What does rodear mean?
rodear means to round up in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to surround; to go around.
Spanish verb guide
Rodear Conjugation in Spanish
Learn rodear, meaning to round up, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: rodeandoparticiple: rodeado
Principal forms of rodear
- Infinitive
- rodear
- Gerund
- rodeando
- Past participle
- rodeado
Rodear 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 | rodeo | rodeé | rodeaba | rodearé |
| tú | rodeas | rodeaste | rodeabas | rodearás |
| él / ella / usted | rodea | rodeó | rodeaba | rodeará |
| nosotros/as | rodeamos | rodeamos | rodeábamos | rodearemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | rodean | rodearon | rodeaban | rodearán |
Pattern notes
- Rodear follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with rodear
Un muro de piedra rodea la parcela.The farm is surrounded by a stone wall.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Una valla rodea la casa.A fence runs around the house.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Una muralla rodeaba la vieja ciudad.A wall surrounded the old city.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate rodear 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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