No. 3,846 in Spanish

sorprenden

"They surprise."

In a sentence

Las noticias siempre me sorprenden.
The news always surprises me.
In this sentence, 'sorprenden' is used to express the action of causing surprise or amazement to the speaker by the subject, which is 'Las noticias' (The news).
Los resultados finales sorprenden a todos.
The final results surprise everyone.
Here, 'sorprenden' is utilized to indicate that the subject 'Los resultados finales' (The final results) provokes a reaction of surprise among an audience.
Sus habilidades realmente sorprenden en cada conversación.
Their skills truly astonish in every conversation.
In this context, 'sorprenden' suggests a state of amazement or being impressed, caused by the subject 'Sus habilidades' (Their skills) during interactions.

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