What does adivinar mean?
adivinar means to guess in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to divine, to foretell; to discern.
Spanish verb guide
Adivinar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn adivinar, meaning to guess, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: adivinandoparticiple: adivinado
Principal forms of adivinar
- Infinitive
- adivinar
- Gerund
- adivinando
- Past participle
- adivinado
Adivinar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | adivino | adiviné | adivinaba | adivinaré |
| tú | adivinas | adivinaste | adivinabas | adivinarás |
| él / ella / usted | adivina | adivinó | adivinaba | adivinará |
| nosotros/as | adivinamos | adivinamos | adivinábamos | adivinaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | adivinan | adivinaron | adivinaban | adivinarán |
Pattern notes
- Adivinar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with adivinar
Adivina qué tengo en la mano.Guess what I'm holding in my hand.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Adivinó las respuestas con gran precisión.He guessed the answers with great accuracy.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom adivinó la contraseña de Mary.Tom guessed Mary's password.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate adivinar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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