compré
/kompɾe/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the phrase "shopped" is expressed using forms of the verb comprar.
The verb is used to describe the past tense of buying goods or services. In Spanish, the verb comprar covers both the general process of shopping and the specific act of buying something.
How does it change in a sentence?
The following forms are in the preterite indicative: compré (I shopped/bought), compraste (you shopped/bought), compró (he/she shopped/bought), compramos (we shopped/bought) and compraron (they shopped/bought). Additionally, the phrase Hice compras can be used to mean "I went shopping".
How do you pronounce it?
/kompɾe/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American countries, the word comprar is used colloquially to describe bribing someone, such as 'buying' a witness or an official.
- The verb comprar is often replaced in colloquial Spanish with the verb pillarse when you mean you 'snagged' or 'scored' something, usually at a great price or unexpectedly.
- If you want to say you 'window shopped', you can use the expression mirar escaparates in Spain, which literally means 'to look at shop windows'.
Examples in context
- Compré ropa.I shopped for clothes.
- Hice compras de comestibles.I shopped for groceries.
- Realicé compras de material de oficina.I shopped for office supplies.
- Me fui de shopping al centro comercial.I shopped in the mall.
- Realizaron compras de muebles en la nueva tienda.They shopped for furniture in the new store.
- Hicimos compras de productos frescos en el mercado local.We shopped for fresh produce at the local market.
- Compré ropa nueva ayer.I shopped for new clothes yesterday.
- Ayer compré ropa nueva.Yesterday I shopped for new clothes.
- Compré los ingredientes para la cena.I shopped for the dinner ingredients.
Example conversation
Sofía and Daniel are talking in the kitchen about their recent errands.
- SofíaCompré mucha comida en el mercado.I shopped for a lot of food at the market.
- DanielSofía, ¿compraste también el pan?Sofía, did you shop for bread too?
- SofíaNo, no compré pan hoy.No, I didn't shop for bread today.
- DanielEstá bien, yo lo compraré luego.That's fine, I will shop for it later.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
