despertar

/despeɾˈtaɾ/, [d̪es.peɾˈt̪aɾ]

arouse, wake, wake up

Gerund: despertando

Past Participles

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	despertado	despertada
Plural	despertados	despertadas

Indicative

	Present	Imperfect	Preterite	Future	Conditional
yo	despierto	despertaba	desperté	despertaré	despertaría
tú	despiertas	despertabas	despertaste	despertarás	despertarías
él/ella/Ud.	despierta	despertaba	despertó	despertará	despertaría
nosotros	despertamos	despertábamos	despertamos	despertaremos	despertaríamos
vosotros	despertáis	despertabais	despertasteis	despertaréis	despertaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.	despiertan	despertaban	despertaron	despertarán	despertarían
vos	despertás	despertabas	despertaste	despertarás	despertarías

Subjunctive

	Present	Imperfect (ra)	Imperfect (se)	Future
yo	despierte	despertara	despertase	despertare
tú	despiertes	despertaras	despertases	despertares
él/ella/Ud.	despierte	despertara	despertase	despertare
nosotros	despertemos	despertáramos	despertásemos	despertáremos
vosotros	despertéis	despertarais	despertaseis	despertareis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	despierten	despertaran	despertasen	despertaren
vos	despertés	despertaras	despertases	despertares

Imperative

Examples

Ellos hablan en voz baja para no despertar al bebé.

They spoke quietly so as not to wake the baby.

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Tom está intentando despertar a Mary.

Tom is trying to wake Mary up.

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"Si estás cansado, ¿por qué no vas a dormir?" "Porque si voy a dormir ahora, me voy a despertar muy temprano."

"If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep?" "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."

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Jim entró a la habitación sin hacer ruido para no despertar al bebé.

Jim entered the room quietly so he wouldn't wake the baby.

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No pude despertar a Tom.

I couldn't get Tom to wake up.

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Me tengo que despertar temprano mañana.

I have to wake up early tomorrow.

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Eres el único hombre que, al despertar, no recuerda nada de lo que ha soñado.

You're the only man who doesn't remember anything of what he's dreamed after he wakes up.

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Ten cuidado de no despertar a la bebé.

Take care not to awake the sleeping baby.

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¿Por qué te levantas antes de despertar?

Why do you get up before waking up?

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Despertar es el opuesto a ir a dormir.

Waking up is the opposite of going to sleep.

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