/θeˈnaɾ/ ES
/seˈnaɾ/ MX
Translation
to have dinner
Word origin
From Latin 'cenare' (to dine), from 'cena' ('dinner, the main meal').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cena
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | ceno | cené | cenaba | cenaré | cenaría |
| tú | cenas | cenaste | cenabas | cenarás | cenarías |
| él/ella/ud. | cena | cenó | cenaba | cenará | cenaría |
| nos. | cenamos | cenamos | cenábamos | cenaremos | cenaríamos |
| vos. | cenáis | cenasteis | cenabais | cenaréis | cenaríais |
| ellos/uds. | cenan | cenaron | cenaban | cenarán | cenarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | cene | cenara | cenase |
| tú | cenes | cenaras | cenases |
| él/ella/ud. | cene | cenara | cenase |
| nos. | cenemos | cenáramos | cenásemos |
| vos. | cenéis | cenarais | cenaseis |
| ellos/uds. | cenen | cenaran | cenasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | cena |
| ud. | cene |
| nosotros | cenemos |
| vosotros | cenad |
| uds. | cenen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- cenando
- Past participle
- cenado
Examples
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What time are we going to have dinner?
juntos .
We have dinner together every Sunday.
.
Tonight we are having dinner out.
mucha .
I did not eat much for dinner because I was not very hungry.
.
They invited him to dinner at a smart restaurant.
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