/toleˈɾaɾ/

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Translation

to tolerate, to put up with

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Grammar

Verb type-ar regular (1st group)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yotolerotolerétolerabatolerarétoleraría
tútolerastolerastetolerabastolerarástolerarías
él/ella/ud.toleratolerótolerabatolerarátoleraría
nos.toleramostoleramostolerábamostoleraremostoleraríamos
vos.toleráistolerasteistolerabaistoleraréistoleraríais
ellos/uds.tolerantolerarontolerabantolerarántolerarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yotoleretoleraratolerase
tútolerestolerarastolerases
él/ella/ud.toleretoleraratolerase
nos.toleremostoleráramostolerásemos
vos.toleréistoleraraistoleraseis
ellos/uds.tolerentolerarantolerasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tútolera
ud.tolere
nosotrostoleremos
vosotrostolerad
uds.toleren

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
tolerando
Past participle
tolerado

Examples

.

I cannot tolerate so much noise at night.

lactosa.

My body does not tolerate lactose well.

.

The boss does not put up with a lack of respect.

.

I learned to put up with his jokes patiently.

¿ ?

How do you tolerate this intense heat?

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This word is taught in chapter 47, lesson 6: tolerar, relajar, racional and 7 more words.