pato
duck
A duck is a bird that is also a common name for a wide variety of waterfowl. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, smaller than swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh and seawater.
Example sentences using: pato
El pato es bonito
The duck is pretty
Here 'El pato es bonito' translates to 'The duck is pretty'. 'Bonito' is an adjective in Spanish that means 'pretty'.
El pato nada en el lago
The duck swims in the lake
In this sentence, 'El pato' means 'The duck', 'nada' is the present tense of the verb 'to swim' in Spanish and 'en el lago' means 'in the lake'.
El color del pato es verde
The color of the duck is green
In this example, 'El color del pato' translates to 'The color of the duck', while 'es verde' means 'is green'. This sentence uses the Spanish word for 'is', which is 'es'.
El pato come pan
The duck eats bread
'El pato' means 'The duck' and 'come pan' translates to 'eats bread'. This sentence uses the present tense of the verb 'to eat' in Spanish, which is 'come'.
El pato vuela al sur
The duck flies south
In this sentence, 'vuela al sur' means 'flies south'. 'Vuela' is the third person singular present tense of the verb 'to fly' in Spanish.
El pato está en el agua
The duck is in the water
Here, 'está en el agua' translates to 'is in the water'. 'Está' is the verb 'to be' in Spanish, used for location and temporary states.
Ella tiene un pato
She has a duck
'Ella tiene un pato' uses the verb 'tiene' which means 'has' in English, and 'un pato' which means 'a duck'. She owns a duck.
Mi pato es grande
My duck is big
'Mi pato' means 'My duck', 'es' is the third person of the verb 'to be' in Spanish, and 'grande' translates as 'big'.
El pato está durmiendo
The duck is sleeping
In this example, 'está durmiendo' means 'is sleeping'. 'Está durmiendo' is the present continuous tense of the verb 'to sleep' in Spanish.
El pato tiene hambre
The duck is hungry
'El pato tiene hambre' directly translates to 'The duck has hunger', which means 'The duck is hungry' in English. In Spanish, feelings like hunger or thirst are expressed as 'having' rather than 'being'.