/amenaˈθaɾ/ ES

/amenaˈsaɾ/ MX

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Translation

to threaten

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Grammar

Verb type-ar regular (z to c spelling change)

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoamenazoamenacéamenazabaamenazaréamenazaría
túamenazasamenazasteamenazabasamenazarásamenazarías
él/ella/ud.amenazaamenazóamenazabaamenazaráamenazaría
nos.amenazamosamenazamosamenazábamosamenazaremosamenazaríamos
vos.amenazáisamenazasteisamenazabaisamenazaréisamenazaríais
ellos/uds.amenazanamenazaronamenazabanamenazaránamenazarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoamenaceamenazaraamenazase
túamenacesamenazarasamenazases
él/ella/ud.amenaceamenazaraamenazase
nos.amenacemosamenazáramosamenazásemos
vos.amenacéisamenazaraisamenazaseis
ellos/uds.amenacenamenazaranamenazasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túamenaza
ud.amenace
nosotrosamenacemos
vosotrosamenazad
uds.amenacen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
amenazando
Past participle
amenazado

Examples

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You cannot threaten people to get what you want.

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The storm threatens to ruin the harvest.

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The thief threatened the cashier with a knife.

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The black clouds threaten rain for this afternoon.

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Why are you threatening me if I have done nothing?

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This word is taught in chapter 23, lesson 7: amenazar, gasolina, miserable and 7 more words.