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corregir

to correct

verb koh-rreh-HEER Rare

Also means

to mark (papers)

Usage Note

Corregir is both to fix an error and to grade or mark student work (corregir exámenes). It is an e→i stem-changing verb (corrijo, corrige) with a spelling change g→j before o/a to preserve the soft g sound. Its noun counterpart is corrección (f); the agent noun corrector also exists (as in spell-checker: corrector ortográfico).

Examples

"La profesora corrigió todos los exámenes."

Natural Translation

The teacher marked all the exams.

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