those students who are absent and miss a lesson. Thank you for providing such a valuable resource free of charge!!