Polyglot Dictionary

llamar

/ʝaˈmaɾ/

verb A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
llamo
preterite (yo)
llamé
past participle
llamado

Meaning

  1. to call

    • Te llamo luego.

      I'll call you later.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apellidar

llamar is the general word "to call," for names, phone calls, and more; apellidar(se) narrowly means to call or go by a surname.

Practice

1 What does llamar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Te ___ luego.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches llamar?

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