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comprar

verbBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “comprar” mean in English?

  1. to buy

Example sentences

  • Compro pan en la panadería.

    I buy bread at the bakery.

  • Me compré un coche nuevo.

    I bought myself a new car.

  • ¿Qué vas a comprar?

    What are you going to buy?

How to use it

Comprar means 'to buy'. Regular -ar verb. Reflexive comprarse means 'to buy for oneself' (extra emphasis on the buyer).

Common mistake

Reflexive 'comprarse' adds emphasis on the buyer ('I bought MYSELF a car'). Plain 'comprar' is the default.

Forms of comprar

Present
compro, compras, compra, compramos, compráis, compran

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 13.