cavar

/kaˈβaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
cavo
preterite (yo)
cavé
past participle
cavado

Meaning

  1. to dig

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

desenterrar

cavar means to dig a hole; desenterrar means to dig up or unearth something buried, to exhume.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

escavar

escavar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dig."

Practice

1 What does cavar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches cavar?

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