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/suspenˈdeɾ/

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Translation

to suspend, to fail (an exam)

Word origin

From Latin suspendere ('to hang up'), from sub- ('under') plus pendere ('to hang').

Origin
Latin
Root
suspendere
English cognates
suspend, pending

Grammar

Verb type-er regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yosuspendosuspendísuspendíasuspenderésuspendería
suspendessuspendistesuspendíassuspenderássuspenderías
él/ella/ud.suspendesuspendiósuspendíasuspenderásuspendería
nos.suspendemossuspendimossuspendíamossuspenderemossuspenderíamos
vos.suspendéissuspendisteissuspendíaissuspenderéissuspenderíais
ellos/uds.suspendensuspendieronsuspendíansuspenderánsuspenderían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yosuspendasuspendierasuspendiese
suspendassuspendierassuspendieses
él/ella/ud.suspendasuspendierasuspendiese
nos.suspendamossuspendiéramossuspendiésemos
vos.suspendáissuspendieraissuspendieseis
ellos/uds.suspendansuspendieransuspendiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
suspende
ud.suspenda
nosotrossuspendamos
vosotrossuspended
uds.suspendan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
suspendiendo
Past participle
suspendido

Examples

.

They had to suspend the match because of the rain.

, .

If you do not study, you are going to fail the exam.

.

The company decided to suspend the project temporarily.

¿ ?

Why did they call off this afternoon's meeting?

¡ asignatura !

I do not want to fail any subject this year!

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This word is part of lesson 80.