To repeat in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: re-pe-TIR

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repetir info.

Tips to remember the word “repetir”:
– Link “repetir” with the English word “repeat” as they both share the “rep” at the beginning and have similar meanings.
– Think of “repetir” as putting a “re-” prefix (which often indicates doing something again) in front of “petir,” a made-up root that sounds somewhat like “peat,” as in doing something repeatedly.

Explanations:
– “Repetir” is a Spanish verb that means to repeat, to do something again, or to say something again.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Reiterar” (to reiterate)
– “Volver a hacer” (to do again)

“Repetir” is an infinitive verb, and here are different conjugations for the verb:

Present (Presente):
– yo repito (I repeat)
– tú repites (you repeat, informal)
– él/ella/usted repite (he/she/you formal repeat)
– nosotros/nosotras repetimos (we repeat)
– vosotros/vosotras repetís (you all repeat, informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes repiten (they/you all formal repeat)

Preterite (Pretérito perfecto simple):
– yo repetí (I repeated)
– tú repetiste (you repeated, informal)
– él/ella/usted repitió (he/she/you formal repeated)
– nosotros/nosotras repetimos (we repeated)
– vosotros/vosotras repetisteis (you all repeated, informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes repitieron (they/you all formal repeated)

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto):
– yo repetía (I used to repeat)
– tú repetías (you used to repeat, informal)
– él/ella/usted repetía (he/she/you formal used to repeat)
– nosotros/nosotras repetíamos (we used to repeat)
– vosotros/vosotras repetíais (you all used to repeat, informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes repetían (they/you all formal used to repeat)

Future (Futuro simple):
– yo repetiré (I will repeat)
– tú repetirás (you will repeat, informal)
– él/ella/usted repetirá (he/she/you formal will repeat)
– nosotros/nosotras repetiremos (we will repeat)
– vosotros/vosotras repetiréis (you all will repeat, informal in Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes repetirán (they/you all formal will repeat)

Examples of sentences that use “repetir”:
– Mañana tengo que repetir el examen. (Tomorrow I have to repeat the exam.)
– ¿Puedes repetir lo que dijiste? No te escuché bien. (Can you repeat what you said? I didn’t hear you well.)
– Si no estudias más, tendrás que repetir el curso. (If you don’t study more, you will have to repeat the course.)
– Ellos no quieren repetir el mismo error otra vez. (They don’t want to repeat the same mistake again.)
– Voy a repetir la receta porque me encantó cómo quedó. (I’m going to repeat the recipe because I loved how it turned out.)

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repetir info.

Tips to remember the word ‘repetir’:

1. Associate ‘repetir’ with the English word ‘repeat,’ as they look and sound quite similar.
2. Remember the repeating pattern of the ‘re’ prefix, which is common in other languages, including English and Spanish, to indicate doing something again.
3. Think of a parrot (un loro) which in Spanish is known for ‘repetir’ what it hears.

Explanations:

‘Repetir’ is the Spanish verb that means ‘to repeat.’ It is a regular -ir verb in Spanish.

Other words that mean the same thing:

– Rehacer (to redo)
– Volver a hacer (to do again)
– Duplicar (to duplicate)

It’s indeed an infinitive. Here are different conjugations for the verb ‘repetir’:

Indicative Present:
– yo repito
– tú repites
– él/ella/Ud. repite
– nosotros/nosotras repetimos
– vosotros/vosotras repetís
– ellos/ellas/Uds. repiten

Indicative Preterite (Simple Past):
– yo repetí
– tú repetiste
– él/ella/Ud. repitió
– nosotros/nosotras repetimos
– vosotros/vosotras repetisteis
– ellos/ellas/Uds. repitieron

Indicative Future:
– yo repetiré
– tú repetirás
– él/ella/Ud. repetirá
– nosotros/nosotras repetiremos
– vosotros/vosotras repetiréis
– ellos/ellas/Uds. repetirán

Examples of sentences that use ‘repetir’:

1. “El maestro nos pidió que repitiéramos la lección en voz alta.” (The teacher asked us to repeat the lesson out loud.)
2. “Si no entiendes la palabra, puedo repetirla.” (If you don’t understand the word, I can repeat it.)
3. “Mi hermano pequeño ama repetir todo lo que digo.” (My little brother loves to repeat everything I say.)
4. “En la próxima clase vamos a repetir estos ejercicios.” (In the next class, we will repeat these exercises.)
5. “El actor tuvo que repetir su línea varias veces durante el ensayo.” (The actor had to repeat his line several times during rehearsal.)

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