cuidar in Spanish: to look after, to care for (verb)

Translation

to look after, to care for

Word origin

From Latin cogitare ('to think, to consider'). The meaning developed from 'to think about' to 'to take care of, to look after'.

Verb type-ar regular

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

Person	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Future	Conditional
yo	cuido	cuidé	cuidaba	cuidaré	cuidaría
tú	cuidas	cuidaste	cuidabas	cuidarás	cuidarías
él/ella/ud.	cuida	cuidó	cuidaba	cuidará	cuidaría
nos.	cuidamos	cuidamos	cuidábamos	cuidaremos	cuidaríamos
vos.	cuidáis	cuidasteis	cuidabais	cuidaréis	cuidaríais
ellos/uds.	cuidan	cuidaron	cuidaban	cuidarán	cuidarían

Person	Present	Imperfect (-ra)	Imperfect (-se)
yo	cuide	cuidara	cuidase
tú	cuides	cuidaras	cuidases
él/ella/ud.	cuide	cuidara	cuidase
nos.	cuidemos	cuidáramos	cuidásemos
vos.	cuidéis	cuidarais	cuidaseis
ellos/uds.	cuiden	cuidaran	cuidasen

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My grandmother looks after the kids in the afternoon.

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You have to look after your health more.

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She takes very good care of her dog.

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Can you watch the baby a moment?

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We have to look after water, it is very important.

ayudar

to help, to assist

amar

to love

abuela

grandmother, grandma

niño

boy, child

casa

house, home

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