Kilo Lingo

/pinˈtaɾ/

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Translation

to paint

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin pinctare, from Latin pingere ('to paint, to depict'), via its past participle pictus.

Origin
Latin
Root
pingere
English cognates
paint, picture, pigment

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yopintopintépintabapintarépintaría
pintaspintastepintabaspintaráspintarías
él/ella/ud.pintapintópintabapintarápintaría
nos.pintamospintamospintábamospintaremospintaríamos
vos.pintáispintasteispintabaispintaréispintaríais
ellos/uds.pintanpintaronpintabanpintaránpintarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yopintepintarapintase
pintespintaraspintases
él/ella/ud.pintepintarapintase
nos.pintemospintáramospintásemos
vos.pintéispintaraispintaseis
ellos/uds.pintenpintaranpintasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
pinta
ud.pinte
nosotrospintemos
vosotrospintad
uds.pinten

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
pintando
Past participle
pintado

Examples

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I am going to paint my room blue.

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My daughter paints very well for her age.

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We painted the house last summer.

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She likes to paint flowers and trees.

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I have to paint the wall before Saturday.

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