Spanish for Crime Scene Cleaners

We would miss out on a real opportunity to service a large population without Spanish. Therefore, the following effort seeks to introduce crime scene cleaners to Spanish.

It's important to take these language learning exercises lightly. Too much strain on the brain creates an unwillingness to continue. So take it easy. For example, phrases like cognate verbs and past participles dismay even the initiated. So don't blow out just because these words sound naughty.

We know from our wordly experiences in the crime scene cleanup business that -ar, -er, or -ir work as Spanish verbs in their infinitive form as endings. Don't blow out. Infinitive means ongoing. These sounds do not stop us from moving forward, backward, or whichever direction we choose as Spanish speaking crime scene cleaners.

Here's some examples.

Spanish for Crime Scene Cleaners:

Note each of these words. Then guess at their meaning. Then place a card or paper over the Spanish words to the left. Guess their English equivalent. With practice this type of exercise pays great dividends:

cuadruplicar

derivar

existir

extender

hablitar

manifestar

reconocer

sufrir

unir

Spanish Infinitives	English Infinitives	Spanish Past-Participles	English Past Participles
cuadruplicar	to quadruple	cuadruplicado	quadrupled
derivar	to derive	derivado	derived
existir	to exist	existido	existed
extender	to extend	extndido	extended
hablitar	to inhabit	habitado	inhabited
manifestar	to manifest	manifestado	manifested
reconocer	to recognize	reconocido	recognized
sufrir	suffer	sufrido	suffered
unir	to unite	unido	united

Note unido as a past-participle becomes its English equivalent, united. Like Estados Unitos, United States.

Spanish uses ha and han in front of past participles to say actions occurred in the past. Here’s a few examples. Keept it cool.

El espanol ha cuadruplicado su numero de hablantes.	Spanish has quadrupled its number of speakers
Los espanoles han usado varia lenguas regionales	Spaniards have used several regional languages.

Now look at this:

Se habla espanol Spanish is spoken

El espanol se deriva del latin. Spanish is derived from Latin

Cataluna y Galicia no se han separado Catalona and Galicia have not been separated from Spain.

Here’s some samples to consider.

	hay - there is, there are Hay varias lenguas oficiales en la Organizacion de las Naciones Unidas.
There are various official languages in the United Nations Organization.	Han - Have todo - all Los immigrantes y colonizadores han extendido la la lengua espanola a todos los continentes.
The immigrants and colonizers have extended (spread) the Spanish language to all continents.	Ha - has America ha sufrido una crisis espiritual y politica.
America has suffered a spiritual and political crisis.	La Lengua espanol no ha manifestad sintomas de decadencia.
The Spanish language hs not manifested signs of decline (decadence).	Su - its La lengua espanola ha cuadruplicado su numero de hablantes.
The Spanish language has quadrupled its number os speakers.	Derivarse - to be derived from El espanol, el italiano, el portugues, el catalan y el frances se han derivado del latin.
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, and French have been derived from Latin.	El surveste - the Southwest En la surveste de los Estados Unidos ha existido una minoria hispanica.
In the Southwest of the United States, a Hispanic minority has existed.	Muchos hablantes de espanol ban habitado el suroeste.
Many Spanish speakers have inhabited the Southwest.	Para - for un proposito - a purpose Espana ha reconocido y usado varia lenguas para proposition legales.
Spain has recognized and used various languages for legal purposes.	Unas regiones de Espana hve usado diversas lenguas regionales.
Several regions of Spain have used various (diverse) regional languages.	Que - that Las regiones que han usado lenguas regionales no se han separado de Espana.
The regions that have used regional languages have not been separated from Spain.