merecen

deserve


Verb merecen

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of merecer.
  2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes) present indicative form of merecer.

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Examples
  • De todos los libros publicados últimamente, solo algunos merecen ser leídos.

    Of all the books published recently, only a few are worth reading.

  • Hay oraciones que merecen no ser traducidas.

    There are sentences which do not deserve to be translated.

  • Los buenos libros siempre merecen la pena leerlos.

    Good books are always worth reading.

  • Ellos no se merecen mi dinero.

    They don't deserve my money.

  • Todos tienen lo que se merecen.

    Everyone has what they deserve.

  • Soy el Monstruo del Espagueti Volante. No adorarás a otros monstruos antes que a Mí. (Después está bien, sólo usa protección). ¡El único monstruo que merece ir con mayúscula soy Yo! Los otros monstruos son monstruos falsos, que no merecen ir con mayúscula.

    I am the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Thou shalt have no other monsters before Me. (Afterwards is OK; just use protection.) The only Monster who deserves capitalization is Me! Other monsters are false monsters, undeserving of capitalization.

  • Ellos merecen respeto.

    They deserve respect.

  • Merecen una medalla.

    You deserve a medal.


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