Cuerdo

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

So how about these statements?

Sane: cuerdo, sensato.
Not sane: loco, insensato.
Wise: prudente, sabio.
Not wise: imprudente, necio.
Estoy cuerda / cuerdo.
Estoy loca / loco - soy una insensata / insensato.
Soy prudente (sabia / sabio).
Soy imprudente - necia / necio.

[laepelba]

Thank you for writing all of that out. But ...... I'm confused. Based on the conversation thus far, I thought that "no estoy cuerda/o" could mean "not sane", too. No?

And I thought that "cuerdo" also means wise. No?

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Thank you for writing all of that out. But ...... I'm confused. Based on the conversation thus far, I thought that "no estoy cuerda/o" could mean "not sane", too. No?

And I thought that "cuerdo" also means wise. No?

You use wise with two meanings: somebody who knows many things and somebody who is prudent.

Cuerdo is somebody who is prudent, who doesn't make nonsenses or silly things. We use it with the second meaning of wise.

[laepelba]

So if I make the following changes in my request, how would those things be worded, based on the previous comments?

Using cuerdo/a, how can I write the following?
"a person sane"
"a person not sane"
"a person prudent"
"a person not prudent"
"I am sane"
"I am not sane"
"I am prudent"
"I am not prudent"

[irmamar]

Using cuerdo/a, how can I write the following?
"a person sane" : una persona cuerda
"a person not sane": una persona loca (no cuerda)
"a person prudent": una persona cuerda / prudente
"a person not prudent": una persona loca / imprudente (no cuerda)
"I am sane": estoy cuerda (-o)
"I am not sane": no estoy cuerda (-o) / estoy loca (-o).
"I am prudent": Soy prudente / estoy cuerda (-o).
"I am not prudent" No soy prudente / estoy loca / no estoy cuerda (-o).

[laepelba]

Thank you!!! I think I am starting to get it...... y pienso que estoy una poca loca........

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Thank you!!! I think I am starting to get it...... y pienso que estoy una poca loca........

Estoy un poco loca

Actually, "cuerdo" is the contrary of "loco". But you have many words for "loco" (mad, crazy and fool).

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Actually, "cuerdo" is the contrary of "loco". But you have many words for "loco" (mad, crazy and fool).

As has been pointed out by many of the English-speakers on this forum ... English rarely makes sense. I won't defend it!!

I have to add that I am absolutely falling in love with learning Spanish. It is SUCH a beautiful language. I love listening to it, even when I don't understand it. I am thoroughly enjoying learning the history and etymologies of different words/sounds. I think it is an elegant language in the way that words can be modified to be extremely specific. I'm really enjoying this endeavor!! Hopefully a year from now, I will be able to easily write a paragraph like this in Spanish.

Thanks for all of YOUR contributions to my learning..........

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

As has been pointed out by many of the English-speakers on this forum ... English rarely makes sense. I won't defend it!!

I have to add that I am absolutely falling in love with learning Spanish. It is SUCH a beautiful language. I love listening to it, even when I don't understand it. I am thoroughly enjoying learning the history and etymologies of different words/sounds. I think it is an elegant language in the way that words can be modified to be extremely specific. I'm really enjoying this endeavor!! Hopefully a year from now, I will be able to easily write a paragraph like this in Spanish.

Thanks for all of YOUR contributions to my learning..........

I'm SURE you're able to write a paragraph like this in Spanish . You only have to try

[laepelba]

Actually, I believe that you're right. BUT, although it probably doesn't seem to be true, I don't really have time today to be sitting at my computer reading on Tomisimo. (I'm extremely distractible....) Writing a paragraph like that would take me a good hour or so........

[irmamar]

Well, you can do it when you have time.

(I'll be waiting... )

[laepelba]

LOL!! I get e-mail notifications for the threads in which I participate and every time I get an e-mail into my inbox, my computer goes "ding", and the attention deficient part of my brain immediately has to check the e-mail.

But ......... instead of writing that paragraph again, I'd rather focus my español writing on something else. I have been planning to write a few paragraphs about my Christmas traditions using the vocabulary from the "Vocabulary by Topic" forum.... So I'll be working on that in bits and pieces...........

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

LOL!! I get e-mail notifications for the threads in which I participate and every time I get an e-mail into my inbox, my computer goes "ding", and the attention deficient part of my brain immediately has to check the e-mail.

But ......... instead of writing that paragraph again, I'd rather focus my español writing on something else. I have been planning to write a few paragraphs about my Christmas traditions using the vocabulary from the "Vocabulary by Topic" forum.... So I'll be working on that in bits and pieces...........

Well, I didn't mean the same paragraph, but something that you want. That's a great idea! It's an interesting thing to know other people traditions.