/miˈɾaɾ/

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Translation

to look at, to watch

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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
túmirasmirastemirabasmirarásmirarías
él/ella/ud.miramirómirabamirarámiraría
nos.miramosmiramosmirábamosmiraremosmiraríamos
vos.miráismirasteismirabaismiraréismiraríais
ellos/uds.miranmiraronmirabanmiraránmirarían

Subjunctive

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

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túmira
ud.mire
nosotrosmiremos
vosotrosmirad
uds.miren

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
mirando
Past participle
mirado

Examples

, ¡ !

Look at that photo, it is gorgeous!

.

I am watching a new series on the telly.

, .

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

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

, .

Look out of the window, it is raining again.

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mirar: worksheet, infographic and listicle

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 9: mirar, gracia, pensar and 11 more words.