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/tɾaβaˈxaɾ/

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Translation

to work

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin tripaliare ('to torture'), from tripalium, a three-staked instrument of torture. The sense moved from 'to suffer' to 'to toil' and then 'to work'.

Origin
Vulgar Latin
Root
tripaliare
English cognates
travail, travel

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yotrabajotrabajétrabajabatrabajarétrabajaría
trabajastrabajastetrabajabastrabajarástrabajarías
él/ella/ud.trabajatrabajótrabajabatrabajarátrabajaría
nos.trabajamostrabajamostrabajábamostrabajaremostrabajaríamos
vos.trabajáistrabajasteistrabajabaistrabajaréistrabajaríais
ellos/uds.trabajantrabajarontrabajabantrabajarántrabajarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yotrabajetrabajaratrabajase
trabajestrabajarastrabajases
él/ella/ud.trabajetrabajaratrabajase
nos.trabajemostrabajáramostrabajásemos
vos.trabajéistrabajaraistrabajaseis
ellos/uds.trabajentrabajarantrabajasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
trabaja
ud.trabaje
nosotrostrabajemos
vosotrostrabajad
uds.trabajen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
trabajando
Past participle
trabajado

Examples

.

He has been working at the same company for five years.

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I like working from home when I can.

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You have to work hard to get what you want.

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My father worked all his life in the fields.

.

The engine does not run well on this cheap fuel.

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This word is part of lesson 4.