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SPANISH VERB

doler

to hurt

  • #231 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: doliendo
  • Past participle: dolido

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I hurt
  2. tú you hurt
  3. usted, él, ella he/she hurts
  4. nosotros we hurt
  5. vosotros Spain you all hurt
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they hurt

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I hurt
  2. tú you hurt
  3. usted, él, ella he/she hurt
  4. nosotros we hurt
  5. vosotros Spain you all hurt
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they hurt

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to hurt
  2. tú you used to hurt
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to hurt
  4. nosotros we used to hurt
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to hurt
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to hurt

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will hurt
  2. tú you will hurt
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will hurt
  4. nosotros we will hurt
  5. vosotros Spain you all will hurt
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will hurt

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would hurt
  2. tú you would hurt
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would hurt
  4. nosotros we would hurt
  5. vosotros Spain you all would hurt
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would hurt

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I hurt
  2. tú (that) you hurt
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she hurt
  4. nosotros (that) we hurt
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all hurt
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they hurt

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I hurt
  2. tú (if) you hurt
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she hurt
  4. nosotros (if) we hurt
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all hurt
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they hurt

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú hurt!
  2. usted hurt! (formal)
  3. nosotros hurt! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain hurt! (all of you)
  5. ustedes hurt! (all of you)

How to use doler

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Me duele mucho la cabeza hoy.

    My head really hurts today.

  2. Past

    ¿Te dolió mucho la vacuna, mi amor?

    Did the shot hurt a lot, sweetheart?

  3. Imperfect

    Me dolían los pies después de caminar tanto.

    My feet hurt after walking so much.

  4. Future

    Tranquilo, no te dolerá nada.

    Relax, it won't hurt at all.

  5. Conditional

    Me dolería mucho perder a mi perro.

    It would hurt me a lot to lose my dog.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Dime en cuanto te duela algo.

    Tell me as soon as anything hurts.

  7. Past subjunctive

    No esperaba que me doliera tanto la espalda.

    I didn't expect my back to hurt so much.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Duele todo lo que quieras, yo no me rindo!

    Hurt all you want, I'm not giving up!

Good to know

  • Doler works like gustar: me duele la cabeza, me duelen los pies.

Where you hear doler

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Me duele la cabeza. My head hurts.
  • Ayer me dolió el estómago. Yesterday my stomach hurt.
  • Mañana no le va a doler. Tomorrow it's not going to hurt.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 1

  • Me duele la espalda. My back hurts.
  • Me dolió un poquito. It hurt a little.
  • No te va a doler. It's not going to hurt.
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My Stomach Hurts

Beginner Level 1 · me duele · ¿Te duele?

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For Your Own Good

Intermediate Level 1 · ¿Duele?

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The Vaccination Day

Intermediate Level 1 · te dolió

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The Emergency Room

Intermediate Level 2 · me duele

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