/pe.leˈaɾ/
Translation
to fight, to quarrel
Word origin
Derived from pelo ('hair'), from Latin pilus, the original sense being to seize one another by the hair in a brawl. The same root gives English pile, meaning soft fibres.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pilus
- English cognates
- pile
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | peleo | peleé | peleaba | pelearé | pelearía |
| tú | peleas | peleaste | peleabas | pelearás | pelearías |
| él/ella/ud. | pelea | peleó | peleaba | peleará | pelearía |
| nos. | peleamos | peleamos | peleábamos | pelearemos | pelearíamos |
| vos. | peleáis | peleasteis | peleabais | pelearéis | pelearíais |
| ellos/uds. | pelean | pelearon | peleaban | pelearán | pelearían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | pelee | peleara | pelease |
| tú | pelees | pelearas | peleases |
| él/ella/ud. | pelee | peleara | pelease |
| nos. | peleemos | peleáramos | peleásemos |
| vos. | peleéis | pelearais | peleaseis |
| ellos/uds. | peleen | pelearan | peleasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | pelea |
| ud. | pelee |
| nosotros | peleemos |
| vosotros | pelead |
| uds. | peleen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- peleando
- Past participle
- peleado
Examples
.
The children always fight over the same toys.
.
I do not want to quarrel with you over something so small.
.
Yesterday I fought with my brother and I am still angry.
.
They fought for years over that land.
, .
If we carry on like this, we are going to quarrel all night.
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