suela

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈswe̞.la̠]

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *sola, from Latin solea (sole). Compare Portuguese and Galician sola, Italian suola.

Noun

suela f (plural suelas)

  1. sole

Etymology 2

Verb

suela

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of solar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of solar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of solar.

Etymology 3

Verb

suela

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of soler.
    No es que yo suela andar en chismes, pero... = "This is not the case I use to gossip, but..."
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of soler.
    Para que mi niño suela estar quieto hace falta un milagro = "In order that my kid use to be calm, a miracle is needed"
    No es que usted suela ponerse borracho, pero anoche = "This is not the case you use to get drunk, but last night you was"
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of soler. (never used, it is a defective verb)
    For this sense, other verbs are used, sometimes combined with a noun:
    Acostúmbrese a trabajar = "Get used to work"
    Tenga el hábito de leer = "Get used to read", or (word for word) "Have the habit of read"
    Hágase a la idea de votar en cada elección "Get used to vote every election", or (word for word) "Become to the idea of ..."
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