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llamar

to call

VerbA1

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    (to contact someone by phone or voice) to call

    Voy a llamar a mi madre esta noche.

    I am going to call my mother tonight.

Intransitive verb

  1. 1

    (to make a knocking sound) to knock

    Alguien está llamando a la puerta.

    Someone is knocking at the door.

Reflexive verb

  1. 1

    (to be named) to be called

    Me llamo María.

    My name is María. (Literally: I call myself María.)

1(to contact someone by phone or voice)to call

Voy a llamar a mi madre esta noche.

I am going to call my mother tonight.

Él me llamó ayer.

He called me yesterday.

¿Puedes llamar un taxi, por favor?

Can you call a taxi, please?

Voy a llamar a mi madre.

I am going to call my mother.

2(to make a knocking sound)to knock

Alguien está llamando a la puerta.

Someone is knocking at the door.

Oí a alguien llamar a la puerta.

I heard someone knocking at the door.

Ella llamó tres veces antes de entrar.

She knocked three times before entering.

¿Puedes llamar a la puerta?

Can you knock on the door?

3(to be named)to be called

Me llamo María.

My name is María. (Literally: I call myself María.)

¿Cómo se llama tu perro?

What is your dog called?

Mi hermano se llama Juan.

My brother is called Juan.

Me llamo Ana.

My name is Ana.
llamar por teléfono

to call by phone

¿Cómo te llamas?

What's your name? (lit. How do you call yourself?)

llamar a la puerta

to knock on the door

Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularllamaría

2nd singularllamarías

3rd singularllamaría

1st pluralllamaríamos

2nd pluralllamaríais

3rd pluralllamarían

future indicative

1st singularllamaré

2nd singularllamarás

3rd singularllamará

1st pluralllamaremos

2nd pluralllamaréis

3rd pluralllamarán

gerund

llamando

imperative affirmative

2nd singularllama

1st pluralllamemos

2nd pluralllamad

imperative negative

2nd singularno llames

1st pluralno llamemos

2nd pluralno llaméis

imperfect indicative

1st singularllamaba

2nd singularllamabas

3rd singularllamaba

1st pluralllamábamos

2nd pluralllamabais

3rd pluralllamaban

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularllamara

2nd singularllamaras

3rd singularllamara

1st pluralllamáramos

2nd pluralllamarais

3rd pluralllamaran

infinitive

llamar

participle

llamado

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía llamado

2nd singularhabías llamado

3rd singularhabía llamado

1st pluralhabíamos llamado

2nd pluralhabíais llamado

3rd pluralhabían llamado

present indicative

1st singularllamo

2nd singularllamas

3rd singularllama

1st pluralllamamos

2nd pluralllamáis

3rd pluralllaman

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe llamado

2nd singularhas llamado

3rd singularha llamado

1st pluralhemos llamado

2nd pluralhabéis llamado

3rd pluralhan llamado

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya llamado

2nd singularhayas llamado

3rd singularhaya llamado

1st pluralhayamos llamado

2nd pluralhayáis llamado

3rd pluralhayan llamado

present subjunctive

1st singularllame

2nd singularllames

3rd singularllame

1st pluralllamemos

2nd pluralllaméis

3rd pluralllamen

preterite indicative

1st singularllamé

2nd singularllamaste

3rd singularllamó

1st pluralllamamos

2nd pluralllamasteis

3rd pluralllamaron