How to Say "blinds" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “blinds” is “ciega” — B1 level.
English → SpanishB1
verbB1
3rd person singular present of 'cegar'
Examples
La envidia ciega a la gente y les hace cometer errores.
Envy blinds people and makes them commit mistakes.
Esa luz tan fuerte ciega al conductor.
That strong light blinds the driver.
Usted ciega el hueco con cemento.
You (formal) block up the hole with cement.
Stem Change E → IE
The verb cegar changes the 'e' in its root to 'ie' whenever the stress falls on the root (which happens for most singular forms and the third-person plural in the present tense).
Spelling Change in Preterite/Subjunctive
Notice the 'g' changes to 'gu' in the nosotros and vosotros forms of the present subjunctive (ceguemos, ceguéis) and the yo form of the preterite (cegué). This is just to keep the 'g' sound hard, like in 'gato'.
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