What does admirar mean?
admirar means to admire in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to be admirable; to be amazed.
Spanish verb guide
Admirar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn admirar, meaning to admire, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: admirandoparticiple: admirado
Principal forms of admirar
- Infinitive
- admirar
- Gerund
- admirando
- Past participle
- admirado
Admirar 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 | admiro | admiré | admiraba | admiraré |
| tú | admiras | admiraste | admirabas | admirarás |
| él / ella / usted | admira | admiró | admiraba | admirará |
| nosotros/as | admiramos | admiramos | admirábamos | admiraremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | admiran | admiraron | admiraban | admirarán |
Pattern notes
- Admirar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with admirar
Todo el mundo le admira.Everybody looks up to him.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él admiró mi auto nuevo.He admired my new car.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Te admiro por tu coraje.I admire you for your courage.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate admirar 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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