What does dañar mean?
dañar means to damage, to harm, to hurt, to injure in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to condemn; to hex, curse.
Spanish verb guide
Dañar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn dañar, meaning to damage, to harm, to hurt, to injure, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: dañandoparticiple: dañado
Principal forms of dañar
- Infinitive
- dañar
- Gerund
- dañando
- Past participle
- dañado
Dañar 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 | daño | dañé | dañaba | dañaré |
| tú | dañas | dañaste | dañabas | dañarás |
| él / ella / usted | daña | dañó | dañaba | dañará |
| nosotros/as | dañamos | dañamos | dañábamos | dañaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | dañan | dañaron | dañaban | dañarán |
Pattern notes
- Dañar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with dañar
El alcohol daña el hígado.Alcohol damages the liver.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El conductor borracho dañó un árbol.The drunk driver damaged a tree.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El granizo dañó los cultivos.The hail harmed the crops.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate dañar 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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