What does posar mean?
posar means to pose in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to stay or lodge in a habitation; to rest on a surface.
Spanish verb guide
Posar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn posar, meaning to pose, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: posandoparticiple: posado
Principal forms of posar
- Infinitive
- posar
- Gerund
- posando
- Past participle
- posado
Posar 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 | poso | posé | posaba | posaré |
| tú | posas | posaste | posabas | posarás |
| él / ella / usted | posa | posó | posaba | posará |
| nosotros/as | posamos | posamos | posábamos | posaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | posan | posaron | posaban | posarán |
Pattern notes
- Posar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with posar
La pareja posó para el fotógrafo.The couple posed for the photograph.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Un saltamontes se posó en medio de la ensalada del picnic.A grasshopper landed in the middle of the salad at the picnic.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Una juanita de color rojo brillante se posó en la punta de mi dedo.A bright red ladybug landed on my fingertip.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate posar 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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