Kilo Lingo

/aβiˈsaɾ/

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Translation

to warn, to let know, to notify

Word origin

Borrowed from French aviser, from Vulgar Latin advisare, from ad- plus visum ('thing seen'), from videre ('to see').

Origin
Latin
Root
videre
English cognates
advise, advice, vision

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoavisoaviséavisabaavisaréavisaría
avisasavisasteavisabasavisarásavisarías
él/ella/ud.avisaavisóavisabaavisaráavisaría
nos.avisamosavisamosavisábamosavisaremosavisaríamos
vos.avisáisavisasteisavisabaisavisaréisavisaríais
ellos/uds.avisanavisaronavisabanavisaránavisarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoaviseavisaraavisase
avisesavisarasavisases
él/ella/ud.aviseavisaraavisase
nos.avisemosavisáramosavisásemos
vos.aviséisavisaraisavisaseis
ellos/uds.avisenavisaranavisasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
avisa
ud.avise
nosotrosavisemos
vosotrosavisad
uds.avisen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
avisando
Past participle
avisado

Examples

llegue .

I want to let my family know when I arrive home.

.

I let him know that the train left at eight.

.

We have to notify the police now.

.

Nobody warned me about the time change.

, .

Let your mother know, please.

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