No. 786 in Spanish

suelen

"Usually" or "tend to."

In a sentence

Ellos suelen tomar café por la mañana.
They usually have coffee in the morning.
In this sentence, 'suelen' is used to indicate a habitual action or tendency.
Los estudiantes suelen estudiar en grupos antes de los exámenes.
The students usually study in groups before exams.
Here, 'suelen' reflects a common practice or routine behavior of the students.
Los fines de semana, solemos salir a caminar.
On weekends, we usually go for a walk.
In this context, 'solemos', the first-person plural form of 'suelen', indicates a frequent activity performed by the speaker and their group.

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