Kilo Lingo

/aniˈmaɾ/

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Translation

to encourage, to cheer up

Word origin

From Latin animare ('to give life to'), from anima ('breath, soul, life').

Origin
Latin
Root
anima
English cognates
animate, animal, animation

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoanimoaniméanimabaanimaréanimaría
animasanimasteanimabasanimarásanimarías
él/ella/ud.animaanimóanimabaanimaráanimaría
nos.animamosanimamosanimábamosanimaremosanimaríamos
vos.animáisanimasteisanimabaisanimaréisanimaríais
ellos/uds.animananimaronanimabananimaránanimarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoanimeanimaraanimase
animesanimarasanimases
él/ella/ud.animeanimaraanimase
nos.animemosanimáramosanimásemos
vos.animéisanimaraisanimaseis
ellos/uds.animenanimarananimasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
anima
ud.anime
nosotrosanimemos
vosotrosanimad
uds.animen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
animando
Past participle
animado

Examples

.

My friends cheer me up when I am sad.

.

I encouraged my brother to study more.

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The music livened up last night's party a lot.

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I do not feel like doing this at all.

.

His words always cheer me up a lot.

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