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Research noun —, investigación f (almost always used) ( plural: investigaciones f ), investigaciones pl f, research verb ( researched , researched ) —, investigar v, research findings pl —, field research n —, research skills pl —, clinical research n —, cancer research n —, research literature n —, research group n —, research efforts pl —, thorough research n —, dissertation research n —, economic research n —, research conducted n —, research needs pl —, related research n —, research coordinator n —, education research n —, internal research n —, research perspective n —, follow-up research n —, research companies pl —, research system n —, patent research n —, multidisciplinary research n —, central research n —, continual research n —, research freedom n —, research interest n —, research articles pl —, research programs pl —, research done n —, research stay n —, research organizations ae pl —, research task n —, research contract n —, ▸ wikipedia, ▾ external sources (not reviewed).

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Research in the oxford spanish dictionary, research in the pons dictionary, research examples from the pons dictionary (editorially verified), monolingual examples (not verified by pons editors), translations for research in the english » spanish dictionary (go to spanish » english ), i. research [ am ˈriˌsərtʃ, rəˈsərtʃ, brit rɪˈsəːtʃ, ˈriːsəːtʃ] n u.

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II. research [ Am ˈriˌsərtʃ, rəˈsərtʃ, Brit rɪˈsəːtʃ, ˈriːsəːtʃ] VB intr

Iii. research [ am ˈriˌsərtʃ, rəˈsərtʃ, brit rɪˈsəːtʃ, ˈriːsəːtʃ] vb trans, research causes/problem :, consumer research n u.

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market research N U

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operations research N U

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research establishment N

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research grant N

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audience research N U

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cancer research N U

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Translations for research in the Spanish » English Dictionary (Go to English » Spanish )

I. research [rɪˈsɜ:tʃ, am ˈri:sɜ:rtʃ] n, ii. research [rɪˈsɜ:tʃ, am ˈri:sɜ:rtʃ] vb intr , trans, market research n no pl, research worker n.

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research work N

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cancer research N no pl MED

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Translation of "research" into Spanish

investigación, investigar, estudio are the top translations of "research" into Spanish. Sample translated sentence: He was awarded a scholarship to do research for the foundation. ↔ Se le otorgó una beca para hacer investigación para la fundación.

(countable) A particular instance or piece of research. [..]

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Investigación.

inquiry or examination [..]

He was awarded a scholarship to do research for the foundation.

Se le otorgó una beca para hacer investigación para la fundación.

to make an investigation into

Tom found some skeletons in the cupboard when he was researching his family history.

Tom encontró varios secretos embarazosos cuando estaba investigando su historia familiar.

Inspección crítica y detallada.

What does a Sovietologist research ?

¿Qué estudia el sovietólogo?

Less frequent translations

• investigación científica
• investigación y desarrollo
• de investigación
• investigador
• la investigación
• las investigaciones
• prospección
• exploración
• inspeccionar
• investigación aplicada
• investigación básica
• investigación desarrollo

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Investigación

Research on the causes of cancer is very expensive.

La investigación en las causas del cáncer es muy costosa.

Phrases similar to "research" with translations into Spanish

• fishery research vessel buque de investigación pesquera
• Research Libraries Information Network Research Libraries Information Network
• National Marine Information and Research Centre Centro Nacional de Información e Investigación Marinas · NATMIRC
• Asia Pacific Network for Global Change Research Red de Asia y el Pacífico de Investigación del Cambio Mundial
• action research investigación acción · investigación-acción
• African Centre for Applied Research and Training in Social Development Centro Africano de Investigaciones Aplicadas y de Formación en Materia de Desarrollo Social
• industry-research relations relación industria-investigación
• company research investigación en la empresa

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Research noun.

Example sentences of research noun

• • She conducts research into the causes of Alzheimer's disease.
• • Recent research shows that the disease is caused in part by bad nutrition.
• • The study is an important piece of research .
• • He did a lot of research before buying his car.

• La palabra research se usa normalmente como un sustantivo incontable. She conducts research on the causes of Alzheimer's disease. La forma plural researches se usa en ciertos contextos. We read about Sigmund Freud's researches into the human psyche. ; pero muchos prefieren usar research studies o simplemente studies en su lugar.

research verb

Example sentences of research verb.

• • He spent the summer researching his dissertation.
• • Before going out to eat, she researched area restaurants.
• • The reporter made hundreds of telephone calls while researching the story.

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Translate research from English to Spanish

• investigar ; averiguar ; comprobar ; controlar ; rastrear ; registrar ; documentar ; curiosear ; descubrir ; divisar ; esnifar ; husmear en ; absorber por la nariz ; seguir el rastro de ; buscar
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Detailed Translations for research from English to Spanish

To research verb (researches, researched, researching), to research ( investigate ; study ).

• investigar verb
• averiguar verb
• comprobar verb
• controlar verb
• rastrear verb

to research ( document )

• registrar verb
• documentar verb

to research ( sniff around ; investigate ; search for )

• curiosear verb
• descubrir verb
• divisar verb
• esnifar verb
• husmear en verb
• absorber por la nariz verb
• seguir el rastro de verb

to research ( study )

To research ( look up ; check ; verify ).

• buscar verb

Conjugations for research:

Simple past, present perfect.

• have researched
• has researched

past continuous

• was researching
• were researching
• shall research
• will research

continuous present

• am researching
• are researching
• is researching

subjunctive

• be researched
• let's research!
• researching

research [ the ~ ] noun

The research.

• investigación [ la ~ ] noun

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Synonyms for "research":.

• investigation ; investigating
• inquiry ; enquiry ; problem solving
• search ; explore ; investigate ; look into

Related Definitions for "research":

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• their pottery deserves more research than it has received 1
• the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project 1
• The student researched the history of that word 1

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audience research , cancer research , consumer research , market research

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Nouns are essentially the name for any person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea or action.

As with English, Spanish nouns have several classifications. There are nine different types of nouns in total, and understanding them is complicated by the simple fact that you probably aren’t familiar with noun classifications in English, either (guilty). 

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If you only speak English, it may take some time to get your head around the concept of gender in Spanish grammar. But just go with it! 

Put simply, every noun in Spanish is classified as either masculine or feminine. 

And, while there are some rules regarding gender , whether a word is masculine or feminine is not always obvious. That’s why it’s important to learn the gender of a noun at the same time you learn its translation. 

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Plural nouns—as opposed to singular nouns—are relatively easy to form in Spanish. More often than not it’s as straightforward as adding “s” or “es” to the end of a word (just like in English!).

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The subject of a sentence (the word for whatever is performing an action, usually a noun) is typically placed first in a sentence, followed by a verb and then an object (if the verb actually has an object).

This structure often changes, though: the noun can be placed differently in order to emphasize different parts of the sentence, and you’ll often find that adjectives come before a lot of nouns. 

Prefixes and suffixes are additions to the beginning and end of a word (respectively) which modify its meaning.

For example, adding the suffix -ito / -ita  to the end of a word conveys smallness or endearment. If you take the word  gato (cat) and add -ito  it becomes gatito, which means “little kitten/cat.”

Knowing prefixes and suffixes will help you understand the meaning of a word even if it’s unfamiliar to you!

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Pronouns are words which are used in the place of a noun (e.g. using “he,” “she” or “they” in place of using someone’s actual name). 

Spanish however has a few more pronouns than we’re used to in English. There are five ways of saying “you” , and to use them we must consider things like the formality of the situation and even what area of the world you’re in .

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Personal pronouns are short words which replace the names of people, things or places in order to make a sentence shorter and more concise—for example, instead of repeating a person’s name over and over in a conversation, we could substitute it with the word “they.” 

They are split into “subject pronouns” and “object pronouns,” depending on the role the word takes in a sentence.  

The subject pronouns replace the name of the subject in a sentence: whoever is performing the action. Spanish has 12 subject pronouns, which are:

• Tú  — you (singular, informal)
• Usted — you (singular, formal)
• Ustedes — you (plural, formal or informal depending on the country)
• Ellos /  ellas — they
• Vosotros / vosotras — you (plural, informal used in Spain)
• Nosotros / nosotras — we

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Next we have object pronouns, which replace the “object” of the sentence: the person or thing that receives the action of a verb. We split these into “direct object” and “indirect object.”

