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cuidar

/kwiˈdaɾ/, [kwiˈð̞aɾ]

care, look after, take care of

Gerund: cuidando

Past Participles

  Masculine Feminine
Singular cuidado cuidada
Plural cuidados cuidadas

Indicative

  Present Imperfect Preterite Future Conditional
yo cuido cuidaba cuidé cuidaré cuidaría
tú cuidas cuidabas cuidaste cuidarás cuidarías
él/ella/Ud. cuida cuidaba cuidó cuidará cuidaría
nosotros cuidamos cuidábamos cuidamos cuidaremos cuidaríamos
vosotros cuidáis cuidabais cuidasteis cuidaréis cuidaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. cuidan cuidaban cuidaron cuidarán cuidarían
vos cuidás cuidabas cuidaste cuidarás cuidarías

Subjunctive

  Present Imperfect (ra) Imperfect (se) Future
yo cuide cuidara cuidase cuidare
tú cuides cuidaras cuidases cuidares
él/ella/Ud. cuide cuidara cuidase cuidare
nosotros cuidemos cuidáramos cuidásemos cuidáremos
vosotros cuidéis cuidarais cuidaseis cuidareis
ellos/ellas/Uds. cuiden cuidaran cuidasen cuidaren
vos cuidés cuidaras cuidases cuidares

Imperative

  Affirmative Negative
yo    
tú cuida no cuides
Ud. cuide no cuide
nosotros cuidemos no cuidemos
vosotros cuidad no cuidéis
Uds. cuiden no cuiden
vos cuidá no cuides

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Ellos van a cuidar a Tom.

    They'll take care of Tom.

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  • Tengo que cuidar más de mí mismo.

    I have to pay more attention to myself.

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  • ¿Podrías cuidar del bebé un rato?

    Could you take care of the baby for a while?

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  • Deberías cuidar de los niños de vez en cuando.

    You should look after the children from time to time.

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  • Tenemos familias que debemos cuidar.

    We have families we have to take care of.

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  • Después de su retiro, Teresa se dedicó a cuidar a los huérfanos.

    After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.

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  • Tom se puede cuidar solo.

    Tom can take care of himself.

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  • No te preocupes por Tom. Él se puede cuidar por su cuenta.

    Don't worry about Tom. He can take care of himself.

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  • Tengo que cuidar de este gato.

    I have to look after this cat.

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  • Tom tuvo que cuidar a Mary él mismo.

    Tom had to take care of Mary by himself.

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