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perder

Translation:
perder = lose

Part of speech:
verb

Verb forms:
Present:
(yo) pierdo
(tú) pierdes
(él/ella/usted) pierde
(nosotros/nosotras) perdemos
(vosotros/vosotras) perdéis
(ellos/ellas/ustedes) pierden

Preterite (past):
(yo) perdí
(tú) perdiste
(él/ella/usted) perdió
(nosotros/nosotras) perdimos
(vosotros/vosotras) perdisteis
(ellos/ellas/ustedes) perdieron

 


Pronunciation

Phonetic pronunciation:
/per-ðer/

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► perder

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► slow

 

perder

Example

► Matías va a perder el juego.
(Matías is going to lose the game.)

 


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