What does arrancar mean?
arrancar means to pull out in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to unsheathe (a sword, dagger, etc.); to rip, to tear.
Spanish verb guide
Arrancar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn arrancar, meaning to pull out, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: arrancandoparticiple: arrancado
Principal forms of arrancar
- Infinitive
- arrancar
- Gerund
- arrancando
- Past participle
- arrancado
Arrancar 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 | arranco | arranqué | arrancaba | arrancaré |
| tú | arrancas | arrancaste | arrancabas | arrancarás |
| él / ella / usted | arranca | arrancó | arrancaba | arrancará |
| nosotros/as | arrancamos | arrancamos | arrancábamos | arrancaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | arrancan | arrancaron | arrancaban | arrancarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Examples with arrancar
No me arranca el ordenador.My computer won't boot up.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Arranqué la imagen del álbum.I tore the picture out of the album.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Alguien arrancó dos páginas de este libro.Someone has torn two pages out of this book.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate arrancar 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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