Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abordo | |
| tú | abordas | |
| él / ella / usted | aborda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abordamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abordáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abordan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abordé | |
| tú | abordaste | |
| él / ella / usted | abordó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abordamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abordasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abordaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abordaba | |
| tú | abordabas | |
| él / ella / usted | abordaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abordábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abordabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abordaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abordaré | |
| tú | abordarás | |
| él / ella / usted | abordará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abordaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abordaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abordarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abordaría | |
| tú | abordarías | |
| él / ella / usted | abordaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abordaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abordaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abordarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aborde | |
| tú | abordes | |
| él / ella / usted | aborde | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abordemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abordéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aborden |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to address, to broach, to approach, to discuss, to touch on (e.g. a subject, issue, topic, point)
- to tackle, to deal with, to confront, to approach, to grapple with (e.g. a problem, a challenge)
- to accost, to waylay
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations