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quemar

to burn

VerbFrequency #1176

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    to burn

    Él quemó las hojas secas en el jardín.

    He burned the dry leaves in the garden.
  2. 2

    (to injure with heat) burn

    Me quemé el dedo con la plancha.

    I burned my finger with the iron.

Intransitive verb

  1. 1

    (to be on fire) to burn

    La leña quema bien en la chimenea.

    The firewood burns well in the fireplace.

Reflexive verb

  1. 1

    to get burned

    Ten cuidado, no te vayas a quemar con el sol.

    Be careful not to get burned by the sun.

1to burn

Él quemó las hojas secas en el jardín.

He burned the dry leaves in the garden.

El sol fuerte puede quemar la piel si no usas protector.

The strong sun can burn your skin if you don't use protection.

La chimenea quema mucha leña en invierno.

The fireplace burns a lot of wood in winter.

No quiero quemar la comida.

I don't want to burn the food.

2(to injure with heat)burn

Me quemé el dedo con la plancha.

I burned my finger with the iron.

Ten cuidado de no quemarte con el agua hirviendo.

Be careful not to burn yourself with the boiling water.

Ella se quemó la mano al sacar la bandeja del horno.

She burned her hand taking the tray out of the oven.

El sol puede quemar tu piel.

The sun can burn your skin.

3(to be on fire)to burn

La leña quema bien en la chimenea.

The firewood burns well in the fireplace.

El fuego quemaba intensamente en la hoguera.

The fire was burning intensely in the bonfire.

La vela quema lentamente, iluminando la habitación.

The candle burns slowly, lighting the room.

Vamos a quemar leña en la chimenea.

We are going to burn wood in the fireplace.

4to get burned

Ten cuidado, no te vayas a quemar con el sol.

Be careful not to get burned by the sun.

Si dejas la comida mucho tiempo en el horno, se va a quemar.

If you leave the food in the oven too long, it's going to get burned.

El cocinero se quemó un poco el brazo con el vapor.

The cook got his arm burned a little with the steam.

Me voy a quemar con el café caliente.

I'm going to get burned by the hot coffee.
Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularquemaría

2nd singularquemarías

3rd singularquemaría

1st pluralquemaríamos

2nd pluralquemaríais

3rd pluralquemarían

future indicative

1st singularquemaré

2nd singularquemarás

3rd singularquemará

1st pluralquemaremos

2nd pluralquemaréis

3rd pluralquemarán

gerund

quemando

imperative affirmative

2nd singularquema

1st pluralquememos

2nd pluralquemad

imperative negative

2nd singularno quemes

1st pluralno quememos

2nd pluralno queméis

imperfect indicative

1st singularquemaba

2nd singularquemabas

3rd singularquemaba

1st pluralquemábamos

2nd pluralquemabais

3rd pluralquemaban

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularquemara

2nd singularquemaras

3rd singularquemara

1st pluralquemáramos

2nd pluralquemarais

3rd pluralquemaran

infinitive

quemar

participle

quemado

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía quemado

2nd singularhabías quemado

3rd singularhabía quemado

1st pluralhabíamos quemado

2nd pluralhabíais quemado

3rd pluralhabían quemado

present indicative

1st singularquemo

2nd singularquemas

3rd singularquema

1st pluralquemamos

2nd pluralquemáis

3rd pluralqueman

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe quemado

2nd singularhas quemado

3rd singularha quemado

1st pluralhemos quemado

2nd pluralhabéis quemado

3rd pluralhan quemado

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya quemado

2nd singularhayas quemado

3rd singularhaya quemado

1st pluralhayamos quemado

2nd pluralhayáis quemado

3rd pluralhayan quemado

present subjunctive

1st singularqueme

2nd singularquemes

3rd singularqueme

1st pluralquememos

2nd pluralqueméis

3rd pluralquemen

preterite indicative

1st singularquemé

2nd singularquemaste

3rd singularquemó

1st pluralquemamos

2nd pluralquemasteis

3rd pluralquemaron