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Direct object pronouns

Direct object pronouns receive the action of the verb directly. For example, in the phrase  su papá la quiere (her dad loves her), the direct object is “her,” because she is receiving the action of the verb “love”.

Spanish direct object pronouns are:

• Lo , la — him, her, it, you (formal)
• Los , las — them, you all (formal in Spain)
• Os  — you all (informal in Spain)

Indirect object pronouns

Indirect object pronouns are indirectly affected by the action of the verb.

For example, consider the phrase le escribo una carta.  (I write him a letter). In this case,  le  (him or her) is the indirect object, as the verb is not directly affecting them.

They’re almost the same as direct object pronouns — just with  lo and la becoming  le, and  los  and  las  becoming  les:

• Le  — him, her, it, you (formal)
• Les — them, you all (formal in Spain)

Like the rest of the pronouns we’ve seen, possessive pronouns are also words which replace nouns — but also indicate ownership.

They’re often confused with possessive adjectives, which are different because possessive adjectives merely describe nouns and do not actually replace them.  

Here are the possessive pronouns in Spanish:

• Mío , mía , míos , mías — mine
• Tuyo , tuya , tuyos , tuyas — yours (informal singular)
• Suyo , suya , suyos , suyas — his, hers, theirs, yours (formal singular and plural)
• Vuestro , vuestra , vuestros , vuestras — yours (informal plural in Spain)
• Nuestro , nuestra , nuestros , nuestras — ours

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Demonstrative pronouns are used to point out specific people or things . They change depending on the distance of the speaker, and of course the gender of whatever is being referred to.

Sometimes, though, you’ll find yourself in situations where you don’t actually know the gender of the object you’re referring to: in these cases, you’ll want to use neuter demonstrative pronouns.

• Este  (m),  esta (f),  esto (n) — this
• Estos  (m),  estas (f) — these
• Ese  (m),  esa (f),  eso (n) — that
• Esos  (m),  esas (f) — those
• Aquel (m),  aquella (f),  aquello (n) — that (over there)
• Aquellos (m),  aquellas (f) — those (over there)

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When the object of a verb refers to the same noun as the subject of that verb, we use reflexive pronouns. 

Here are the reflexive pronouns alongside their English translations:

• Me  —  myself
• Te   — yourself
• Se   — himself, herself, themselves 
• Se — yourself (formal), yourselves (formal in Spain)
• Os   — yourselves (informal in Spain)
• Nos   — ourselves

Relative pronouns are words or phrases which refer back to a noun that was used earlier in communication. In English, they’re often words like “who,” “whose,” “that” and “which.” 

For example, in the phrase “the food that I bought,” the relative pronoun is “that.”

The following words and phrases are used as relative pronouns in Spanish:

• Quien , quienes 
• El que , la que , los que , las que
• El cual , la cual , los cuales , las cuales
• Lo que , lo cual
• Cuando ,  donde

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Indefinite pronouns are words which don’t actually refer to anything in particular—that is, they aren’t specific to any person, amount, or thing. In English we would use words like “anything,” “everybody,” “none,” “several” and “some.”

Here are a few of common indefinite pronouns you’ll come across in Spanish:

• Alguien — s omebody, someone
• Alguno / alguna / algunos / algunas — one, some, any
• Cualquiera — any, any one, anyone
• Nada  — nothing, not anything
• Nadie   — no one, not anyone
• Ninguno / ninguna — none, no one
• Otro / otra — other one, another one
• Poco / poca — little, few

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Finally, we have interrogative pronouns: these are pronouns which are used to ask questions (hence the name “interrogative”). 

Here are some of the most common interrogative pronouns in Spanish:

• D ónde  — where
• Q ué — what
• Por qué  — why
• Cómo  — how
• Cuándo  — when
• Quién — who

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An article is a word which identifies a part of a speech as a noun, without actually describing it.

It sounds complicated but it all makes sense when you see what the English equivalent would be: in this case, articles in English are “the,” “a” and “an.” For example:

“ The baby started to cry, so I gave him a bottle”

Articles can also be classified as “definite” and “indefinite” articles, which are explained below. 

Definite and indefinite articles in Spanish are words like “the,” “a” and “an.” And they’re incredibly useful little words! Read on to learn everything you need to know…

The definite article is used when the noun being referred to is already known to the speaker or reader. It refers to a specific, defined object.

In Spanish it has four forms, depending on the gender and number of the noun in question:

• El , la , los ,  las — the

In contrast, definite articles are used when the noun being referred to is general, or is not known to the speaker or reader. 

Like definite articles, indefinite articles in Spanish also reflect the gender and number of the noun. These are:

• Un , una — a, an
• Unos ,  unas — some

Verbs are words used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

Using verbs in Spanish is a bit more complex than in English—the following section has a run down of the most important things you should know. 

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An infinitive is the form of a verb which states nothing but an action—that is, they tell us nothing about who is actually performing the action, and when it’s being (or was) performed.

The English equivalent would be when we use verbs with “to” in front, such as: “to go,” “to sleep” or “to think.”

While in English our infinitive verbs begin with the word “to” in Spanish we identify them by their endings: -ar, -er and -ir . 

Spanish infinitives are an important part of the language. Read this guide to discover five common uses for Spanish verbs in their infinitive forms. You’ll also learn how…

Spanish verbs are split into three groups based on whether they end in -ar , -er , or -ir .

Each group is conjugated differently, so it’s important to know where the verb belongs so that you can conjugate them accordingly.

Verb conjugation is what we call it when a verb is changed to reflect a person, tense, number and mood.

In Spanish, we start with the infinitive verb and modify its ending according to who we’re talking about and how.

Let’s say that I want to say “I speak.” Here are the basic steps:

• Identify the verb you want to conjugate. In this case it would be  hablar  (“to speak”)
• Decide who is performing the action (aka the subject). In this case, I am the subject
• Find the appropriate ending. Use a verb conjugation table to find the ending that corresponds with “I” in the present tense. This will be -o
• Conjugate the verb. Remove  -ar  from  hablar  and add -o.  This gives us  hablo (“I speak.”).

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Vosotros is the informal way to say “you all” in Spain, and it’s important to learn if you want to travel there or speak Castilian Spanish! This guide covers what vosotros…

While most verbs in Spanish are regular and so follow the usual conjugation pattern, a large portion of them—42%, to be exact—are actually irregular verbs .

This means that they (unhelpfully) don’t always follow standard conjugation patterns, so you’ll have to learn their conjugations individually!

Irregular verbs in Spanish are extremely common, so they’re essential to know. Click here to learn 20 of the most useful irregular Spanish verbs, such as “ser,” “estar,”…

To learn Spanish you need to work smarter, not harder.

So instead of learning everything you possibly can when you first start out, stick to what will get you the most results—you need to learn the essential , most common verbs before you get into the more complex ones. 

These 150+ most common Spanish verbs are must-knows for Spanish learners because they appear so often! Click here for a lesson on the most important verbs in the Spanish…

Hard Spanish verbs got you down? Many of the most common Spanish verbs have some tricky conjugations in certain tenses. Here are 33 difficult Spanish verbs, along with…

Learning when to use tener vs haber can be a tricky part of learning Spanish. If they both mean “to have,” how do you know which one to use? Read this to learn when to use…

The word hay in Spanish is used by native speakers everywhere, from news reports to daily conversations. But many learners struggle to understand what hay means and…

Whether to use ser or estar (which both mean “to be”) is probably one of the most Googled questions by us Spanish learners. 

In general, I like to remember that ser  is for more permanent states, whereas  estar  is used for more transient states. 

Of course, it would be no fun if the rules were that simple, so check out our post for a full run down!

