Question

I need someone who know a little bit of Spanish. I am having trouble learning the jugar verbs. I need someone who knows them and is willing to teach me.

Thanks,
Taylor

Answer 1

Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. The verb jugar = to play, is a stem-changing verb in 4/6 forms:
yo juego
tú juegas
él/ella/usted juega

nosotros/nosotras jugamos
vosotros/vosotras jugais
ellos/ellas/ustedes juegan

Sra

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Answer 2

P.S. In the Present Indicative Tense, there are 3 possible English translations.

juego = I play, I DO play, I AM playING

Sra

Answer 3

P.P.S. Now that I have more time, I can explain the WHY of the stem changes! Any word, without a written accent mark follows this rule of pronunciation. If it ends in a consonant, other than -n or -s, the stress naturally falls on the next-to-last syllable. Example: mu-CHA-cho.

If it ends in a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or the consonant -n or -s, the stress naturally falls on the last syllable. Example: ju-GAR.

Following that rule, the "yo" form MUST be pronounced on the next-to-last syllable. Sound out "JU-go" if there is no stem-change. That is the word for "juice!" So, the "o" changes to "ue" to give it more strength = JUE-go. The nosotros/vosotros forms end in -s so the stress naturally falls on ju-GA-mos, ju-GA-is. In other words, those two forms are spelled like the infinitive: ju-GAR (juGAmos, juGAis)

Other -ar verbs that function just like "jugar" = acordarse (de) - to remember
acostarse = to go to bed
almorzar = to eat lunch
contar = to count, to relate, to tell
costar = to cost
encontrar = to find, to meet
mostrar = to show
recordar = to remember
renovar = to remodel, to renew
tronar = to thunder
volar = to fly

Sra

Answer 4

Thank you very much. I also am trying to learn the verb form of quere. Can you help me with that? Thanks,
Taylor