Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The sentence already has a conjugated verb for 'I': consigo (I get). Because you wouldn't say 'I get I work', trabajo has to be the noun form here, meaning 'a job' or 'work'.

Question 5

Why is it la ciudad? I thought words ending in a consonant were often masculine.

Accepted Answer

Almost all Spanish nouns that end in -dad (like la ciudad, la universidad, la verdad) are feminine. They are often the equivalent of English words ending in '-ty' (city, university). Because it is feminine, it uses the article la.

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