No verb?

TeresaA0Kwiziq community member

No verb?

"Me llamo Juan". I am confused because there is no verb.   Is it incorrect to say "Me llamo es Juan"?  Where else in Spanish are verbs omitted?

Gracias

 

Asked 4 years ago
InmaKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hola Teresa,

As Wes correctly said, there is a verb in that sentence:

Me llamo Juan. 

Llamarse is the verb. 

We translate it as "My name is" which would also be "Mi nombre es...

But we use this verb "llamarse" to say what your name is more often.

It is as if we said "I call myself..."

Saludos,

Inma

WesA1Kwiziq community member

llamo is the verb llamar is the non-conjugated verb.

No verb?

"Me llamo Juan". I am confused because there is no verb.   Is it incorrect to say "Me llamo es Juan"?  Where else in Spanish are verbs omitted?

Gracias

 

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