quitar
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verb
- to remove, to take away, to take down, to take off, to pull off, to pull out, to clear, to clear away, to strip, to strip away
- to get rid of
- to get off
- to deprive of, to take away fromuses indirect object
- to take off, to remove, to disrobe, to doffas clothes or accoutrements
Forms
Present
| I | quito |
|---|---|
| you | quitas |
| he, she, it | quita |
| we | quitamos |
| you (plural) | quitáis |
| they | quitan |
Preterite
| I | quité |
|---|---|
| you | quitaste |
| he, she, it | quitó |
| we | quitamos |
| you (plural) | quitasteis |
| they | quitaron |
Imperfect
| I | quitaba |
|---|---|
| you | quitabas |
| he, she, it | quitaba |
| we | quitábamos |
| you (plural) | quitabais |
| they | quitaban |
Future
| I | quitaré |
|---|---|
| you | quitarás |
| he, she, it | quitará |
| we | quitaremos |
| you (plural) | quitaréis |
| they | quitarán |
Conditional
| I | quitaría |
|---|---|
| you | quitarías |
| he, she, it | quitaría |
| we | quitaríamos |
| you (plural) | quitaríais |
| they | quitarían |
Subjunctive
| I | quite |
|---|---|
| you | quites |
| he, she, it | quite |
| we | quitemos |
| you (plural) | quitéis |
| they | quiten |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | quitara / quitase |
|---|---|
| you | quitaras / quitases |
| he, she, it | quitara / quitase |
| we | quitáramos / quitásemos |
| you (plural) | quitarais / quitaseis |
| they | quitaran / quitasen |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Quita el abrigo de la silla, por favor.Take the coat off the chair, please.A1Otra vez, por favor (3) — Once more, please (3) (A1)
- Después su papá le cambió los zapatos: le quitó los planos y le puso tacones.Then her father changed her shoes: he took off the flat ones and put on high heels.A1La quinceañera — The quinceañera
- Hay uno para el frío: Hasta el cuarenta de mayo, no te quites el sayo.There is one for the cold: Until the fortieth of May, do not take off your coat.A1Los refranes del tiempo — Weather Sayings
- Quitaban las piedras oscuras de la superficie y aparecía la tierra clara.They removed the dark stones from the surface and the light earth appeared.A2Las líneas de Nazca — The Nazca Lines
Other ways to say it
- sacarto put out, to get out (e.g. a public statement, an APB, a release of media or entertainment); to take out (e.g. the trash)
- tirarto drop intentionally; to throw, to toss
- tollersynonym of quitar
- tomarto take (put under one's physical or mental control, often in one's hands); to draw from, take, derive