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cambiar

to change

verb kahm-BYAHR Common

Also means

to exchange

Usage Note

Cambiar is a regular -ar verb. It means 'to change' something transitively (cambiar el aceite, 'to change the oil') or intransitively (la situación cambió, 'the situation changed'). Cambiar de is the standard construction with nouns of category: cambiar de trabajo ('to change jobs'), cambiar de opinión ('to change one's mind'). The noun cambio ('change', 'exchange') shares the same root.

Examples

"Cambió de trabajo el año pasado."

Natural Translation

He changed jobs last year.

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