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estudiar

to study

verb ehs-too-DYAHR Less Common
People & Society Education

Origin: From Latin studere (to be eager, to study).

Usage Note

Estudiar is a regular -ar verb. It takes a direct object for subjects or fields (estudiar medicina), but when the object is more general it can stand alone: ¡a estudiar! ('time to study!'). The derived noun estudio can mean 'study', 'studio', or 'apartment studio' depending on context.

Examples

"Ella estudia medicina en la universidad."

Natural Translation

She studies medicine at university.

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