What does ladrar mean?
ladrar means to bark in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Ladrar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn ladrar, meaning to bark, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: ladrandoparticiple: ladrado
Principal forms of ladrar
- Infinitive
- ladrar
- Gerund
- ladrando
- Past participle
- ladrado
Ladrar 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 | ladro | ladré | ladraba | ladraré |
| tú | ladras | ladraste | ladrabas | ladrarás |
| él / ella / usted | ladra | ladró | ladraba | ladrará |
| nosotros/as | ladramos | ladramos | ladrábamos | ladraremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | ladran | ladraron | ladraban | ladrarán |
Pattern notes
- Ladrar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with ladrar
El perro del vecino ladró toda la noche.The neighbor's dog barked all night.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿Tu perro le ladra a Tom?Does your dog bark at Tom?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El perro ladró al cartero.The dog barked at the mailman.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate ladrar 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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