Polyglot Dictionary

compadecer

/kompaðeˈseɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
compadezco
preterite (yo)
compadecí
past participle
compadecido

Meaning

  1. to pity

    • Te compadezco.

      I feel sorry for you.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apiadar

compadecer and apiadar are close synonyms relating to "pity," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

plaindre

plaindre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to pity."

Practice

1 What does compadecer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Te ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches compadecer?

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