Polyglot Dictionary

construir

/konstɾuˈiɾ/

verb B1

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)
construyo
preterite (yo)
construí
past participle
construido

Meaning

  1. to build

    • Construyen un puente nuevo.

      They are building a new bridge.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

edificar

edificar is more formal or literary for "to build," often buildings specifically, and can also figuratively mean "to edify" morally; construir is the general, everyday word.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

edificar

edificar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to build."

Practice

1 What does construir mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches construir?

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