madrugar
madrugar
intransitive verb
1to get up early (levantarse)
- no por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano (Prov) -> time must take its course
- al que madruga, Dios le ayuda (Prov) -> the early bird catches the worm
2(ocurrir pronto)
- los goles madrugaron -> it wasn't long before the goals started flowing
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madrugar [mah-droo-gar’]
verb neuter
1To rise early (levantarse). (n)
2To contrive, to premeditate. (n)
3To anticipate, to get there first. (n)
verb transitive
- Madrugar a uno -> to forestall somebody (adelantarse a)
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Verb Conjugation for "madrugar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | madrugo | madrugué | madrugaba | madrugaré | madrugue |
| Tú | madrugas | madrugaste | madrugabas | madrugarás | madrugues |
| Ella/Él/Usted | madruga | madrugó | madrugaba | madrugará | madrugue |
| Nosotros | madrugamos | madrugamos | madrugábamos | madrugaremos | madruguemos |
| Vosotros | madrugáis | madrugasteis | madrugabais | madrugaréis | madruguéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | madrugan | madrugaron | madrugaban | madrugarán | madruguen |
