Meaning and behavior
What does doler mean?
Doler means to hurt (to cause physical or emotional pain). VerbyGo classifies it as an irregular -ER verb. It is non-reflexive.
to grieve, regret something; to feel sorry about; to complain (about).
Build from reliable parts
Principal forms
- Infinitive
- doler
- Gerund
- doliendo
- Past participle
- dolido
Verified irregular pattern
How this verb behaves
Its forms differ from a fully regular -er pattern in the present.
Conjugation guide
Present forms
Present forms
Present
Use the present forms of doler for current situations, routines and actions that happen regularly.
| Subject | Doler |
|---|---|
| yo | duelo |
| tú | dueles |
| él / ella / usted | duele |
| nosotros / nosotras | dolemos |
| vosotros / vosotras | doléis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | duelen |
Conjugation guide
Past forms
Past forms
Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of doler is presented as completed in the past.
| Subject | Doler |
|---|---|
| yo | dolí |
| tú | doliste |
| él / ella / usted | dolió |
| nosotros / nosotras | dolimos |
| vosotros / vosotras | dolisteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dolieron |
Past forms
Imperfect past
Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past uses of doler, or for background information.
| Subject | Doler |
|---|---|
| yo | dolía |
| tú | dolías |
| él / ella / usted | dolía |
| nosotros / nosotras | dolíamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | dolíais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dolían |
Conjugation guide
Future and conditional
Future and conditional
Simple future
Use the future forms of doler for predictions, promises and future statements.
| Subject | Doler |
|---|---|
| yo | doleré |
| tú | dolerás |
| él / ella / usted | dolerá |
| nosotros / nosotras | doleremos |
| vosotros / vosotras | doleréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dolerán |
Conjugation guide
Subjunctive forms
Subjunctive forms
Present subjunctive
Use these forms when a current wish, reaction, doubt or another trigger requires the subjunctive.
| Subject | Doler |
|---|---|
| yo | duela |
| tú | duelas |
| él / ella / usted | duela |
| nosotros / nosotras | dolamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | doláis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | duelan |
Verified context
Examples with doler
Me duele todo el cuerpo.
I ache all over.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRMe dolía todo el cuerpo.
My whole body ached.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRMe duele mucho la cabeza.
My head really aches.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quick answers
Doler FAQ
What does doler mean?
Doler means to hurt (to cause physical or emotional pain).
Is doler regular or irregular?
Doler is a irregular -ER verb.
What is the gerund of doler?
The gerund of doler is doliendo.
What is the past participle of doler?
The past participle of doler is dolido.
How is doler conjugated in the present?
The verified public subject set is duelo, dueles, duele, dolemos, duelen.
How is doler conjugated in the preterite?
The verified public subject set is dolí, doliste, dolió, dolimos, dolieron.
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