/renˈdiɾse/

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Translation

to surrender, to give up

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Word origin

From Vulgar Latin rendere, an alteration of Latin reddere ('to give back'), from re- plus dare ('to give').

Origin
Latin
Root
reddere
English cognates
render, surrender, rent

Grammar

Verb type-ir irregular reflexive
ReflexiveYes

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yorindorendírendíarendirérendiría
túrindesrendisterendíasrendirásrendirías
él/ella/ud.rinderindiórendíarendirárendiría
nos.rendimosrendimosrendíamosrendiremosrendiríamos
vos.rendísrendisteisrendíaisrendiréisrendiríais
ellos/uds.rindenrindieronrendíanrendiránrendirían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yorindarindierarindiese
túrindasrindierasrindieses
él/ella/ud.rindarindierarindiese
nos.rindamosrindiéramosrindiésemos
vos.rindáisrindieraisrindieseis
ellos/uds.rindanrindieranrindiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túrinde
ud.rinda
nosotrosrindamos
vosotrosrendid
uds.rindan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
rindiendo
Past participle
rendido

Examples

.

Never give up in the face of difficulties.

.

The team refused to surrender until the end.

, .

After hours of fighting, they decided to surrender.

.

I am not going to give up so easily.

¡ , !

Do not give up, you have almost got it!

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This word is taught in chapter 36, lesson 6: rendirse, vecina, ansiedad and 7 more words.