Kilo Lingo

/toˈmaɾ/

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Translation

to take, to drink, to have

Word origin

The origin is uncertain. It is usually traced to a Latin verb, though the exact source is debated.

Origin
Latin

Other proposed origins

  • Often derived from Latin autumare ('to assert, to take to be true'), with a shift of sense to 'to take'. (autumare)
  • Some accounts trace it to Latin aestimare ('to value, to estimate') or to an unattested Vulgar Latin form. (aestimare)

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yotomotométomabatomarétomaría
tomastomastetomabastomarástomarías
él/ella/ud.tomatomótomabatomarátomaría
nos.tomamostomamostomábamostomaremostomaríamos
vos.tomáistomasteistomabaistomaréistomaríais
ellos/uds.tomantomarontomabantomarántomarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yotometomaratomase
tomestomarastomases
él/ella/ud.tometomaratomase
nos.tomemostomáramostomásemos
vos.toméistomaraistomaseis
ellos/uds.tomentomarantomasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
toma
ud.tome
nosotrostomemos
vosotrostomad
uds.tomen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
tomando
Past participle
tomado

Examples

¿ ?

Would you like something to drink?

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I am going to take the six o'clock train.

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A decision has to be made before Friday.

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I had a very strong coffee in the morning.

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We will sunbathe on the beach all afternoon.

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Let us have a drink in the bar on the corner.

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