"pretérito" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /pɾeˈteɾito/, [pɾeˈt̪e.ɾi.t̪o] Forms: pretérita [feminine], pretéritos [masculine, plural], pretéritas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -eɾito Head templates: {{es-adj}} pretérito (feminine pretérita, masculine plural pretéritos, feminine plural pretéritas)
  1. past; former
    Sense id: en-pretérito-es-adj-O59OvfdJ
  2. (grammar, relational) of the preterite verb tense Tags: relational Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-pretérito-es-adj-fhHqmsUu Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Noun

IPA: /pɾeˈteɾito/, [pɾeˈt̪e.ɾi.t̪o]
Rhymes: -eɾito Head templates: {{es-noun|m|-}} pretérito m (uncountable)
  1. (grammar) the preterite tense Tags: masculine, uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar Derived forms: pretérito anterior, pretérito imperfecto, pretérito indefinido, pretérito perfecto, pretérito pluscuamperfecto
    Sense id: en-pretérito-es-noun-rnwzdaJV Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 3 13 85 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pretérito meaning in Spanish (2.8kB)

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