Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | muerdo | |
| tú | muerdes | |
| él / ella / usted | muerde | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mordemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mordéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | muerden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mordí | |
| tú | mordiste | |
| él / ella / usted | mordió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mordimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mordisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mordieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mordía | |
| tú | mordías | |
| él / ella / usted | mordía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mordíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mordíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mordían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | morderé | |
| tú | morderás | |
| él / ella / usted | morderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | morderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | morderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | morderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | mordería | |
| tú | morderías | |
| él / ella / usted | mordería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | morderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | morderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | morderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | muerda | |
| tú | muerdas | |
| él / ella / usted | muerda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | mordamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | mordáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | muerdan |
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 bite, nip
- to gnaw
- to grasp, clutch
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