/tɾaˈmaɾ/

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Translation

to plot

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Word origin

From trama ('weft, the crosswise threads of a woven fabric'), from Latin trama. The sense shifted from weaving threads together to weaving a scheme.

Origin
Latin
Root
trama

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yotramotramétramabatramarétramaría
tútramastramastetramabastramarástramarías
él/ella/ud.tramatramótramabatramarátramaría
nos.tramamostramamostramábamostramaremostramaríamos
vos.tramáistramasteistramabaistramaréistramaríais
ellos/uds.tramantramarontramabantramarántramarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yotrametramaratramase
tútramestramarastramases
él/ella/ud.trametramaratramase
nos.tramemostramáramostramásemos
vos.traméistramaraistramaseis
ellos/uds.tramentramarantramasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tútrama
ud.trame
nosotrostramemos
vosotrostramad
uds.tramen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
tramando
Past participle
tramado

Examples

, .

Those two are plotting something, I can tell by their faces.

.

They plotted a plan to escape from prison.

¿ ?

What are you scheming now?

derrocar .

The rebels were plotting to overthrow the government.

, .

I do not trust him, he is always scheming something.

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This word is taught in chapter 42, lesson 7: tramar, protestar, palma and 7 more words.