Oraciones (en. Prayers)

/oɾaˈθiones/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Sets of words that communicate a complete thought.

In Spanish class, we form sentences with new words.

En la clase de español, formamos oraciones con nuevas palabras.

In grammar, it is the minimum unit of communication that can consist of a subject and a predicate.

Simple sentences have a subject and a predicate.

Las oraciones simples tienen un sujeto y un predicado.

In a religious context, it is an invocation or prayer to a deity.

She recited several prayers in church.

Ella recitó varias oraciones en la iglesia.

From Latin 'oratio', which means speech or oral discourse.

to make sentences

To pray or invoke a higher power.

hacer oraciones

to put in sentence

To formulate a request or wish through a prayer.

poner en oración

compound sentences

Sentences that contain more than one independent clause.

oraciones compuestas

phrase

A set of words that has a complete meaning but is not necessarily a sentence.

frase

grammar

The study of the rules that govern the use of a language.

gramática

subject

The part of the sentence that indicates who performs the action.

sujeto

Quick or low-effort prayer.

Instead of a long sentence, I just made a short one.

En vez de una oración larga, solo hice una oración corta.

A group of set phrases used without much thought.

Sometimes, what we do are just repeated sentences without meaning.

A veces, lo que hacemos son solo oraciones repetidas sin sentido.