envidiar

/embiˈðjaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
envidio
preterite (yo)
envidié
past participle
envidiado

Meaning

  1. to envy

    • Te envidio.

      I envy you.

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

envier

envier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to envy."

Practice

1 What does envidiar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Te ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches envidiar?

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