Ser vs. estar: which one should you use? Both verbs mean “to be” but how do you know which one is used in which situation? This guide will show you the differences between…

The verb “haber” pops up in Spanish conversations, literature and entertainment all the time, but it can be tricky to get the hang of as a learner. Click here to learn…

While verbs like  gustar (to like) appear complicated at first, the good news is that if you take a bit of time to understand them they really do make sense. 

With these verbs the object of the sentence becomes the subject, and the subject becomes the indirect object.

For example, to say “I like you” in Spanish is me gustas— directly translated this would be something like “to me, you are pleasing.”

With the verb gustar “you” becomes subject (where it would normally be the object), and is therefore conjugated from gustar into gustas. “I” then becomes the indirect object (instead of the subject), which necessitates the indirect object pronoun me.

Don’t let Spanish verbs like “gustar” catch you off guard! Find out how to use and conjugate the tricky “gustar” (to like, to be pleasing). Then, get to know 100+ other…

Stem-changing verbs are verbs which do not only change their endings while being conjugated, their “stem”, or the beginning of the verb, also changes. 

There are three main types of stem changing verbs:

• E to ie stem-changing verbs
• E to i stem-changing verbs
• O to ue stem-changing verbs

Spanish stem-changing verbs don’t follow normal conjugation rules and are a vital step in your learning journey. Read this blog post to learn how to identify, conjugate…

Tener and venir are two of the most common Spanish irregular verbs. You’ll hear them all the time, so it’s important to learn how to conjugate them! In this post, you’ll…

This is a type of verb which requires a reflexive pronoun (the me, te, se etc. pronouns that I mentioned earlier in the post). They’re easy to identify as they end in -se instead of the regular  -ar, -er  or  -ir infinitive ending. 

There are several types of pronominal verbs, but purely pronominal verbs cannot exist without a reflexive pronoun. 

Pronominal verbs Spanish language learners study can pose a major challenge due to their purely reflexive and chameleon-like properties. Luckily, they can easily be boiled…

Reflexive verbs are a type of pronominal verb. They too end in -se , and refer to an action that a subject performs on itself—in contrast to a regular verb, where the subject performs the action on someone or something else. 

For example:

• Lavar  —  to wash
• Lavarse  —  to wash yourself

Knowing how to use reflexive verbs in Spanish is essential! In this post, you’ll find a step-by-step guide to using Spanish reflexive verbs, covering everything from…

Next on the list of grammar terms you never knew existed we have phrasal verbs! These are verbs which actually change their meaning when you add an adverb or preposition to them. 

They’re on the advanced side, but learning them will help you to express yourself better—and also make your Spanish sound pretty flash. 

Spanish phrasal verbs are super common—you’ll hear them all the time in Spanish conversation. Check out these 32 commonly used phrasal verbs and learn how to use them…

The Spanish verb “acabar” is a useful little word to know! Learn how to conjugate “acabar” as well as its four main uses in the Spanish language. Find out when the word…

These verbs indicate meanings such as likelihood, ability, suggestion, or advice. 

In English, these verbs include words like “can,” “would,” “should” or “might.” Here are a few common ones in Spanish:

• Poder  — can, to be able to
• Saber  — to know how to
• Querer  — to want
• Deber  — must, should

What are Spanish modal verbs? How do you use them? Become a modal master with this playful, slightly messy guide.

Saber and conocer are two words that mean “to know” in Spanish. But how do you know which one to use: Saber vs conocer? These verbs have different meanings and it’s…

The active voice is what we use to communicate the vast majority of the time. It’s a form of a verb in which the subject is performing the action, while the passive voice is where the subject undergoes the action of the verb.

By contrasting these examples, you should get a better idea of what they are:

• Active: You broke the glass
• Passive: The glass was broken by you

In Spanish, the passive voice is formed with the formula subject + ser + past participle.

The Spanish passive voice highlights who receives a verb’s action instead of who is doing it. Click here to learn how to use the passive voice in Spanish, how to form it,…

You’re probably aware what a tense is, but just for those of us who appreciate more formal explanations: tense indicates the time of an action in relation to the time of utterance.

There are 14 tenses to explore in Spanish, each with different conjugations depending on the subject — so buckle up!

Spanish tenses are something you have to know to become fluent in Spanish. Many are used every day (like the simple present, preterite and imperfect tenses), while others…

The present tense in Spanish is the most basic tense, and what you’ll start off learning. It’s used to express actions which:

• Are happening now
• Are habitually performed
• Generally exist

Learn the present tense in Spanish with this in-depth guide for beginners. From regular -ar, -er and -ir Spanish present tense verb conjugations to irregular stem-changing…

The present participle comes after another verb and expresses a continuous action. Think of them as the “-ing” words in English. 

To form the present participle in Spanish, remove the  -ar, -er   and  -ir from the infinitive verb and simply add -ando (for an -ar verb) and -iendo (for -er and -ir verbs). 

The gerund in Spanish is a great construction for talking about things that are currently happening. In this post, you’ll learn all about what a gerund is, how to form it…

At first glance, the past tense seems just as straightforward as the present tense — except that it’s actually not. 

There are several types of past tenses in Spanish, and we’ll explain the main ones below. 

Knowing how to use the Spanish past tense is a vital skill to have. Read this if you’re ready to master it! This guide breaks down each of the five Spanish past tenses:…

This verb tense expresses an action which took place at a specific point in the past. Specifically actions or events which:

• Are completed
• Occurred on specific times/dates or during a specific time period
• Have specific beginnings or endings
• Took place in a sequence

In contrast, the past imperfect expresses an action in the past which was ongoing or didn’t have a defined beginning/end. Here are some of its uses in Spanish:

• Repeated or habitual actions in the past 
• Something that was in progress in the past
• Descriptions of people/things in the past
• People’s ages in the past
• Times and dates in the past 

The imperfect tense in Spanish is used to talk about past habitual actions, describe the past, give times and dates and more! This post will take you through how to form…

The past participle is a form of a verb used as a noun, an adjective, or to make “perfect tenses.”

For example, consider the sentence:  I have eaten.  “Eaten” is the past participle of “to eat.”

To form the past participle in Spanish, we just remove the infinitive ending ( -ar, -er  and  -ir ) and add -ado (for -ar verbs) or -ido  (for  -er  and  -ir verbs).

The past participle in Spanish isn’t just for the perfect tense. It can be used in many forms to express yourself in various ways. As a noun, adjective, adverb…even to…

To talk about the future in Spanish, we have a few options—which thankfully have some pretty close equivalents in English. Note that the first two options are most commonly used.

• Simple future.   Hablaré con ella. (I’ll talk to her). This tense is formed by conjugating a verb with a specific ending.
• Ir + a + infinitive .  Voy a hablar con ella. (I’m going to talk to her). This is formed by using the present simple conjugation of the verb  ir  (in this case  voy ) plus a (meaning “to”) plus  hablar  (the infinitive form of the verb “to talk)
• Future perfect.  Habré hablado con ella.  (I will have talked to her). To form this, we conjugate haber in the simple future tense ( h abré ) and add the past participle of the main verb ( hablado)

Knowing the future tense in Spanish opens up a million new conversational possibilities, like discussing future plans, reported speech and making “if” statements. This…

The conditional tense is incredibly useful for conversation and for forming advanced phrases, and once I discovered it it opened up a whole new world of expressing myself. 

In layman’s terms, the conditional indicates degrees of possibility in the present, future and past—like when we’re talking about something that might happen in the future, something that didn’t happen in the past or something that will probably never happen.

The Spanish conditional indicates possibilities and hypotheticals by changing the endings of verbs to -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais or -ían. This post will take you…

This tense is used to talk about actions or events that have occurred in the recent past, started in the past and continues to the present day, or when something has happened a certain number of times. For example: 

“They have been waiting for you”

In Spanish it’s formed by using the verb haber (to have) and the past participle.

Present perfect is formed by conjugating  haber  (to have) in the present tense, and pairing it with the past participle. 

He querido  verte. (I have wanted to see you)

The present perfect in Spanish is used to talk about things that happened in the past—but still affect the present. Click here to learn everything you need to know about…

Future perfect is formed by conjugating haber  (to have) in the—you guessed it—future tense, and pairing it with the past participle. 

