condujo
/konduxo/from spelling rules
The Spanish word for drove is condujo.
Which one should you use?
Use condujo when referring to a completed action in the past. For the imperfect tense, which describes an ongoing action like 'was driving', you would use conducía instead.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb conducir is irregular in the preterite tense, where the stem changes from conduc- to conduj-. The various subject forms are conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujisteis and condujeron.
How do you pronounce it?
/konduxo/
Did you know?
- While condujo is the standard term for operating a vehicle, in many Latin American countries people prefer the verb manejar, meaning 'to handle'. A speaker saying manejo instead of conduzco is a common regional marker.
- Unlike English, where you can 'drive' someone crazy, Spanish uses the verb volver in the phrase volver loco. You cannot use conducir to describe driving someone to a state of madness.
- In Spain, the word conductor refers to the driver, but it is also the exact same word used for an electrical 'conductor' that allows energy to flow.
Examples in context
- Tom condujo el coche.Tom drove the car.This sentence shows how to use condujo with a direct object.Tatoeba #746509 by Shishir, translation #37098 by CK
- Él condujo hasta la escuela.He drove to school.This sentence demonstrates using condujo to express driving to a destination.Tatoeba #2104017 by Shishir, translation #299022 by CK
- Condujo su coche hasta Yokohama.He drove his car to Yokohama.This sentence illustrates using condujo to describe driving a vehicle to a specific location.Tatoeba #2104023 by Shishir, translation #293462 by CN
- Yo conduje el auto hasta el trabajo.I drove the car to work.
- Ellos condujeron toda la noche.They drove all night.
- Conducíamos por carreteras sinuosas.We used to drive on winding roads.
- Él manejó el automóvil rápidamente.He drove the car quickly.
- Tú manejabas muy bien cuando éramos jóvenes.You used to drive very well when we were young.
- La empresa contrató a un chófer para llevar al CEO por la ciudad.The company hired a chauffeur to drive the CEO around the city.
- Nosotros conducimos en la autopista a alta velocidad.We drove on the highway at high speed.
- Tú condujiste muy bien en tu examen de manejo.You drove very well on your driving test.
- 21 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofía and Alejandro are talking about their trip to the coast.
- Sofía¿Quién condujo el coche ayer?Who drove the car yesterday?
- AlejandroMi hermano condujo durante todo el viaje.My brother drove during the whole trip.
- SofíaParece que condujo muy rápido.It seems that he drove very fast.
- AlejandroSí, llegó antes que todos nosotros.Yes, he arrived before all of us.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
