/xoˈðeɾ/

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Translation

to mess up; damn (vulgar)

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Word origin

From Latin 'futuere' ('to copulate'), which became 'foder' and then 'joder' in Spanish. The English lookalike fodder is unrelated.

Origin
Latin
Root
futuere

Grammar

Verb type-er regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yojodojodíjodíajoderéjodería
tújodesjodistejodíasjoderásjoderías
él/ella/ud.jodejodiójodíajoderájodería
nos.jodemosjodimosjodíamosjoderemosjoderíamos
vos.jodéisjodisteisjodíaisjoderéisjoderíais
ellos/uds.jodenjodieronjodíanjoderánjoderían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yojodajodierajodiese
tújodasjodierasjodieses
él/ella/ud.jodajodierajodiese
nos.jodamosjodiéramosjodiésemos
vos.jodáisjodieraisjodieseis
ellos/uds.jodanjodieranjodiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tújode
ud.joda
nosotrosjodamos
vosotrosjoded
uds.jodan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
jodiendo
Past participle
jodido

Examples

¡, !

Damn, I have forgotten the keys!

, .

You are kidding me, that cannot be true.

.

They ruined his plan at the last minute.

, .

Damn, there is no coffee left in the kitchen.

.

He hates long meetings without an agenda.

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This word is taught in chapter 54, lesson 4: Joder and its family.