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Cognates are words that share common roots and often sound alike or are spelled alike. An example would be "inteligente" in Spanish and "intelligent" in English.
Some other English-Spanish pairs include:
combination - combinación
demonstrate - demonstrar
complete - completar
exactly - exactamente
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What is an example of cognate?
Cognate languages have many of the same roots for words. Ex: impaciente
Can you give me an example of cognate?
Sure! An example of cognates are the words "gato" in Spanish and "cat" in English, which both mean the same thing - the animal cat. They share a common etymological origin from Latin "cattus."
What is a cognate?
A cognate is a word that sounds like the word with it's same meaning in a different language. An example of an English/Spanish cognate would be: Universe Universo English Spanish
How would you use the word cognate in a sentence?
cognado is a cognate fr cognate
Is fiesta a cognate?
Yes, fiesta is a cognate.
What is an example of a false spanish cognate?
Embarazada. It looks like it means "embarrassed" but it actually means pregnant.
What is a linking verb that can be used with cognate?
A linking verb that can be used with a cognate is called a Transitive or Intransitive verb. The cognate is the verbs object.
In spanish what is the only month that is not a cognate?
"January" translates to "enero"
Is saxophone a true cognate in Spanish?
Yes. In Spanish, "guitar" translates to "guitarra."
How do you spell surgery in the Netherlands?
The Dutch word for surgery is the cognate chirurgie - or operatie which is a cognate of operation.
What is a sentence using the word cognate?
These records concentrate on archeology with some overlap into cognate fields.
What Spanish adjective is a cognate that means the same as fortitude?
No cognate comes to mind, but the closest translation is fortaleza.
