atender

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.

Verb

atender

  1. to pay attention
  2. to look after, care for, take care of

Galician

Etymology

From Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.

Verb

atender (first-person singular present atendo, first-person singular preterite atendín, past participle atendido)
atender (first-person singular present atendo, first-person singular preterite atendim or atendi, past participle atendido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to pay attention
  2. to take care of
    Synonym: coidar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of atender
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal atender
Personal atender atenderes atender atendermos atenderdes atenderen
Gerund
atendendo
Past participle
Masculine atendido atendidos
Feminine atendida atendidas
Indicative
Present atendo atendes atende atendemos atendedes atenden
Imperfect atendía atendías atendía atendiamos atendiades atendían
Preterite atendín atendiches atendeu atendemos atendestes atenderon
Pluperfect atendera atenderas atendera atenderamos atenderades atenderan
Future atenderei atenderás atenderá atenderemos atenderedes atenderán
Conditional atendería atenderías atendería atenderiamos atenderiades atenderían
Subjunctive
Present atenda atendas atenda atendamos atendades atendan
Imperfect atendese atendeses atendese atendésemos atendésedes atendesen
Future atender atenderes atender atendermos atenderdes atenderen
Imperative
Affirmative atende atenda atendamos atendede atendan
Negative (non) non atendas non atenda non atendamos non atendades non atendan
    Reintegrated conjugation of atender (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal atender
Personal atender atenderes atender atendermos atenderdes atenderem
Gerund
atendendo
Past participle
Masculine atendido atendidos
Feminine atendida atendidas
Indicative
Present atendo atendes atende atendemos atendedes, atendeis atendem
Imperfect atendia atendias atendia atendíamos atendíades, atendíeis, atendíais1 atendiam
Preterite atendim, atendi atendeste, atendeche1 atendeu atendemos atendestes atendêrom, atenderam
Pluperfect atendera atenderas atendera atendêramos atendêrades, atendêreis, atendêrais1 atenderam
Future atenderei atenderás atenderá atenderemos atenderedes, atendereis atenderám, atenderão
Conditional atenderia atenderias atenderia atenderíamos atenderíades, atenderíeis, atenderíais1 atenderiam
Subjunctive
Present atenda atendas atenda atendamos atendades, atendais atendam
Imperfect atendesse atendesses atendesse atendêssemos atendêssedes, atendêsseis atendessem
Future atender atenderes atender atendermos atenderdes atenderem
Imperative
Affirmative atende atenda atendamos atendede, atendei atendam
Negative (nom) nom atendas nom atenda nom atendamos nom atendades, nom atendais nom atendam

1Less recommended.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin attendere.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

atender (first-person singular present atendo, first-person singular preterite atendi, past participle atendido)

  1. (transitive) to answer (the phone, the door)
  2. to serve or answer (at a service counter or help desk)
  3. to take into account; to consider
  4. to meet, conform to, deal with or cater to (circumstances, requirements or expectations)
  5. to suit or accommodate (limitations, requirements or expectations)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of atender (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal atender
Personal atender atenderes atender atendermos atenderdes atenderem
Gerund
atendendo
Past participle
Masculine atendido atendidos
Feminine atendida atendidas
Indicative
Present atendo atendes atende atendemos atendeis atendem
Imperfect atendia atendias atendia atendíamos atendíeis atendiam
Preterite atendi atendeste atendeu atendemos atendestes atenderam
Pluperfect atendera atenderas atendera atendêramos atendêreis atenderam
Future atenderei atenderás atenderá atenderemos atendereis atenderão
Conditional atenderia atenderias atenderia atenderíamos atenderíeis atenderiam
Subjunctive
Present atenda atendas atenda atendamos atendais atendam
Imperfect atendesse atendesses atendesse atendêssemos atendêsseis atendessem
Future atender atenderes atender atendermos atenderdes atenderem
Imperative
Affirmative atende atenda atendamos atendei atendam
Negative (não) não atendas não atenda não atendamos não atendais não atendam

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin attendere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atenˈdeɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ten‧der

Verb

atender (first-person singular present atiendo, first-person singular preterite atendí, past participle atendido)

  1. (transitive) to pay attention to (something); to attend to (something)
  2. (transitive) to care for (someone, especially the ill)
  3. (transitive) to comply with (some rule)
  4. (intransitive) to pay attention; to mind
    atender a alguien ― to pay attention to someone

Usage notes

  • atender is a false friend, and does not mean “to attend (an event)”, although it can mean "to attend to" (someone or something). The word for "to attend" (an event) in Spanish is asistir, itself a false friend of assist.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of atender (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive atender
gerund atendiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular atendido atendida
plural atendidos atendidas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present atiendo atiendestú
atendésvos 		atiende atendemos atendéis atienden
imperfect atendía atendías atendía atendíamos atendíais atendían
preterite atendí atendiste atendió atendimos atendisteis atendieron
future atenderé atenderás atenderá atenderemos atenderéis atenderán
conditional atendería atenderías atendería atenderíamos atenderíais atenderían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present atienda atiendastú
atendásvos2 		atienda atendamos atendáis atiendan
imperfect
(ra) 		atendiera atendieras atendiera atendiéramos atendierais atendieran
imperfect
(se) 		atendiese atendieses atendiese atendiésemos atendieseis atendiesen
future1 atendiere atendieres atendiere atendiéremos atendiereis atendieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative atiendetú
atendévos 		atienda atendamos atended atiendan
negative no atiendas no atienda no atendamos no atendáis no atiendan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of atender (e-ie alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive atender
dative atenderme atenderte atenderle, atenderse atendernos atenderos atenderles, atenderse
accusative atenderme atenderte atenderlo, atenderla, atenderse atendernos atenderos atenderlos, atenderlas, atenderse
with gerund atendiendo
dative atendiéndome atendiéndote atendiéndole, atendiéndose atendiéndonos atendiéndoos atendiéndoles, atendiéndose
accusative atendiéndome atendiéndote atendiéndolo, atendiéndola, atendiéndose atendiéndonos atendiéndoos atendiéndolos, atendiéndolas, atendiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative atiende
dative atiéndeme atiéndete atiéndele atiéndenos not used atiéndeles
accusative atiéndeme atiéndete atiéndelo, atiéndela atiéndenos not used atiéndelos, atiéndelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative atendé
dative atendeme atendete atendele atendenos not used atendeles
accusative atendeme atendete atendelo, atendela atendenos not used atendelos, atendelas
with formal second-person singular imperative atienda
dative atiéndame not used atiéndale, atiéndase atiéndanos not used atiéndales
accusative atiéndame not used atiéndalo, atiéndala, atiéndase atiéndanos not used atiéndalos, atiéndalas
with first-person plural imperative atendamos
dative not used atendámoste atendámosle atendámonos atendámoos atendámosles
accusative not used atendámoste atendámoslo, atendámosla atendámonos atendámoos atendámoslos, atendámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative atended
dative atendedme not used atendedle atendednos atendeos atendedles
accusative atendedme not used atendedlo, atendedla atendednos atendeos atendedlos, atendedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative atiendan
dative atiéndanme not used atiéndanle atiéndannos not used atiéndanles, atiéndanse
accusative atiéndanme not used atiéndanlo, atiéndanla atiéndannos not used atiéndanlos, atiéndanlas, atiéndanse

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