/boɾˈðaɾ/

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Translation

to embroider

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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
yobordobordébordababordarébordaría
túbordasbordastebordabasbordarásbordarías
él/ella/ud.bordabordóbordababordarábordaría
nos.bordamosbordamosbordábamosbordaremosbordaríamos
vos.bordáisbordasteisbordabaisbordaréisbordaríais
ellos/uds.bordanbordaronbordabanbordaránbordarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yobordebordarabordase
túbordesbordarasbordases
él/ella/ud.bordebordarabordase
nos.bordemosbordáramosbordásemos
vos.bordéisbordaraisbordaseis
ellos/uds.bordenbordaranbordasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túborda
ud.borde
nosotrosbordemos
vosotrosbordad
uds.borden

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
bordando
Past participle
bordado

Examples

manteles.

My grandmother knows how to embroider flowers on the tablecloths.

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I learned to embroider when I was little.

¿ ?

Can you embroider my initials on this shirt?

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She embroiders each one of her dresses by hand.

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The team played the match to perfection and won easily.

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This word is taught in chapter 46, lesson 2: bordar, alcohólico, hábil and 7 more words.