¿ Habrás terminado mañana? (Will you have finished tomorrow?)

The Spanish future perfect tense is used to talk about things that will have happened in the future. Click here for the complete rundown—you’ll learn how to form it with…

The pluperfect tense has several uses, the main one being to indicate that an action took place before another action in the past. 

We form it by conjugating haber  (to have) in the past imperfect tense, and again, pairing it with the past participle. 

Habías dicho que sí. (You had said yes)

The pluscuamperfecto or pluperfect Spanish tense might seem scary, but it’s really not! Study this Spanish tense and learn its conjugations to talk about actions that…

Progressive is a type of tense that expresses an incomplete action at a specific time. 

In order to form the progressive tense in Spanish, we use the formula estar (to be) + present participle (finally, we’re moving away from the past participle!). 

Estoy saliendo. (I’m leaving)

We use the progressive tense in Spanish to describe what’s happening, what was happening or what will be happening. In this post, you’ll learn when to use the Spanish…

The present progressive tense is pretty self explanatory: it’s a progressive tense, used in the present.

Following the same formula as above, we conjugate  estar  in the present tense and add the present participle. 

Estamos intentando . (We’re trying)

The present progressive in Spanish is used to describe what you’re doing right now. Follow the three steps in this guide to master the present progressive (which is…

Again, past progressive is a progressive tense which is used in the past. 

Following the same formula estar + present participle, we conjugate estar  in the past imperfect tense and add the present participle. 

Estábamos intentando . (We were trying)

The past progressive in Spanish can help make your sentences sound a whole lot more interesting. So what is the Spanish past progressive, how do you form it, when do you…

Mood in Spanish grammar isn’t what it first appears—it doesn’t have to do with your state of mind. 

In the context of grammar, it’s a category of verb form which expresses whether something is:

• A fact (indicative mood)
• A condition (subjunctive mood) 
• A command (imperative mood)

Verb conjugations change depending on which mood you’re speaking in, so it’s important to understand when and how to use each one.

The indicative mood is the mood we use most often to communicate. Simply put, it’s used to express anything that we consider to be fact.

Being able to differentiate and choose between the subjunctive vs. indicative Spanish moods is essential to becoming fluent. Read this guide to know everything you need…

The subjunctive mood can be trickier to understand and use. This is due in part to the fact that the subjunctive in English is pretty vague, so we aren’t very familiar with it. 

Where the indicative mood is objective, the subjunctive is  subjective —it’s used to express something that is wished, imagined or possible.

Struggling with the Spanish subjunctive? Click here to learn exactly how to conjugate the subjunctive, the difference between the subjunctive and other moods, plus when to…

Spanish subjunctive practice might be just what you need to master this tricky mood. Click here to practice the Spanish subjunctive with quizzes containing 25+ questions.…

The Spanish imperfect subjunctive helps you express opinions, hopes, denials, doubts and hypothetical situations—something you’ll hear and use a lot in Spanish. Click…

The imperative mood is used to form commands or requests. 

While ordering someone around may sound impolite, you’d be surprised how often this mood comes up in our day to day lives: e.g. “come here” or “take the next right turn.” 

Spanish commands are super useful in everyday speech—and they’re not too difficult to learn! Click here for the complete rundown of how to make commands in Spanish,…

Vosotros commands are used in Spain to ask “you all” to do (or not to do) something. From asking people to come to your party to telling others not to make too much noise,…

In contrast to affirmative commands (where you tell someone/something to do something), negative commands are where you tell someone/something  not to do something. 

In addition to the  no (no) that you’ll add to the start of the verb, the verb itself is also conjugated differently—so it pays to learn the conjugations for both affirmative and negative commands. 

This complete guide covers everything you’ll need to know about forming negative commands in Spanish. See how and when to use negative Spanish commands, learn the…

You may remember from your elementary school days that adjectives are “ describing words .” While this is true, more formally they’re defined as “a word which names an attribute of a noun.” 

Like many things in Spanish, adjectives usually have to reflect the number and gender of the noun (or pronoun) it’s describing. Let’s have a deeper look at them.

Spanish adjectives are essential for every Spanish learner. Describe almost anything with ease using these 50 common adjectives in Spanish. Read on to learn how to…

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In need of some advanced Spanish adjectives? Check out this list of 32 Spanish adjectives that are guaranteed to add some lovely color to your spoken language. Each word…

Learning opposites in Spanish will help you remember new vocabulary faster and more effectively. From Spanish antonyms such as viejo and joven to rápido and lento, this…

• -o —  masculine singular
• -os — masculine plural
• -a — feminine singular
• -as — feminine plural
• -e —  masculine/feminine singular
• -es —  masculine/feminine plural
• -ista —  masculine/feminine singular
• – istas —  masculine/feminine plural
• Adjectives that end in a consonant also do not change for gender, only for number. To change these adjectives from singular to plural we usually just add  -es  to the end, however there are several exceptions to this rule

You may already be aware that adjectives are placed differently in Spanish than in English: the majority of the time, the adjective is placed after the noun it modifies. 

But there are a couple of exceptions, so be aware of these cases where the adjective actually goes in front:

• Proper nouns
• Nouns/relations that we only have one of
• Inherent qualities that are always associated with that noun
• When you already know the noun that the adjective is referencing

Spanish adjective placement is the opposite of English…except on a few occasions. Click here to learn everything you need to know about adjective placement in Spanish,…

You know we’re getting deep when we start talking about clauses. 

A clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb. In the case of an adjective clause, it’s essentially a group of words—including a subject and a verb—which functions much the same as a regular adjective. 

Spanish adjective clauses work the same as regular adjectives, but use more words to get the point across. Click here to learn everything you need to know about Spanish…

Possessive adjectives are adjectives which indicate a relationship of possession—whether it be strict ownership or other types of ownership to a lesser degree. 

They’re words like “my,” “mine,” “ours” and “theirs.”

Want to brush up on your Spanish possessive adjectives? These useful little words are used all the time in Spanish, and this complete guide will help you master them! It…

These two sorts of adjectives help describe relationships between two (or more) objects.

Comparative adjectives compare the quality of two things (“she is taller than him”), while a superlative expresses the highest degree of the quality (“she is the  tallest “).

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Demonstrative adjectives identify the relative position of someone or something in time or space. 

Demonstrative adjectives in Spanish express three types of distance:

• Este — this
• Aquel — that (over there)

And because they’re adjectives—don’t forget that they’ll change to reflect number and gender!

By now we know what an adjective is, and what a noun is. But what about using an adjective as a noun?

There are a couple of ways that adjectives can be altered to function as a noun:

1. Adding an article

2. Modifying an adjective with a demonstrative adjective

3. Using the article  lo

4. Using the personal  a

Did you know you can use adjectives as nouns in Spanish with five easy techniques? Just by adding a single extra word, such as a definite article or demonstrative…

These are adjectives which show relation in a sentence—hence the nomenclature. They introduce new information about something or someone that has been previously mentioned in the form of a relative clause. 

For example, in English we use the word “whose.” In Spanish, we would use cuyo, cuya, cuyos and cuyas (depending on the gender and number of whatever you’re referring to).

The relative adjective “cuyo” in Spanish is a useful word for learners to know. In this post, you’ll learn all about the word “cuyo,” including its forms and uses, shown…

Adverbs are a word or phrase which modifies other words in a sentence (usually an adjective, verb or another adverb) to further describe details such as place, time, manner or degree. 

Because they don’t modify nouns, adverbs don’t change according to gender or number like other classes of words do—that’s one less thing to worry about, at least!

