mentir

/menˈtiɾ/

#448 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to lie

Grammar

Verb type-ir irregular (e>ie stem-change), e.g. miento

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

, .

I do not like to lie; I prefer to tell the truth.

mintiendo .

I know you are lying to me by the way you look.

mintió meterse .

The boy lied to his parents so as not to get into trouble.

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Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 9.