comió
/komjo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "ate" is translated into Spanish as comió.
comió is used to describe the action of consuming food.
Which one should you use?
comió is used for completed actions in the past, whereas comía would be used for habitual or ongoing past actions (he/she used to eat).
How does it change in a sentence?
comió is the third-person singular indicative preterite of the verb comer, meaning "he/she/it ate" or "you (formal) ate". To say "I ate", you change the ending to comí and to say "you ate" in an informal way, use the form comiste.
How do you pronounce it?
/komjo/
Did you know?
- Spanish uses the expression comerse el coco, which literally means 'to eat one's coconut', to describe the act of overthinking or worrying obsessively about something.
- Spanish speakers use the phrase comerse las uvas during New Year's Eve, where they eat twelve grapes to ensure good luck for each month of the coming year.
- While comió refers to eating, the related verb comer is also used in slang across Latin America to mean 'to have sex'.
Examples in context
- Comió pan y carne.He ate bread and meat.This sentence is useful for showing how to list different foods using comió.Tatoeba #1793344 by marcelostockle, translation #2489146 by Opiejay888
- Tom no comió nada.Tom ate nothing.This sentence is useful for showing how to use comió in a negative context.Tatoeba #4505653 by cueyayotl, translation #3723846 by CM
- Ella comió su cena.She ate her dinner.This sentence is useful for showing how to use comió with a specific meal.Tatoeba #4505679 by cueyayotl, translation #315103 by CK
- Comí una deliciosa comida en el restaurante.I ate a delicious meal at the restaurant.
- Ingesté una cantidad razonable de alimentos.I ingested a reasonable amount of food.
- ¡Comí una hamburguesa deliciosa!I ate a delicious hamburger!
- ¡Me zampé una pizza entera en cinco minutos!I scarfed down a whole pizza in five minutes!
- ¡Me comí todo el pastel!I ate the whole cake!
- Comí una deliciosa comida en el restaurante italiano.I ate a delicious meal at the Italian restaurant.
- ¡Comí una pizza entera para cenar!I ate a whole pizza for dinner!
- ¡Me zampé una hamburguesa gigante en el parque!I scarfed down a huge burger at the park!
- 207 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and María are talking about their brother's appetite.
- MateoÉl comió mucho en el almuerzo.He ate a lot at lunch.
- María¡Qué bueno! Tenía mucha hambre.That's great! He was very hungry.
- MateoSí, comió todo el pastel también.Yes, he ate all the cake too.
- MaríaÉl siempre come demasiado.He always eats too much.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