Spanish adverbs are used everywhere the language, but luckily they’re not hard to learn. We’ll show you 100 examples of common Spanish adverbs and how they’re used in…

Adverbs can be placed into several categories depending on the sort of information they provide. Let’s have a look at the main ones and some examples:

• Adverbs of place give information about a place or location that something is happening, answering the question “where?”. For example aquí (here) and cerca  (close)
• Adverbs of frequency  describe how often an action is performed. For example a veces ( sometimes) and siempre (always)
• Adverbs of manner  express the way in which an action is performed by answering “how?” or “in what way?”. For example juntos  (together) and bien  (well)
• Adverbs of degree modify adjectives, and answer the question “how much/many?”. For example mucho  (much), peor  (worse)
• Adverbs of time  as the name suggests, these adverbs describe the time and duration of something. They answer questions like “when?” and “how long?”. For example ya  (already) and pronto  (soon)

Spanish adverbs of frequency are incredibly useful words that allow you to say how often something happens. Check out these 30 common Spanish frequency words plus some…

Adverbs in Spanish are usually placed either right before or right after the word they are modifying, and the type of word determines this placement. As a general rule, we can assume that they are usually:

• Placed a fter verbs
• Placed before adjectives
• Flexible if modifying the meaning of a sentence

Many adverbs in Spanish end in  -mente , which is like the equivalent of words ending in “-ly” in English (like “slowly,” “quickly,” or “regularly”).

We can form an adverb by using almost any singular feminine adjective and adding  -mente. 

Rápida (quick, fem. sing.) + – mente = rápidamente  (quickly)

Prepositions play a huge role in the meaning of sentences, but are often overlooked by those studying Spanish. 

Prepositions are words—or a group of words—used before nouns, pronouns or noun phrases to link them to other words in a sentence.

They communicate things like direction, time, location, spatial relationship, or introduce an object. 

Spanish prepositions are an essential part of the language! Read up on the 40 most common prepositions in Spanish, together with their usage and example sentences. This…

“Volver a” seems like a simple Spanish phrase but there’s more to it than meets the eye! Master the phrase with this complete guide to using the verb. You’ll learn its…

These prepositions describe the position of something (or someone) in relation to something else. There are a few to learn, but here are some of the most common ones to get you started:

• A  —  to, by, at
• Cerca de   — near to
• Debajo de   — under
• Encima de  — on top of
• En frente de  — in front of

Prepositions of place in Spanish can take your learning above and beyond! All puns aside, these prepositions are crucial for language learners. In this post, you’ll find…

Even after many years of learning Spanish, the “personal a” still trips me up a bit—probably because there is no equivalent in English.

It’s a preposition that is placed between the verb and the direct object of a sentence when the direct object is a person or a pet.  It doesn’t translate to anything, but we need to use it nonetheless!

Llamo a mi novio — I call my boyfriend

The personal a in Spanish can be a tricky grammar point for many learners since there’s no English equivalent. Click here to learn everything you need to know about the…

Like  ser  and  estar , whether you should use por  or  para  is another great conundrum of the Spanish learner.

They both loosely translate to “for”—however they’re pretty versatile in their meanings—so it can be pretty challenging figuring out when to use one over the other .

Here are some basic points to remember:

Por is used to mean “by” someone , while para is “for” someone

• Por is used for reason, while para is for purpose

Por is for traveling around or through somewhere, para is for the destination

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There are a whole lot of Spanish verbs which either must be used with a preposition, or change their meanings when paired with a preposition.

Unfortunately there isn’t a specific rule to help you learn them—you’ll have to pick them up as you use them!

Here are a couple of common examples:

• Soñar con  — to dream about
• Cuidar a  — to take care of
• Preocuparse por — to be worried about

Learning Spanish verbs with prepositions can help you learn about Spanish sentence structure and memorize key phrases. Here, you’ll find 30 of the most common Spanish…

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Conjunctions are words used to connect other words and sentences, and they’ll help you bridge from beginner to intermediate and advanced by allowing you to make more complex sentences. 

Let’s take a look at some of the most common Spanish conjunctions:

• Pero — but, yet
• Aunque — though, even though, but
• Para que — so that, so, in order to/for
• Porque — because
• Así que — so

They seem basic, but don’t underestimate them—you’d be surprised what knowing them will do for your Spanish!

Spanish conjunctions help you clearly express your thoughts and ideas with more complex sentences that flow naturally. Check out these 45 essential conjunctions and learn…

A contraction is a shortened version of a word or phrase, created by the omission of letters and sounds. 

In English you’ll see contractions with an apostrophe: “I’m” (from I am), “couldn’t” (from could not), “you’ll” (from you will). 

I’m happy to tell you that in Spanish, there are only two contractions to remember:

1.  A + el = al

2.  De + el = del

Don’t worry: This guide to Spanish contractions won’t let you down! Find out when to form contractions… and when not to. Learn all about “al” and “del” and how to use…

So you’ve learned a bunch of Spanish words, now you need to string them together to make a coherent sentence—luckily, it’s not super complicated! 

Let’s have a look at some of the main components of sentences in Spanish.

Not sure how to form sentences in Spanish? Spanish sentences follow a different structure from English ones, after all. Luckily, as long as you remember a few general…

The sentence structure in Spanish usually follows the same formula we use for English:

Subject + verb + object

It would be great if we could just say it’s the same as in English and leave it there, but there a couple of other important points regarding sentence structure:

• It’s not always necessary to add a subject (like we must do in English)
• Pronouns are placed directly before the verb, not after it
• The verb can sometimes be placed in front of the subject

Spanish sentence structure is one of those essential language concepts you need to understand to communicate clearly. Check out our guide to learn proper word order and…

Negation is where we insert a word or phrase to express the opposite meaning of a word or sentence.

In Spanish, it’s usually as straightforward as adding no before the verb in a sentence.

No quiero irme. (I don’t want to go).

It gets a little trickier when it comes to the “double negative,” which is considered incorrect (or non-standard) in English but is used often in correct Spanish.

We do this by using “negative words”—such as nada (nothing) or nunca  (never)—either on their own or in conjunction with  no. 

1. Negative word used alone before the verb Nunca  veo películas.  (I never watch movies).

2.  No  before the verb and negative word after the verb No  veo películas  nunca.  (I never watch movies).

Spanish negation is an important topic to understand, as you’ll undoubtedly find yourself needing to say no. Click here for the complete guide to negation, including the…

Transition words are easy to confuse with conjunctions. The difference is that transition words indicate the relationship between sentences or paragraphs, and removing them won’t actually affect grammatical correctness. 

There are a ton of different types for various situations—such as for explanations, results, emphasis and summaries—and knowing them will really help your Spanish flow. 

Trust me, take some time to learn them and you’ll thank me later!

Spanish transition words are a must-know to make your language flow and sound fluent! Click here to learn what the transition words in Spanish are, the different…

We use a specific type of language to compare and contrast things, whether you realize it or not. Here are some formulas for making simple comparisons in Spanish:

• To compare two things: más/menos + adjective + que
• To compare nouns: más/menos  + noun +  que
• To compare numbers: más/menos + de + number
• To describe a difference in how something is done: más/menos + adverb + que 

Check out the post below to find out how to use superlatives and make comparisons of equality!

Knowing how to make comparisons in Spanish is an unavoidable skill you’ll need when talking with native speakers. Click here to learn the nine Spanish comparison phrases,…

Confused by tan vs. tanto in Spanish? You’re not alone! In this post you’ll learn all the main uses of tan and tanto with simple formulas and plenty of examples in various…

You might actually live your whole life as a Spanish learner and never come across this term, but since we’re here we may as well get the run-down. 

Reported speech is a type of speech that tells you what someone said, but doesn’t actually use the person’s words. 

Mi hermana dice que está cansada. (My sister says she is tired).

To use this type of speech you’ll need to learn “reporting” or “communication” verbs, such as decir (to say, to tell), querer saber (to want to know) and pedir (to ask)

The reported speech Spanish speakers use is similar to its English counterpart—with a few key differences. Read this post for a thorough breakdown of how Spanish…

Learning to ask questions in Spanish is super important—in fact, you could argue that it’s one of the most important things to learn! 

Fortunately it’s relatively simple, especially because in Spanish we don’t need to use auxiliary verbs (like “do” or “does”). Often a question mark and a rising intonation will do just fine, but we can also utilize “question words” to better elicit information.

While they aren’t always essential, we do often need “question words” to form questions. 

