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sugerir

to suggest

verb soo-heh-REER Less Common
Communication Responses

Origin: From Latin suggerere (to bring up, supply).

Also means

to hint

Usage Note

Sugerir is an irregular stem-changing verb (e→ie in present: sugiero, sugieres; e→i in preterite third persons and subjunctive: sugirió, sugirieran). It takes the subjunctive in subordinate clauses: Sugiero que vengas temprano. The noun is sugerencia ('suggestion').

Examples

"Te sugiero que llegues pronto."

Natural Translation

I suggest you arrive early.

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