Learn Spanish (Latin America): Consigo trabajo en la ciudad.

Consigo trabajo en la ciudad.

I get work in the city.

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Is the verb conseguir related to the verb seguir from this lesson?

Yes! Conseguir (to get/obtain) is just the prefix con- added to seguir (to follow/continue). Because of this, it follows the exact same irregular conjugation rules. If you know that the yo form of seguir is sigo, you also know that conseguir becomes consigo.

Why is the verb consigo spelled with a 'g' instead of 'gu' like in the infinitive conseguir?

The verb conseguir ends in '-guir'. When we conjugate it for yo in the present tense, we drop the '-ir' and add '-o'. If we kept the 'u' (consiguo), it would make a 'w' sound. To keep the hard 'g' sound of the infinitive, we drop the 'u' and just write consigo.

Wait, doesn't consigo mean 'with himself' or 'with herself'?

It can! Consigo is a word with two completely different meanings depending on the context. It can be the pronoun for 'with himself/herself/yourself' (similar to conmigo and contigo), but in this sentence, it is the yo (I) form of the verb conseguir.

How do I know trabajo means 'work' as a noun here, and not 'I work'?