Polyglot Dictionary

padecer

/padeˈseɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
padeço
preterite (eu)
padeci
past participle
padecido

Meaning

  1. to suffer

    • Padece de asma.

      He suffers from asthma.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sofrer

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

Similar in other languages

German

leiden

leiden is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to suffer."

Spanish

padecer

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

Spanish

penar

penar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to suffer."

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