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43 - Uses of “dar”, “ir”, “llevar”, “tener”, “venir”/Usos de “dar”, “ir”, “llevar”, “tener”, “traer” and “venir”

from Part III

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

R. E. Batchelor
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Miguel Ángel San José
Affiliation:
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
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Below is a passage illustrating some of the idiomatic uses of the verbs dar, ir, llevar, tener, traer and venir. The passage narrates a father's disclosure to his son that, while still encouraging him to marry Petronila, he is actually going to marry her himself.

  1. –Bueno, hijo, traigo a cuento algo que venimos dando vueltas (we've been going round in circles) mucho tiempo. ¿Cuántos años llevamos sin tu madre? Yo creía que me darías la alegría de una boda. No es que me diera envidia ver a mis compañeros con nietos, pero tenías edad suficiente para traer una mujer a esta casa; por esa razón acordamos que te buscaras una chica seria que llevara (look after) la casa y se llevara bien contigo. ¿Pero cuántos años te lleva Petronila? ¿Doce? Yo daba por sentado (I took it for granted) que era mucha la diferencia. Sí, ya sé que tiene la vida resuelta, tiene buen empleo, y aunque parece que va de lista por la vida, conociéndola, pronto sabes que te llevarás bien con ella. Pero tú, tras los primeros días, dejaste de mimarla (show affection to her). ¡Mira que te lo venía diciendo: llévala a bailar más! Pero tú dabas por sentado que ya estaba todo hecho, y no es cierto: hay que traerlas y llevarlas. Así, que yo me llevé un chasco cuando ella me lo dijo abiertamente: nuestra amistad había venido a ser amor.

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Print publication year: 2010

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