Polyglot Dictionary

quemar

/keˈmaɾ/

verb A2

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)
quemo
preterite (yo)
quemé
past participle
quemado

Meaning

  1. to burn

    • Quemé la tostada.

      I burnt the toast.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

arder

quemar is transitive, "to burn something"; arder is intransitive, "to burn, be on fire," describing something that is burning.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

arder

arder is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to burn."

Portuguese

queimar

queimar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to burn."

Practice

1 What does quemar mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ la tostada.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches quemar?

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