abordar

B2#4,340

Hear it

verb

to address, to broach, to approach, to discuss, to touch one.g. a subject, issue, topic, point
to tackle, to deal with, to confront, to approach, to grapple withe.g. a problem, a challenge
to accost, to waylay
to boardto enter a boat
to address

Forms

Present

I	abordo
you	abordas
he, she, it	aborda
we	abordamos
you (plural)	abordáis
they	abordan

Preterite

I	abordé
you	abordaste
he, she, it	abordó
we	abordamos
you (plural)	abordasteis
they	abordaron

Imperfect

I	abordaba
you	abordabas
he, she, it	abordaba
we	abordábamos
you (plural)	abordabais
they	abordaban

Future

I	abordaré
you	abordarás
he, she, it	abordará
we	abordaremos
you (plural)	abordaréis
they	abordarán

Conditional

I	abordaría
you	abordarías
he, she, it	abordaría
we	abordaríamos
you (plural)	abordaríais
they	abordarían

Subjunctive

I	aborde
you	abordes
he, she, it	aborde
we	abordemos
you (plural)	abordéis
they	aborden

Imperfect subjunctive

I	abordara / abordase
you	abordaras / abordases
he, she, it	abordara / abordase
we	abordáramos / abordásemos
you (plural)	abordarais / abordaseis
they	abordaran / abordasen

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Hay que abordar el problema del tráfico antes del verano.The traffic problem has to be tackled before summer.B2Otra vez, por favor (14) — Once more, please (14) (B2)
La familia quiere abordar el tema de la huerta en la cena.The family wants to tackle the subject of the orchard at dinner.B2Una vez más (4) — Once more (4) (B2)
El 21 de mayo de 1879, en Iquique, el capitán chileno Arturo Prat abordó con su espada un barco acorazado peruano y murió en cubierta.On the 21st of May 1879, at Iquique, the Chilean captain Arturo Prat boarded a Peruvian ironclad with his sword and died on deck.B2La Guerra del Pacífico — The War of the Pacific

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