We actually covered many of these words earlier under “Interrogative Pronouns,” but these words are so important that it won’t hurt to give this list another read! 

• ¿Quién?  — who?
• ¿ Qué?   ¿Cuál? — what ?
• ¿Cuándo?  — when?
• ¿Dónde?   — where?
• ¿Para qué?  — what for?
• ¿Por qué?  — why?
• ¿Cómo? — how?
• ¿ Cuánto / cuanta / cuantos / cuantas? — how many/how much?

If you used to think it was enough to know the difference between por qué and porque,  you’re not alone (and, unfortunately, you’re also incorrect).  

Spanish is already bursting with por s and  que s, but we’re going to add some variations to the list in the form of por qué, por que, porqué and porque. 

Don’t get too worried, though—here are their basic meanings in a nutshell:

• Por qué —  why
• Por que —  for which, so that (least commonly used)
• Porqué —  reason (noun)
• Porque —  because

Did you know that there are 4 different variations of “por que” in Spanish? The differences are in spaces and accent marks that create different meanings. Read this guide…

No doubt you’ve seen the curious upside down question mark that’s unique to the Spanish language. 

There’s no secret to it—this inverted question mark is used along with a regular question mark to indicate a question, just like in English. If a sentence is long, just use the question marks immediately before the question:

No he probado jamón serrano, ¿ cómo es ?  (I haven’t tried  jamón,  what’s it like?)

It’s used mostly in formal settings these days, so you definitely don’t worry about it if you’re chatting with your Spanish-speaking friends on WhatsApp!

You’ve likely seen an upside down question mark or an upside down exclamation point. But why does Spanish have inverted punctuation? And how should you use it? Learn why…

Exclamations and interjections are both used to express strong feelings and emotions.

An exclamation is usually a phrase or clause used with exclamation marks, whereas interjections are usually single words and are used with commas and question marks in addition to exclamation marks.

Interjections can also be sounds, and are grammatically unrelated to the sentence. 

These not only let you express emotion in just a word or two, they show that you understand what’s going on and they’ll make you sound really fluent!

Check out the posts below to learn some really useful ones. 

Check out 47 Spanish exclamations and other Spanish interjections to add some drama to your interactions with natives! Each entry comes with audio pronunciation and at…

It might feel like you’re going back to elementary school by learning numbers from scratch again, but it’s well worth your while! You’ll need to learn numbers in Spanish for everything from telling the time to making transactions. 

Let’s have a look at numbers one to ten:

• Tres — three
• Cuatro — four
• Cinco — five
• Siete — seven
• Ocho — eight
• Nueve — nine

And then some ordinal numbers:

• Primero / primera — first
• Segundo / segunda — second
• Tercero / tercera — third
• Cuarto / cuarta — fourth
• Quinto / quinta — fifth
• Sexto / sexta — sixth
• Séptimo / septima — seventh
• Octavo / octava — eighth
• Noveno / novena — ninth
• Décimo / decima — tenth

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Time expressions with “hacer” are used all the time to talk about when something happened or for how long something has/had been happening. Check out these common Spanish…

Writing mechanics are just rules of a written language—things like punctuation, capitalization, spelling and abbreviations. 

You may have already picked up on a couple (such as the quirky “upside down” question mark), but we’re going to go over a few differences between Spanish and English that are important to know. 

For the most part punctuation is pretty straightforward in Spanish. If you’re unsure about something can usually assume that it’s the same as in English, but here are the main things to look out for:

• Question marks.  As mentioned earlier, in more formal writing you need to add an inverted question mark at the  beginning  of the question as well as the end.
• Exclamation marks.  Similarly, inverted exclamation points are also used at the beginning and end of the exclaimed word or phrase in Spanish. 

If there are more than four numerals in a number, a space is supposed to be used to separate the groups of numerals—instead of the comma which we would use in English. For example, in English we would write “1,500,00,” in Spanish the same number would be written as “1 500 000.” In saying this, you may well see numbers of this size written as “1.500.000” in many places.

The last point to remember is that in many Spanish-speaking countries it’s common to see a comma used as a decimal separator, instead of a period like in English. For example the number “20.50” in English is often written in Spanish as “20,50.” 

—¡Hola! —dijo la señora. (“Hello!” said the lady). —Hola, ¿cómo está? —contestó el niño. (“Hello, how are you?” answered the boy).  

Read our Spanish punctuation lesson to learn about how to use periods, commas, semicolons, exclamation marks, question marks and two unique options for quotation marks.…

Spanish doesn’t capitalize words as often as we do in English, so unfortunately we can’t apply the same rules!

The following types of words are not capitalized in Spanish unless it’s the first word in a sentence:

• Months and days of the week
• Book and movie titles (only the first word is capitalized)
• Places (excluding countries and cities)
• Nationalities
• The personal pronoun  yo  (I)

Spanish capitalization can be tricky to get used to because its rules differ greatly from English. To help you out, we’ve broken down all of the rules for when to…

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• He has dedicated his life to scientific research.
• He emphasized that all the people taking part in the research were volunteers .
• The state of Michigan has endowed three institutes to do research for industry .
• I'd like to see the research that these recommendations are founded on.
• It took months of painstaking research to write the book .
• The amount of time and money being spent on researching this disease is pitiful .
• We are researching the reproduction of elephants .
• She researched a wide variety of jobs before deciding on law .
• He researches heart disease .
• The internet has reduced the amount of time it takes to research these subjects .

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Summer Cyber Research Includes Lessons from Mollusks, Foolish Human Behavior and Ransomware Stories

With the days getting shorter and cooler, we reflect fondly on the past couple of months we spent during relaxing days off, trips to the beach and…cybersecurity. Although many of us go on vacations during the hottest months of the year, cyber vigilance can’t take a break. In this inaugural Research Roundup, we showcase some of the top cyber research that’s caught our eye this summer.

Censys Research Report: Internet-Connected Industrial Control Systems

In this first look at a more comprehensive report being released later this year, Censys offers a glimpse of the vulnerabilities of the industrial control systems (ICSs) that underpin the infrastructures of cities and towns large and small. The scariest part? Many of the ICSs studied are hosted in a way that makes it impossible to notify owners that they’ve been compromised. READ MORE

The Nation’s Best Hackers Found Vulnerabilities in Voting Machines — But No Time To Fix Them

Every year in DEF CON’s Voting Village, hackers are invited to expose security gaps in voting machines. However, as the conference takes place in August, it’s usually too late in the U.S. election cycle for any of their recommendations to be implemented so no fixes are made. READ MORE

Phishing Frenzy

Abnormal Security’s H2 2024 threat report details how threat actors are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their phishing attacks. Poorly written, typo-laden emails are being replaced with QR codes, social engineering and convincing impersonations, leading to a higher likelihood of falling victim to organization/vendor email compromise. READ MORE

It Is Not Only About Having Good Attitudes: Factor Exploration of the Attitudes Toward Security Recommendations

We all know that exercise and eating well are good for our health. But knowing something and actually doing it are two very different things. In this paper published by the Journal of Cybersecurity , researchers explore a similar theme: why people who know they should follow cybersecurity practices don’t always do it. READ MORE

The Octopus Method: Innovative Use of Natural Defense Mechanisms in Mobile Device Security

As if octopuses (Octopi? Octopodes?) weren’t cool enough, this research paper by Özgecan Siyez of Gazi University explores how the fascinating self-defense tactics employed by this amazing animal can be adapted to secure mobile devices. READ MORE

“Your Data is Stolen and Encrypted”: The Ransomware Victim Experience

We know the basics of a ransomware attack: an organization is targeted, threat actors demand payment in exchange for not causing harm, the organization pays (or doesn’t) and the threat actors go away (or don’t). However, unless you’ve been the victim of a ransomware attack, it’s hard to understand the long-term effects of this crime. This report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) shares data and real-life stories from ransomware victims. READ MORE

Exploring Factors Influencing Adoption and Usage of Privacy-Enhancing Tools Among Smartphone Users

For her master’s thesis at Purdue University, Renusree Varma Mudduluru surveyed 342 participants to gain an understanding of what (if any) privacy-enhancing steps they’re taking to secure their devices. This comprehensive study aims to “contribute significantly to digital forensics, cybersecurity and privacy. It will help create more user-centric privacy tools and policies and educate users about the importance of digital privacy.” READ MORE

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Money blog: 'Disgusting' - Anger as Boohoo closes accounts

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More landlords are selling up in London, with the number of buy-to-let properties up for sale hitting a 10-year-high. 

