comprar |
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to buy |
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comprar
transitive verb
1. to buy, to purchase (adquirir)
- se lo compré a un vendedor ambulante -> I bought it from a street vendor o seller
- se lo compraron a Ignacio como regalo de despedida -> they bought it for Ignacio as a leaving present
2. to buy (off), to bribe (sobornar)
- ¡el árbitro está comprado! -> they've bribed the referee!
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comprar [com-prar’]
article & verb transitive
1. To buy, to purchase, to shop; to acquire.
- Comprar al contado -> to pay cash for
- Comprar a plazos -> to buy on installments
2. (fig.) To buy off, to bribe; to win over.
Verb Conjugation for "comprar"
- Infinitive
- comprar
- Gerund
- comprando
- Participle
- comprado
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | compro | compré | compraba | compraré | compre |
| Tú | compras | compraste | comprabas | comprarás | compres |
| Ella/Él/Usted | compra | compró | compraba | comprará | compre |
| Nosotros | compramos | compramos | comprábamos | compraremos | compremos |
| Vosotros | compráis | comprasteis | comprabais | compraréis | compréis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | compran | compraron | compraban | comprarán | compren |
"comprar" in the Answers forum
| Q: | "Cuando _____ a comprar, los almacenes _____" |
| A: | > a) voy/han cerrado (this is what I thought it was because I didn't think you could have "fui a..." as a form, but then it doesn't make sense because… |
| Q: | Comprar |
| A: | Thanks very much for answering my post. Matthew > lazarus1907 said: > The "usted" forms are the same as those for "él" or "ella", for all tenses and… |
| Q: | Azucena fue a la tienda a comprar jabón y leche; |
| A: | > **S**he was still a child, who had never been out on a date; > her tender face blushed thinking of going out this night. The English reads pretty well… |
| Q: | can anyone help me with this:que hago que? jajajajajajaj.vos queres ir a comprar… |
| A: | oops.. here is the rest: que hago que? jajajajajajaj.vos queres ir a comprar conmigo, pero en franklin se acabaron en el unico lugar que vi parecidas… |
| Q: | imperative, reflexive verbs, comprar, 2nd person plural |
| A: | When you use this "vosotros" imperative form, the ending is "d": "mirad". However, if you attach the pronoun "os", the "d" must be dropped (except for… |
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