spanish verbs Flashcards
ser
to be (permanent, what something is)
estar
to be (temporary, how something is)
Deber
should (obligation, duty, to owe)
poder
can (may, to be able to, to be allowed to)
haber
to have, to be (auxiliary) (accompanies main verb)
tener
to have (to own, or possess) main verb
necesitar
to need
gustar
to like
esperar
to hope/wish (to await, count on, anticipate)
creer
to believe (to think)
pensar
to think (to plan, to mean, to intend)
sentir
to feel (to be in a given state)
querer
to want/to love
saber
to know/to taste (facts or learned skills)
conocer
to know (familiarity with a person, place, or thing)
comprender
to understand (to include, to get along with)
decidir
to decide (to choose, to settle)
ver
to see/to watch (to look/observe, to witness)
mirar
to look at (to pay attention, ask for attention)
o(i)r
to hear/to listen to (to listen to, to sound)
escuchar
to listen to/to hear
ir
to go (went, wear, to function, to appear)
salir
to leave/to go out (to exit, to depart, to result)
volver
to return (to be back, to do again (used with “a”), to turn, to grow to be)
venir
to come (to move from one place to another, to return, to be native of, to be available, to occur)
hacer
to do/to make (to complete, to produce, to create, to carry out)
comer
to eat (to make disappear/hide)
dar
to give (to celebrate, to educate, to lend)
recibir
to receive/to welcome (to be given, to graduate)
dormir
to sleep (to be forgotten)
descansar
to rest (to take a break)
comprar
to buy (to acquire, to shop)
pagar
to pay/to pay for (suffer consequences)
tomar
to take/to drink
vivir
to live (lifestyle)
aprender
to learn (memorize)
escribir
to write
leer
to read (to defend in education)
Estudiar
to study (to examine)
trabajar
to work (in culinary, to knead or mix)
cambiar
to change (to exchange, shift)
ganar
to win/to earn (to beat, to reach, gain)
preguntar
to ask (to ask oneself/wonder)