Wednesday, January 4, 2017

100 most common Spanish verbs - Part 4

Meaning Sample sentence
aceptar  to accept, approve, to agree to No acepto la oferta (I'm not accepting the offer)
realizar  to carry out Realizó una magnifica labor (She did a magnificent job)
suponer  to suppose Supongo que se habrá ido (I supposed he's gone)
comprender  to understand, comprehend No comprendo la instrucción (I don't understand the instruction)
lograr  to get, obtain, to achieve, attain Logró el quinto puesto (She managed fifth place)
explicar  to explain Explícame qué fue lo que pasó (Explain me what happened)
preguntar  to ask, inquire ¡Deja de preguntar, por favor! (Please stop asking)
tocar  to touch, to play (an instrument) ¡No me toques! (Don't touch me!)
reconocer  to recognize No te reconocí (I didn't recognize you)
estudiar  to study Sigo estudiando (I'm still studying)
alcanzar  to reach, catch up No alcanzo las cajas (I can't reach the boxes)
nacer  to be born Nací en 1991 (I was born in 1991)
dirigir  to direct Hay que dirigir todos nuestros esfuerzos hacia este fin (We must direct all our efforts to this end)
correr  to run Tuve que correr para no llegar tarde (I had to run so as not to arrive late)
utilizar  to use, utilize La están utilizando (She's being used)
pagar  to pay, pay for Hay que pagar antes de entrar (You have to pay first before entering)
ayudar  to help Ayudan a empresas en apuros (They help companies in difficulty)
gustar  to please, be pleasing Me gusta el rojo (I like the red one)
jugar  to play (a game or sport) Los niños juegan después de la clase (The children play after class)
escuchar  to listen, hear Escúchame cuando te hablo (Listen to me when I'm talking to you)
cumplir  to fulfil, carry out Siempre cumple su promesa (He always keeps his promise)
ofrecer  to offer Me ofreció un té (He offered us tea)
descubrir  to discover Descubrí que me estaba mintiendo (I discovered he's lying to me)
levantar  to raise, to lift Que levante la mano quien quiere irse (Those who want to go, please raise your hand)
intentar  to try, attempt Hay que intentarlo otra vez (We have to try it again)

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