Kilo Lingo

/miˈɾaɾ/

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Translation

to look at, to watch

Word origin

From Latin mirari ('to wonder at, to admire'). The sense weakened in Spanish from admiring to simply looking.

Origin
Latin
Root
mirari
English cognates
admire, miracle, mirror, marvel

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yomiromirémirabamirarémiraría
mirasmirastemirabasmirarásmirarías
él/ella/ud.miramirómirabamirarámiraría
nos.miramosmiramosmirábamosmiraremosmiraríamos
vos.miráismirasteismirabaismiraréismiraríais
ellos/uds.miranmiraronmirabanmiraránmirarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yomiremiraramirase
miresmirarasmirases
él/ella/ud.miremiraramirase
nos.miremosmiráramosmirásemos
vos.miréismiraraismiraseis
ellos/uds.mirenmiraranmirasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
mira
ud.mire
nosotrosmiremos
vosotrosmirad
uds.miren

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
mirando
Past participle
mirado

Examples

, ¡ preciosa!

Look at that photo, it is gorgeous!

tele.

I am watching a new series on the telly.

, .

Do not look at me like that, I have not done anything wrong.

.

She looked at me without saying a word before leaving the room.

, lloviendo .

Look out of the window, it is raining again.

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