To fight in Spanish 🇪🇸

Para pelear…

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a year ago

Pronunciation

Normal speech: peh-LEH-ar
IPA: /pe.’le.aɾ/

7 months ago

pelear info.

Tips to remember the word ‘pelear’:
– Associate ‘pelear’ with the English word ‘pugilist,’ which means a boxer or fighter, as they both involve fighting.
– Think of ‘pear,’ which sounds like ‘pele-‘ and imagine two pears fighting each other to help remember the meaning.

Explanations:
– ‘Pelear’ is a Spanish verb that means ‘to fight,’ which can be used both in the context of a physical fight or a verbal argument.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Luchar (to struggle or to fight)
– Combatir (to combat or to fight)

Since ‘pelear’ is an infinitive, here are its conjugations in different tenses:

Present (Presente):
– yo peleo (I fight)
– tú peleas (you fight)
– él/ella/usted pelea (he/she/you formal fights)
– nosotros/nosotras peleamos (we fight)
– vosotros/vosotras peleáis (you all fight)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes pelean (they/you all formal fight)

Preterite (Pretérito):
– yo peleé (I fought)
– tú peleaste (you fought)
– él/ella/usted peleó (he/she/you formal fought)
– nosotros/nosotras peleamos (we fought)
– vosotros/vosotras peleasteis (you all fought)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes pelearon (they/you all formal fought)

Imperfect (Imperfecto):
– yo peleaba (I used to fight)
– tú peleabas (you used to fight)
– él/ella/usted peleaba (he/she/you formal used to fight)
– nosotros/nosotras peleábamos (we used to fight)
– vosotros/vosotras peleabais (you all used to fight)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes peleaban (they/you all formal used to fight)

Future (Futuro):
– yo pelearé (I will fight)
– tú pelearás (you will fight)
– él/ella/usted peleará (he/she/you formal will fight)
– nosotros/nosotras pelearemos (we will fight)
– vosotros/vosotras pelearéis (you all will fight)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes pelearán (they/you all formal will fight)

Examples of sentences using ‘pelear’:
– Los hermanos siempre se pelean por tonterías. (The brothers always fight over silly things.)
– En el pasado, peleaba mucho, pero ahora trato de evitar conflictos. (In the past, I fought a lot, but now I try to avoid conflicts.)
– Si sigues provocándome, vamos a pelear. (If you keep provoking me, we are going to fight.)
– Pelearon valientemente para proteger su tierra. (They fought bravely to protect their land.)
– ¿Crees que algún día dejarán de pelear? (Do you think they will ever stop fighting?)

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