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I'm Timothy, and this is LearnCraft Spanish.

Today we're going to learn some new nouns for people,

including the words for girlfriend, boyfriend, uncle, aunt, and grandparents.

First, let's learn some terms for things you might call people who aren't necessarily related to you,

and we'll start with a couple that aren't very nice, but are high on the frequency list.

The Spanish word for murderer is Asesino, literally, assassin. For example, the police are looking for the murderer. And then the word for idiot is idiot, spelled just like the English word but with an A at the end.

This word actually has an A at the end regardless of the gender of the person it describes,

although it can be either masculine or feminine.

For example, either he is an idiot or she's an idiot. describes, although it can be either masculine or feminine.

For example, either he is an idiot or she's an idiot.

Or he is an idiot or she's an idiot.

Now of course, idiot isn't a word we're going to encourage you to use, but it's one that is common enough you'll want to be able to recognize it.

Incidentally, it's also useful for pointing out an idiomatic use of por.

Check out this sentence.

I'm an idiot for not going out beforehand.

I'm an idiot for not going out beforehand. I'm an idiot for not going out beforehand.

Literally, I'm an idiot because of not going out beforehand.

This is an interesting situation where por is translated into English as for,

even though what we're referring to is clearly the cause,

not something being intended for something, which is why we don't use para.

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