Le vi aserrando un árbol.

Sentence Discussions Spanish
#1
English Translation

I saw him sawing a tree.

Can I take it that plain “serrar” would fit equally well?

#2

Probably, but I expect that, given seseo is used in most Spanish dialects, “aserrar” is more likely to be used, even though the context would make “cerrar” quite unlikely.

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#3

Good point! As an incorrigible practitioner of ceceo, it didn’t occur to me.

#4

Ceceo or distinción?

#5

It didn’t occur to me that to most speakers of Spanish, cerrar and serrar are indistinguishable.