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animar

to encourage

VerbFrequency #1405

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    (to encourage) to encourage

    Quiero animar a mi amigo para que no se rinda.

    I want to encourage my friend so he doesn't give up.

Reflexive verb

  1. 1

    (to cheer up) to cheer up

    Después de las malas noticias, ella se animó un poco.

    After the bad news, she cheered up a little.

1(to encourage)to encourage

Quiero animar a mi amigo para que no se rinda.

I want to encourage my friend so he doesn't give up.

Mis padres siempre me animaron a seguir mis sueños.

My parents always encouraged me to follow my dreams.

Ella nos animará a participar en la competencia.

She will encourage us to participate in the competition.

Quiero animar a mi amigo.

I want to encourage my friend.

2(to cheer up)to cheer up

Después de las malas noticias, ella se animó un poco.

After the bad news, she cheered up a little.

Vamos, anímate, no todo está perdido.

Come on, cheer up, not all is lost.

Intenté animar a mi hermana con un chiste.

I tried to cheer up my sister with a joke.

Ella necesita animarse un poco.

She needs to cheer up a bit.
Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularanimaría

2nd singularanimarías

3rd singularanimaría

1st pluralanimaríamos

2nd pluralanimaríais

3rd pluralanimarían

future indicative

1st singularanimaré

2nd singularanimarás

3rd singularanimará

1st pluralanimaremos

2nd pluralanimaréis

3rd pluralanimarán

gerund

animando

imperative affirmative

2nd singularanima

1st pluralanimemos

2nd pluralanimad

imperative negative

2nd singularno animes

1st pluralno animemos

2nd pluralno animéis

imperfect indicative

1st singularanimaba

2nd singularanimabas

3rd singularanimaba

1st pluralanimábamos

2nd pluralanimabais

3rd pluralanimaban

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularanimara

2nd singularanimaras

3rd singularanimara

1st pluralanimáramos

2nd pluralanimarais

3rd pluralanimaran

infinitive

animar

participle

animado

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía animado

2nd singularhabías animado

3rd singularhabía animado

1st pluralhabíamos animado

2nd pluralhabíais animado

3rd pluralhabían animado

present indicative

1st singularanimo

2nd singularanimas

3rd singularanima

1st pluralanimamos

2nd pluralanimáis

3rd pluralaniman

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe animado

2nd singularhas animado

3rd singularha animado

1st pluralhemos animado

2nd pluralhabéis animado

3rd pluralhan animado

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya animado

2nd singularhayas animado

3rd singularhaya animado

1st pluralhayamos animado

2nd pluralhayáis animado

3rd pluralhayan animado

present subjunctive

1st singularanime

2nd singularanimes

3rd singularanime

1st pluralanimemos

2nd pluralaniméis

3rd pluralanimen

preterite indicative

1st singularanimé

2nd singularanimaste

3rd singularanimó

1st pluralanimamos

2nd pluralanimasteis

3rd pluralanimaron