Polyglot Dictionary

padecer

/paðeˈseɾ/

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)
padezco
preterite (yo)
padecí
past participle
padecido

Meaning

  1. to suffer

    • Padece una enfermedad rara.

      He suffers from a rare disease.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sufrir

padecer is slightly more formal, often used with illnesses, "padecer una enfermedad"; sufrir is more general — both mean "to suffer."

penar

penar implies suffering or anguish more emotionally, to be in anguish or to pine; padecer leans toward a more clinical suffering, like from illness.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

padecer

padecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to suffer."

Portuguese

sofrer

sofrer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to suffer."

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