Polyglot Dictionary

arder

/aɾˈðeɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
ardo
preterite (yo)
ardí
past participle
ardido

Meaning

  1. to burn

    • El bosque arde.

      The forest is burning.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

quemar

arder is intransitive, "to burn, be on fire," describing something that is burning; quemar is transitive, "to burn something."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

queimar

queimar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to burn."

Practice

1 What does arder mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches arder?

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