This is the 10690th most frequent Spanish word.
dedico
"I dedicate" or "I devote."
In this sentence, 'dedico' is used as part of a reflexive verb 'dedicarse'. It indicates the act of committing oneself to a particular profession or activity, in this case, teaching languages.
Yo me dedico a enseñar idiomas.
I devote myself to teaching languages.
Here, 'dedico' is used as a transitive verb 'dedicar'. It shows the action of presenting or offering something to someone, specifically dedicating a poem to the speaker's mother.
Le dedico este poema a mi madre.
I dedicate this poem to my mother.
In this example, 'dedico' acts as a transitive verb 'dedicar', indicating the allocation of time towards an activity—reading books.