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nadar

/naˈdaɾ/, [naˈð̞aɾ]

swim, to swim

Gerund: nadando

Past Participles

  Masculine Feminine
Singular nadado nadada
Plural nadados nadadas

Indicative

  Present Imperfect Preterite Future Conditional
yo nado nadaba nadé nadaré nadaría
tú nadas nadabas nadaste nadarás nadarías
él/ella/Ud. nada nadaba nadó nadará nadaría
nosotros nadamos nadábamos nadamos nadaremos nadaríamos
vosotros nadáis nadabais nadasteis nadaréis nadaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. nadan nadaban nadaron nadarán nadarían
vos nadás nadabas nadaste nadarás nadarías

Subjunctive

  Present Imperfect (ra) Imperfect (se) Future
yo nade nadara nadase nadare
tú nades nadaras nadases nadares
él/ella/Ud. nade nadara nadase nadare
nosotros nademos nadáramos nadásemos nadáremos
vosotros nadéis nadarais nadaseis nadareis
ellos/ellas/Uds. naden nadaran nadasen nadaren
vos nadés nadaras nadases nadares

Imperative

  Affirmative Negative
yo    
tú nada no nades
Ud. nade no nade
nosotros nademos no nademos
vosotros nadad no nadéis
Uds. naden no naden
vos nadá no nades

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

Examples

  • Yo sabía cómo nadar.

    I knew how to swim.

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  • Él dijo que podía nadar bien.

    He said he could swim well.

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  • Tom aprendió a nadar cuando tenía tres años.

    Tom learned how to swim when he was three.

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  • Él es capaz de nadar como un pez.

    He is able to swim like a fish.

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  • Sabe nadar tan rápido como su hermano.

    She can swim as fast as her brother.

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  • Mi padre sabe nadar, pero mi madre no.

    My father can swim, but my mother can't.

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  • Te explicaré cómo nadar.

    I'll tell you how to swim.

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  • Prohibido nadar en esta zona.

    This is a no-swimming zone.

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  • Yo solía nadar en este río.

    I used to swim in this river.

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  • Le enseñé a nadar.

    I taught him how to swim.

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