What does maltratar mean?
maltratar means to mistreat (treat someone or something roughly or badly) in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Maltratar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn maltratar, meaning to mistreat (treat someone or something roughly or badly), through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: maltratandoparticiple: maltratado
Principal forms of maltratar
- Infinitive
- maltratar
- Gerund
- maltratando
- Past participle
- maltratado
Maltratar 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 | maltrato | maltraté | maltrataba | maltrataré |
| tú | maltratas | maltrataste | maltratabas | maltratarás |
| él / ella / usted | maltrata | maltrató | maltrataba | maltratará |
| nosotros/as | maltratamos | maltratamos | maltratábamos | maltrataremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | maltratan | maltrataron | maltrataban | maltratarán |
Pattern notes
- Maltratar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with maltratar
No te maltrates a ti mismo.Don't beat yourself up.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
El marido de Mary la maltrataba.Mary's husband abused her.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
No te maltrates a ti mismo sobre ello.Don't beat yourself up about it.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate maltratar 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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