Analytics company TwentyCi found 22% of all newly listed homes in July had been available to rent in the last 10 years. 

This compares with 15.6% in July 2023. 

Across the rest of the UK, the number of landlords selling their properties was significantly lower at 9%. 

Chief executive of TwentyCi, Colin Bradshaw, said fears of a capital gains tax increase was one of the reasons for the landlord exodus. 

Capital gains tax is a levy on any profit you make when you sell or "dispose of" an asset, such as shares or a second home.

The amount you can earn in profit before paying capital gains tax is currently £3,000. 

Mr Bradshaw said another factor was expected measures such as the requirement for a minimum emissions rating for rented properties by 2030.

HM Revenue and Customs Data shows private landlords' income fell by 4% from £49.4bn in 2020-21 to £47.44bn in 2022-23. 

One of the biggest falls in income was in London at 12.5%, followed by Scotland at 6.9%. 

Oasis have announced two extra Wembley Stadium shows after their tour sold out over the weekend.

Both Liam and Noel Gallagher, as well as Ticketmaster, came under fire over the initial release - as fans spent hours in virtual queues, and some tickets ended up costing more than three times as much due to surge ticket pricing. The government has launched a review into the practice after the backlash.

Announcing two further dates at Wembley Stadium in September next year, Oasis said there would be a staggered "special invitation-only ballot ticket sale strategy", devised "as a small step towards making amends for the situation".

They said it needed "to be made clear" that the band "leave decisions on ticketing and pricing entirely to their promoters and management, and at no time had any awareness that dynamic pricing was going to be used".

Applications to join the ballot for the September shows will be opened first to fans who were unsuccessful in the initial sale.

The band added: "Inevitably interest in this tour is so overwhelming that it's impossible to schedule enough shows to fulfil public demand," the band's statement continued. "But this ticket sale strategy will make the process far smoother for fans by reducing the stress and time it takes to obtain one of the hottest tickets of our time."

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Councils have called on the government to end the Right to Buy scheme for new council homes. 

One hundred local councils have warned the financial model for council housing finances is "broken", with a £2.2bn "black hole" in councils' dedicated budgets expected by 2028.

The councils have called for a complete overhaul of the Right to Buy scheme introduced by Margaret Thatcher in 1980 that allows council tenants to buy their council homes at reduced rates.

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, who  bought her council house through Right to Buy in 2007 , announced at the end of July the government had started to review increased discounts introduced by the former Conservative government in 2012 and will begin a consultation into the whole scheme this autumn.

Only 4% of homes bought under Right to Buy have been replaced, according to charity Shelter, while an estimated 43% of households living in private rented accommodation and receiving housing benefits are in homes bought under Right to Buy.

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Boohoo has caused upset among its loyal customers after cancelling accounts and charging them for returns. 

The online retailer has reportedly started closing some premier accounts due to "unusually high returns activity". 

Earlier this year, it started charging premier customers £1.99 for returns - but many shoppers have complained that they were not informed. 

At the moment, a premier subscription costs £7.99 a year, but it usually costs £12.99. 

Subscribers get unlimited next day delivery, paperless returns and access to exclusive discounts. 

Up until the changes, they were also able to return their items free of charge. 

One X user said she was "disgusted" after Boohoo deactivated her account. 

"Because I order multiple outfits for holidays and night outs or (because your sizes are all over the place) I order two sizes of most things... and because I don't keep everything and send them back, you deactivate my account," she said. 

"I've been a customer for 12 years. Disgusting." 

She wasn't the only one feeling that way... 

Others said they would stop shopping at the retailer altogether. 

The Money team looked through the Premier T&Cs - and it does not mention a limit on the number of returns that can be made, or returns at all. 

But, it does state that the company can terminate accounts at its discretion. 

"We may decide to terminate your Boohoo Premier account and you will be given a prorated refund based on the number of whole months remaining in your membership," it states.

"We will not give any refund for termination related to conduct that we determine, in our discretion, violates these terms or any applicable law, involves fraud or misuse, or is harmful to Boohoo's interests or another user." 

Boohoo isn't the online retailer to make this move. 

Earlier this year, PrettyLittleThing, which is owned by Boohoo, introduced a returns fee and started cancelling accounts that sent back several items. 

Consumer expert Helen Dewdney from The Complaining Cow said there was a growing trend of companies doing this, explaining that returns can be costly for those with small profit margins. 

"If a customer is costing a company more by returning more than they are keeping, then it is perhaps understandable why they are having their account closed," she said. 

But, she noted that where a company has offered unlimited free returns for a fee, without detailing any limits, then this could be considered as "very unfair and misleading".

"Under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 there is a fairness test," she added. 

"For a practice to be unfair under these rules, they must harm, or be likely to harm, the economic interests of the average consumer. 

"It could be considered that paying to have unlimited returns was part of the purchasing decision. Boohoo should be clearer in their terms and conditions as regards what the limit is, and should certainly be refunding the fee to anyone who has had their account closed." 

A spokesperson for Boohoo told Money: "We are committed to providing our customers with easy access to our products and upholding a fair return policy.

"However, like many other online fashion brands, it is important that we balance this with our responsibility to discourage repeat returners, which incur a cost for both the business and the environment."

The Co-op is experiencing its highest-ever levels of crime and abuse, with some staff members losing an eye or miscarrying as a result, one of its directors has told the House of Lords. 

Speaking to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee, Paul Gerrard said crime had risen by 44% across its stores and violence had increased by 35%. 

"That level of crime in our stores is 1,000 incidents every single day," he said.

"That is the highest level we have ever seen, levels of abuse are at the highest level we have ever seen and violence has dipped slightly in 2024, but it still a very high level." 

He suggested that organised criminals are behind the surge in shoplifting, saying people are "stealing to order huge volumes". 

In some cases, he said people had entered with wheelie bins and building bags to load up with stolen goods. 

"If one of my colleagues gets in the way, there will be a violent threat," Mr Gerrard added. 

"There might be a knife, there might be a syringe. I've had colleagues attacked with a medieval mace, we've had colleagues lose their eye, we've had colleagues miscarry.

"We spend money to keep the colleagues safe in the store. If an incident happens, then we take a number of measures."

Co-op has been a leading voice in campaigns against shopworker violence and is one of the funders of Project Pegasus. 

The group supports police forces in identifying the organised crime groups operating in their area. 

English football clubs are being warned they will face "enormous opposition" if they try to introduce dynamic pricing for match tickets - after two top sides in Spain confirmed they were adopting the controversial practice.

Valencia and Celta Vigo are believed to be the only European clubs to have embraced the system for this season's matches.

Although there are no suggestions dynamic pricing will be introduced into the English game, there has been growing concern clubs are vastly hiking prices, depending on the level of opposition.

It also comes after the huge controversy surrounding the sale of tickets for  next year's reunion shows by Oasis  - where dynamic pricing saw tickets worth £148 being sold for £355 within hours of release.

The Football Supporters Association (FSA) warned against "greedy owners in football" trying to "exploit supporter loyalty" in the English leagues.

In a statement, the FSA said: "With impeccable timing after the Oasis fiasco, voices in football have started to float the idea of infecting football with dynamic pricing.

"Never underestimate the potential for the most greedy owners in football to try and import terrible ideas from other industries to exploit supporter loyalty.

"Match-goers are already mobilising against the recent wave of price rises and attacks on concessions. Any underhand increases will be met with enormous opposition."

When you've forked out hard-earned money for a holiday abroad, the last thing you want is to be landed with an expensive phone bill at the end of it.

