verb
- to abuse, to betray
- to misuse
- Guatemala, pronominal to get clever, to get smart, to wise up
abusar
to abuse, to betray
Meanings
Conjugation
Gerund abusando · past participle abusado
Indicative
| present | imperfect | preterite | future | conditional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | abuso | abusaba | abusé | abusaré | abusaría |
| tú | abusas | abusabas | abusaste | abusarás | abusarías |
| vos | abusás | abusabas | abusaste | abusarás | abusarías |
| él, ella, usted | abusa | abusaba | abusó | abusará | abusaría |
| nosotros | abusamos | abusábamos | abusamos | abusaremos | abusaríamos |
| vosotros | abusáis | abusabais | abusasteis | abusaréis | abusaríais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | abusan | abusaban | abusaron | abusarán | abusarían |
Subjunctive
| present | imperfect (-ra) | imperfect (-se) | future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | abuse | abusara | abusase | abusare |
| tú | abuses | abusaras | abusases | abusares |
| vos | abusés | abusaras | abusases | abusares |
| él, ella, usted | abuse | abusara | abusase | abusare |
| nosotros | abusemos | abusáramos | abusásemos | abusáremos |
| vosotros | abuséis | abusarais | abusaseis | abusareis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | abusen | abusaran | abusasen | abusaren |
Imperative
| affirmative | negative | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | abusa | no abuses |
| vos | abusá | |
| usted | abuse | no abuse |
| nosotros | abusemos | no abusemos |
| vosotros | abusad | no abuséis |
| ustedes | abusen | no abusen |
In sentences
Él la abusaba. He abused her. #11433915
No abuses de ella. Don't interfere with her. #1424418
Abusa de su poder. He abuses his power. #7666433
Abusa de su puesto. He abuses his position. #7666441
Tom abusaba de Mary. Tom abused Mary. #11433910
Abusó de mi confianza. He betrayed my confidence. #2255622
No abuses de la bebida. Don't abuse alcohol. #6771543
El rey abusó de su poder. The king abused his power. #608134