How do you change verbs into a noun and do the opposite in spanish terms?

Question

I need help to be a translator!!!

Answer 1

spanish is different from english....it does not have suffixes as english does in order to change the morphological category of a word...it's a bit more complicated than that...

Answer 2

In Spanish, in general, you can turn a verb into a noun by simply adding the article "el" before the infinitive form of the verb. This gives the general meaning of "the act of" in English:
El soñar es bueno. ("Dreaming is good."; "The act of dreaming is good.")
Be careful with using this if you aren't too experienced with it.

As far as turning a noun into a verb, it depends. Try checking your dictionary for related words and you might be able to figure out patterns of the kind the first answerer has listed.

Answer 3

It varies.

Fumar - to smoke; fumo - smoke
Soñar - to dream; sueño - dream
(first person present tense=noun)

Contar - to count; cuenta - account
preguntar - to ask a question; pregunta - question
(third person present tense=noun)

comer - to eat; comida - food
llamar - to call; llamada - call
(past participle=noun)

and the list goes on and on.

Bottomline: no set rule!