Brexit brought an end to the guarantee of free roaming for UK residents who visit countries inside the EU – but the good news is some providers still offer free services up to a certain point for travellers in Europe.

Here, we take a look at the UK's major phone providers and what they're offering customers when it comes to roaming across the globe...

Vodafone splits its roaming charges into four different "zones".

For pay monthly customers who took out their contract on or after 11 August 2021, how much you pay depends on which zone you're headed to:

Zone A - Ireland, the Isle of Man, Iceland and Norway - no extra charge

Zone B - Europe and EU member states (49 destinations) - £2.42 a day for customers without the Xtra Euro Roam plan

Zone C - 32 destinations including the US, Australia, Barbados and South Africa - £7.39 a day for customers without the Xtra Global Roam plan

Zone D - 75 destinations from Argentina to Uzbekistan and Vietnam - £7.39 a day

All charges are dependent on customers adhering to the 25GB fair usage limit.

Countries outside zones A-D are deemed "rest of world zones" by Vodafone - these include destinations such as Belize, Nepal and Angola. Data is charged for each megabyte (MB) used, with charges typically £1.20 per MB. 

Those with contracts before 11 August 2021 pay nothing for Zones A and B, and £6 a day for Zones C and D.

Unlike some other major providers, O2 hasn't brought back EU roaming charges for customers using up to 25GB data abroad.

That means both pay monthly and pay-as-you-go customers heading to its Europe Zone (more than 40 destinations) are free to call, text and use data as they would in the UK.

For anyone travelling further afield, the charges depend on what plan you're on.

Customers whose contract includes the O2 Travel Inclusive Zone can roam in 27 destinations outside Europe, including Australia, New Zealand, the US and southern American countries.

If it's not part of your plan, you can purchase a travel bolt-on for £6 a day which allows for data roaming in 63 destinations.

Contract holders with O2 Travel Inclusive Zone Ultimate can roam freely in 75 destinations outside Europe.

Three's Go Roam Europe service lets pay monthly customers use their data allowance in 49 destinations at a cost of £2 a day.

Those using the Go Roam Global service (22 destinations outside Europe) pay £5 a day while Go Roam Global Extra (92 destinations outside Europe) comes at a cost of £7 a day.

The charges apply to customers who took their contracts out on or after 1 October 2021 - there are no charges for customers who were with Three before that.

Three imposes a 12GB fair usage cap for all customers on a monthly contract when roaming abroad and 9GB for those on pay-as-you-go.

Anyone with an EE plan that began before 7 July 2021 will have EU data roaming included.

For newer customers, it costs £2.47 a day to use data roaming while travelling in its European zone, up to the 50GB fair usage limit.

For customers heading abroad to Europe for 11 days or more, it's cheaper to add on EE's Roam Abroad Pass which costs £25 a month (it can be cancelled at anytime, meaning you can scrap it after your holiday if you want to).

Customers heading to Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the US and wanting to use their data can select the Roam Abroad Pass as an add-on.

Alternatively, they can pay £6.74 a day for 500MB of data only in Canada and the US, £8.45 a day for 500MB in nine countries including Australia, India and China, or use 150MB of data for £8.45 a day in 45 other destinations including Brazil, Japan and Jamaica. 

Customers can use their phones abroad in 47 destinations without paying extra roaming charges with BT Mobile's Roam Like Home scheme.

If travelling outside Europe, BT mobile customers can use still use their phones but will need to buy a Mobile Travel Data Pass to access their data.

It costs £6 for 500MB that must be used within 24 hours. It covers 12 countries, including the UAE, US, Australia and Canada.

Giffgaff lets customers roam for no extra charge within the EU and other selected locations, with a 5GB fair usage cap. If this is exceeded, roaming is charged at 10p per MB.

Anyone travelling outside the 37 locations in the EU and beyond will have to add credit to their account to use their phones as normal.

They'll also be charged a rate per minute, text or MB, which varies depending on where you go.

Tesco Mobile

Until 2026, anyone travelling to one of Tesco's 48 Home from Home destinations can use their phone as normal with no extra charge.

Roaming charges apply for travel outside these countries - but Tesco will cap data usage at £40 for anyone who hasn't already put in a safety buffer, to avoid anyone coming home to a shockingly high bill.

Generally, data costs around £5 per MB and texts 40p, but costs for calls can vary.

Sky's Roaming Passport Plus lets customers access their UK allowances for £2 a day in more than 55 popular holiday destinations, including EU countries, the US, Australia and more.

The pass is valid for 24 hours. Unused data can be carried over but the £2 charge still applies.

Anyone heading to other far-away destinations will see out-of-tariff roaming charges apply.

If you've got a phone or SIM-only contract with iD Mobile you can use your UK monthly allowances in 50 destinations worldwide, up to 30GB.

Roaming has to be activated beforehand through your online account or the iD Mobile app.

Lyca Mobile

Anyone with a Lyca Mobile SIM can roam in the EU or use data in India as normal up to the 12GB fair usage limit.

What about e-SIMS?

Standing for "embedded SIM", e-SIMS are virtual SIMS that have been built into most newer devices like phones, tablets and smartwatches.

While perhaps not so useful inside the UK and for short EU trips, they could be a way to avoid those hefty out-of-tariff fees for travel further afield.

As they can be activated without a physical card, it makes them particularly useful for overseas trips as you can easily switch between several different carriers if you need to. 

To use one, you'll need to purchase an e-SIM for the country you're heading to and adjust the settings on your phone to allow it to be used.

There are many different providers offering e-SIM services at varying prices for different destinations, making them difficult to compare.

On a similar theme to our last post... The pension pot needed for basic retirement has risen more than 60% in the last three years, two thinktanks have found. 

This means the average pension pot required has risen from £68,300 in 2020-21 to £107,800 in 2023-24. 

Rising housing, energy, food and transport prices have all contributed to the increase, a study by the Resolution Foundation and Living Wage Foundation suggests. 

Researchers say a person requires an average income of £19,300 a year in retirement to sustain a "basic" standard of living. 

However, this figure differs depending on whether a person owns or rents their home, and if they live alone. 

For example, single home-owning pensioners need  £13,500 annually while pensioner couples that own their home need £20,600. 

At the moment, the full rate of the state pension is £221.20 a week, or £11,502 a year.

The rest of the "basic retirement" fund would need to come from other sources such as a private pension with a balance of £107,800. 

To reach the amount needed in retirement, the research found a person working full-time on the Living Wage (£11.44 an hour) would need to contribute 9% of their earnings a year from the age of 25 to 68. 

State pensions could rise by more than £400 next year, according to reports.

The triple lock means pensions rise each April by whatever is highest out of inflation, average wage growth and 2.5%

This year that looks set to be wage growth, with figures set to be released next week.

The Treasury's internal working calculations, seen by the BBC, show this would lead to a £400 annual increase for anyone on the full state pension.

That would take the full state pension to around £12,000.

Pre-2016 retirees who may be eligible for the secondary state pension could see a £300 per year increase.

None of this has yet been confirmed but the Office for Budget Responsibility's spring forecast of earnings growth was 3.7% for the triple lock reference period - which all ties in with the suggested hikes above.

Any decision on a pension increase will be made by Pensions Minister Liz Kendall ahead of October's budget.

Yesterday, Chancellor Rachel Reeves reiterated the government's backing of the triple lock - which this year resulted in a £900 rise.

The Treasury has been contacted for comment.

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By James Sillars , business news reporter

A US-led stock market sell-off is hitting values on this side of the Atlantic for a second day.

The main worry, which was first seen a month ago, continues to be the performance of the world's largest economy.

Weaker than expected US manufacturing data sparked drops in oil and commodity costs, which bled into share prices.

The big losers, however, were tech shares.

Analysts said a decline of almost 10% in AI chipmaker Nvidia's stock was down to some profit-taking on fears the best news for the company's outlook was in the rearview mirror.

Brent crude dropped almost 5% to $73 a barrel.

The FTSE 100 largely mirrored Tuesday's declines at Wednesday's open, falling 0.8%.

Energy and mining stocks were among those worst affected again.

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