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Old June 07, 2013, 02:14 AM
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"De" "Quitandose"

1) ¿Cual es la diferencia entre las oraciones abajo:
se murió de pena vs
se murió la pena?
2) ¿Quitandose, que yo sepa, se signifca “omitir.” Pero no pudo buscar “quitando” en el diccionario. Por que?
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1) ¿Cual es la diferencia entre las oraciones abajo:
se murió de pena vs
se murió la pena?
2) ¿Quitandose, que yo sepa, se signifca “omitir.” Pero no pudo buscar “quitando” en el diccionario. Por que?
"Se murió de pena" = "he/she died from pain (the pain caused the death)".
"Se murió la pena" = "The pain (subject) died".

La única forma de verbo que tiene entrada en los diccionarios es el infinitive. "Quitando" no es el infinitive, es el gerundio.
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