So how did you get your nickname used here?

[na_th_an]

yeah, cuz you really need 6 versions of a word. thats like saying binary is inferior or something just cuz it only has 2 different numbers per digit rather than 10.... :roll:

Not exactly. We may have 6 words which could translate to one of yours but that in fact express slightly different things.

Also, you have many "made up words" using several existing words when we have a special, dedicated word:

look = mirar
look for = buscar
look after = cuidar
look into = investigar
look upon = considerar
look out! = ¡cuidado!
look up = consultar
look forward = ansiar
look in on = visitar

put = poner
put on = vestir
put off = apagar
put away = descartar
put down = finalizar
put forth = cultivar
put in = meter
put out = sacar
put over = posponer
put together = construir
put up = levantar
put upon = imponer
...

see what I mean?

That makes a language more beautiful and rich. It favourishes poetry, for example. You can really choose which words to use to express yourself, which is extremely nice.

It's a nightmare for foreigners wanting to learn proper Spanish, but Chinese is more difficult