/peɾˈðeɾse/

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Translation

to get lost

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Grammar

Verb type-er reflexive (e->ie stem-changing)
ReflexiveYes

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yopierdoperdíperdíaperderéperdería
túpierdesperdisteperdíasperderásperderías
él/ella/ud.pierdeperdióperdíaperderáperdería
nos.perdemosperdimosperdíamosperderemosperderíamos
vos.perdéisperdisteisperdíaisperderéisperderíais
ellos/uds.pierdenperdieronperdíanperderánperderían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yopierdaperdieraperdiese
túpierdasperdierasperdieses
él/ella/ud.pierdaperdieraperdiese
nos.perdamosperdiéramosperdiésemos
vos.perdáisperdieraisperdieseis
ellos/uds.pierdanperdieranperdiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túpierde
ud.pierda
nosotrosperdamos
vosotrosperded
uds.pierdan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
perdiendo
Past participle
perdido

Examples

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I always get lost in this city.

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Did you get lost on the way home?

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I do not want to miss out on this opportunity.

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We got lost in the forest for hours.

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If you do not take a map, it is easy to get lost.

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This word is taught in chapter 28, lesson 11: perderse, importe, reconocimiento and 7 more words.