atender

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)

  1. to pay attention
  2. to take care of

Conjugation

Synonyms

Interlingue

Verb

atender

  1. to wait

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to answer (the phone)
  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

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin attendere, present active infinitive of attendō.

Verb

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

  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”

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes ie in stressed syllables.
    Conjugation of atender (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
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 atiendas 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
  • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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        Selected combined forms of atenderedit data

    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 imperative atiende
    dative atiéndeme atiéndete atiéndele atiéndenos not used atiéndeles
    accusative atiéndeme atiéndete atiéndelo, atiéndela atiéndenos not used atiéndelos, atiéndelas
    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

    Usage notes

    • Atender is a false friend, and does not mean “to attend (an event)”. The word for this in Spanish is asistir.

    See also

    • Appendix:Spanish false cognates with English

    References

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