What does apartar mean?
apartar means to separate, to divide in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to set aside; to avert (e.g., one's eyes, one's gaze).
Spanish verb guide
Apartar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn apartar, meaning to separate, to divide, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: apartandoparticiple: apartado
Principal forms of apartar
- Infinitive
- apartar
- Gerund
- apartando
- Past participle
- apartado
Apartar 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 | aparto | aparté | apartaba | apartaré |
| tú | apartas | apartaste | apartabas | apartarás |
| él / ella / usted | aparta | apartó | apartaba | apartará |
| nosotros/as | apartamos | apartamos | apartábamos | apartaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | apartan | apartaron | apartaban | apartarán |
Pattern notes
- Apartar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with apartar
Ella se apartó de mí.She turned away from me.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mary se apartó el pelo de la cara.Mary pushed her hair away from her face.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¡Aparta tus jodidas manos de mí, bastardo!Take your fucking hands off me, you bastard!Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate apartar 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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