vender
/benˈdeɾ/
The English verb 'sell' is translated into Spanish as vender.
vender means to agree to transfer goods or provide services for payment.
Meaning: to agree to transfer goods or provide services for payment (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The first person singular future indicative form is venderé (I will sell) and the first person singular preterite form is vendí (I sold). The gerund is vendiendo (selling), and the past participle is vendido (sold), which is used to form perfect tenses.
How do you pronounce it?
/benˈdeɾ/
Did you know?
- In several Spanish-speaking cultures, the phrase vender humo literally means 'to sell smoke' and is used to describe someone who makes grand promises they cannot keep.
- The noun venta can mean 'the sale' of an item, but it also refers to a 'tavern' or 'inn' in many rural parts of Spain and Latin America.
- The word vender comes from the Latin vēndere, which was created by combining the Latin word for 'sale' (vēnum) and the word for 'give' (dō).
Examples in context
- No venderé mi alma.I won't sell my soul.Tatoeba #1773688 by marcelostockle, translation #1230144 by CM
- No lo puedes vender.You can't sell it.Tatoeba #3338536 by Shishir, translation #3331045 by CK
- No lo quiero vender.I don't want to sell it.Tatoeba #5015140 by don_ramon, translation #10131372 by ulymarrero
- La empresa vende productos de alta calidadThe company sells high-quality products
- La compañía comercializa sus productos en todo el paísThe company markets its products nationwide
- La tienda realizó la venta de todos sus productosThe store sold all of its products
- Voy a poner mi bicicleta en ventaI am going to sell my bicycle
- El dueño colocó el coche a la ventaThe owner put the car up for sale
- Me quiero desprender de estos librosI want to sell/give away these books
- Juan quiere traspasar su tienda de comestiblesJuan wants to sell his grocery store
- Pedro quiere vender su casa para mudarse a otro paísPedro wants to sell his house to move to another country
- La empresa está comercializando su nuevo producto en el mercado localThe company is marketing its new product in the local market
- Pilar colocó a la venta su bicicleta de montaña en un sitio web de subastasPilar put her mountain bike up for sale on an auction website
- 111 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are discussing a business idea at a cafe.
- Alejandro¿Quieres vender tus dibujos?Do you want to sell your drawings?
- LucíaSí, quiero venderlos en el mercado.Yes, I want to sell them at the market.
- AlejandroEs una buena idea, Lucía.It is a good idea, Lucía.
- LucíaGracias, Alejandro. Ayúdame, por favor.Thanks, Alejandro. Help me, please.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sell” translations and entries vender, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries vender, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
