Translation
to kick
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Word origin
From Spanish pata ('paw, leg of an animal') plus the verbal suffix -ear. The literal sense is to strike with the foot or paw.
- Origin
- Spanish
- Root
- pata
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | pateo | pateé | pateaba | patearé | patearía |
| tú | pateas | pateaste | pateabas | patearás | patearías |
| él/ella/ud. | patea | pateó | pateaba | pateará | patearía |
| nos. | pateamos | pateamos | pateábamos | patearemos | patearíamos |
| vos. | pateáis | pateasteis | pateabais | patearéis | patearíais |
| ellos/uds. | patean | patearon | pateaban | patearán | patearían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | patee | pateara | patease |
| tú | patees | patearas | pateases |
| él/ella/ud. | patee | pateara | patease |
| nos. | pateemos | pateáramos | pateásemos |
| vos. | pateéis | patearais | pateaseis |
| ellos/uds. | pateen | patearan | pateasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | patea |
| ud. | patee |
| nosotros | pateemos |
| vosotros | patead |
| uds. | pateen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- pateando
- Past participle
- pateado
Examples
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The boy started to kick the ball in the park.
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Do not kick the door, open it with the key.
¡ !
Kick hard to score a goal!
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The horse may kick if it gets frightened.
¿ ?
Why did you kick the chair?
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 39, lesson 3: patear, adopción, satisfacción and 7 more words.