To shut off in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

normal speech: a-PA-gar

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Opposites

Encender – Apagar (To turn on – To turn off)

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apagar info.

Tips to remember “apagar”:
1. Associate “apagar” with “a pagar” (to pay) and think of turning off something (like a debt) as paying it off.
2. Link “apagar” to the English phrase “a power down,” as if you’re powering down a device to shut it off.
3. Remember it’s an “AR” verb, so typical AR verb endings apply when conjugated.

Explanations:
“Apagar” is a Spanish verb that means “to shut off” or “to turn off,” typically used in the context of lights or electronic devices. It carries the implication of making something stop functioning or cease being active.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Cerrar” can mean “to shut,” and sometimes is used for “to turn off” when referring to water or gas valves.
– “Desconectar” literally means “to disconnect” but is often used in the context of turning off electrical appliances or equipment.

Conjugations of “apagar”:
Infinitive: apagar
Gerund (present participle): apagando
Past participle: apagado

Present:
– yo apago (I turn off)
– tú apagas (you turn off)
– él/ella/usted apaga (he/she/you formal turn off)
– nosotros/as apagamos (we turn off)
– vosotros/as apagáis (you all turn off)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes apagan (they/you all formal turn off)

Preterite (Simple past):
– yo apagué (I turned off)
– tú apagaste (you turned off)
– él/ella/usted apagó (he/she/you formal turned off)
– nosotros/as apagamos (we turned off)
– vosotros/as apagasteis (you all turned off)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes apagaron (they/you all formal turned off)

Imperfect:
– yo apagaba (I used to turn off)
– tú apagabas (you used to turn off)
– él/ella/usted apagaba (he/she/you formal used to turn off)
– nosotros/as apagábamos (we used to turn off)
– vosotros/as apagabais (you all used to turn off)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes apagaban (they/you all formal used to turn off)

Future:
– yo apagaré (I will turn off)
– tú apagarás (you will turn off)
– él/ella/usted apagará (he/she/you formal will turn off)
– nosotros/as apagaremos (we will turn off)
– vosotros/as apagaréis (you all will turn off)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes apagarán (they/you all formal will turn off)

Examples of sentences that use “apagar”:
1. Por favor, apaga la luz al salir de la habitación. (Please, turn off the light when leaving the room.)
2. Si apagas el televisor, podemos hablar en silencio. (If you turn off the TV, we can talk quietly.)
3. Ella siempre se olvida de apagar las velas antes de dormir. (She always forgets to blow out the candles before sleeping.)
4. Antes de la medianoche, apagaron todas las luces de la calle. (Before midnight, they turned off all the street lights.)
5. Mañana apagaré mi teléfono para desconectar del mundo un poco. (Tomorrow I will turn off my phone to disconnect from the world a bit.)

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