Translation
to ride
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Word origin
From Vulgar Latin montare, from Latin mons ('mountain'), originally meaning 'to climb up'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- montare
- English cognates
- mount, mountain
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | monto | monté | montaba | montaré | montaría |
| tú | montas | montaste | montabas | montarás | montarías |
| él/ella/ud. | monta | montó | montaba | montará | montaría |
| nos. | montamos | montamos | montábamos | montaremos | montaríamos |
| vos. | montáis | montasteis | montabais | montaréis | montaríais |
| ellos/uds. | montan | montaron | montaban | montarán | montarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | monte | montara | montase |
| tú | montes | montaras | montases |
| él/ella/ud. | monte | montara | montase |
| nos. | montemos | montáramos | montásemos |
| vos. | montéis | montarais | montaseis |
| ellos/uds. | monten | montaran | montasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | monta |
| ud. | monte |
| nosotros | montemos |
| vosotros | montad |
| uds. | monten |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- montando
- Past participle
- montado
Examples
.
As a child I learned to ride a horse in the countryside.
estantería .
We are going to assemble the shelf before dinner.
.
She likes to ride a bicycle through the park.
.
They set up a tent beside the river.
repostería.
They have set up a small baking business.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 1: montar, extranjero, fecha and 7 more words.