Kilo Lingo

/inteɾeˈsaɾ/

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Translation

to interest

Word origin

From Latin interesse ('to be between, to concern'), from inter ('between') plus esse ('to be'). The same root gives English interest.

Origin
Latin
Root
interesse
English cognates
interest

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yointeresointereséinteresabainteresaréinteresaría
interesasinteresasteinteresabasinteresarásinteresarías
él/ella/ud.interesainteresóinteresabainteresaráinteresaría
nos.interesamosinteresamosinteresábamosinteresaremosinteresaríamos
vos.interesáisinteresasteisinteresabaisinteresaréisinteresaríais
ellos/uds.interesaninteresaroninteresabaninteresaráninteresarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yointereseinteresarainteresase
interesesinteresarasinteresases
él/ella/ud.intereseinteresarainteresase
nos.interesemosinteresáramosinteresásemos
vos.intereséisinteresaraisinteresaseis
ellos/uds.intereseninteresaraninteresasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
interesa
ud.interese
nosotrosinteresemos
vosotrosinteresad
uds.interesen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
interesando
Past participle
interesado

Examples

.

I am very interested in ancient history.

¿ concierto?

Would you be interested in coming to the concert?

.

I am not interested in what people say.

descripción.

She became interested in the job as soon as she read the description.

.

Only money interests him and nothing else.

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