Hola, Conjugation Champions!
Welcome to today’s snappy edition of your daily Spanish conjugation blog! Today, we’re diving into the verb sutilizar, which means “to refine.” Perfect for those moments when you’re polishing your skills, honing your techniques, or just trying to add a touch of finesse to your everyday tasks. Let’s explore its conjugation, uses, and some fun tips to master it.
Definition and Meaning
Sutilizar: To refine, to make subtle or delicate.
Example: Siempre trato de sutilizar mis habilidades culinarias. (I always try to refine my cooking skills.)
Present Tense Conjugation
Usage Tips
- Perfect Your Craft: Use “sutilizar” when talking about improving or refining skills or objects.
- Context Matters: Ideal for conversations about art, cooking, writing, and any area where fine-tuning is essential.
- Pronunciation: Stress the second “i”: su-ti-li-ZAR.
Sentence Practice
- Present Tense: Ella sutiliza su técnica de pintura cada día. (She refines her painting technique every day.)
- Preterite Tense: Nosotros sutilizamos el diseño del producto el mes pasado. (We refined the product design last month.)
- Imperfect Tense: Ellos sutilizaban su método de enseñanza constantemente. (They were constantly refining their teaching method.)
Quiz of the Day
Translate the following sentences into Spanish using “sutilizar”:
- I want to refine my dance moves.
- She refined her recipe to perfection.
- We used to refine our speeches every week.
(Answers at the bottom of this post!)
Keep polishing those skills, conjugation champions! Practice makes perfect, and every verb you master brings you one step closer to fluency. ¡Hasta mañana!
Stay tuned for tomorrow’s verb and happy refining!
Saludos,
DOMA Games team
Answers to Quiz
- Quiero sutilizar mis movimientos de baile.
- Ella sutilizó su receta a la perfección.
- Nosotros sutilizábamos nuestros discursos cada semana.