[Footnote 118: A Pres. Part. can only express a condition, not a quality.]
Verbs ending in cer, cir, ger and gir change the c into =z= and the g into =j= before a or o as—
+———————————+———————————-+ | =Vencer= (to win) | =Dirigir= (to direct)| +———————————+———————————-+ |Pres. Indic., venzo| dirijo | |Pres. Subj., venza| dirija | +———————————+———————————-+
Verbs ending in guir and quir change the gu into =g= and the qu into =c= before a or o, as—
+————————————-+————————————-+ | =Distinguir= | =Delinquir=[119] | | (to distinguish) |(to commit a delinquency)| +————————————-+————————————-+ |Pres. Indic., Distingo| Delinco | |Pres. Subj., Distinga| Delinca | +————————————-+————————————-+
[Footnote 119: The only verb ending in quir.]
VOCABULARY.
=acabar de=, to have just =accesorio=, accessory =activo y pasivo=, assets and liabilities =antiguo=, old, ancient =avería=, particular, particular average =balance=, balance, balance sheet =bastar=, to suffice, to be enough =biela=, connecting rod =caldera=, boiler =cilindros=, cylinders =citar=, to quote, to mention a passage =*convenir=, to agree, to suit =cotizar=, to quote prices =cuenta de ganancias y pérdidas=, profit and loss account =dejar=, to leave, to let =disposición (á su)=, (at your) disposal =durar=, to last =el engranaje=, the gearing =entregar=, to deliver =equipo=, equipment =es decir, ó sea= viz., namely =á saber= viz., namely =franco de porte=, carriage paid =grifo=, cock (machinery) =hasta la fecha=, (made up) to date =huelga=, strike =imprevisto=, unforseen =á la izquierda=, to the left =llegar á ser=, to become, to contrive to be =*mantenerse=, to be maintained =máquina=, machine, engine =mercerizar=, to mercerize =para con=, towards =transporte seguido=, carriage forward =porte pagadero al destino=, carriage forward =presentar=, to present =proveer=, to provide =provisto (proveído)=, provided =semejante=, similar =*sentir=, to be sorry, to feel =sin embargo=, however =soportes, coginetes=, bearings =tornillos=, screws =transporte pagado=, carriage paid =tubos=, tubes =válvula=, valve =el volante=, the fly-wheel =y pico= (=veinte y pico=, etc.), odd, (twenty odd, etc.)
EXERCISE 1 (33).
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