/asesiˈnaɾ/

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Translation

to murder, to assassinate

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Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoasesinoasesinéasesinabaasesinaréasesinaría
túasesinasasesinasteasesinabasasesinarásasesinarías
él/ella/ud.asesinaasesinóasesinabaasesinaráasesinaría
nos.asesinamosasesinamosasesinábamosasesinaremosasesinaríamos
vos.asesináisasesinasteisasesinabaisasesinaréisasesinaríais
ellos/uds.asesinanasesinaronasesinabanasesinaránasesinarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoasesineasesinaraasesinase
túasesinesasesinarasasesinases
él/ella/ud.asesineasesinaraasesinase
nos.asesinemosasesináramosasesinásemos
vos.asesinéisasesinaraisasesinaseis
ellos/uds.asesinenasesinaranasesinasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túasesina
ud.asesine
nosotrosasesinemos
vosotrosasesinad
uds.asesinen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
asesinando
Past participle
asesinado

Examples

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The novel tells how they try to murder the mayor.

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In the film they accuse an innocent man of murdering his neighbour.

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The detective wants to know who planned to murder the witness.

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To murder someone is one of the worst crimes.

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Nobody knew why they wanted to assassinate the king.

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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 6: asesinar, averiguar, destruir and 7 more words.