sorprender
Asturian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French surprendre, with conjugation based on prender.
Verb
editsorprender
- to surprise
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French surprendre, with conjugation based on prender. According to Coromines and Pascual, first attested in the 17th century.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsorprender (first-person singular present sorprendo, first-person singular preterite sorprendí, past participle sorprendido)
- (transitive) to surprise
- La sorprendí con nuestro regalo. ― I surprised her with our gift.
- Los periodistas han sorprendido al político en la calle hoy. ― The journalists surprised the politician on the street today.
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of sorprender (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of sorprender
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “sorprender”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “prender”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 640
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