comprar

=

to buy

verb

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!

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
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
Complete comprar conjugation

"comprar" in the Answers forum

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