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SPANISH VERB

notar

to notice

  • #166 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: notando
  • Past participle: notado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use notar

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

  1. Present

    Noto que estás cansado, ¿has dormido mal?

    I can tell you're tired, did you sleep badly?

  2. Past

    Nadie notó que llegué media hora tarde.

    Nobody noticed that I arrived half an hour late.

  3. Imperfect

    Ya se notaba el calor a las nueve de la mañana.

    You could already feel the heat at nine in the morning.

  4. Future

    Notarás la diferencia después de una semana de descanso.

    You'll notice the difference after a week's rest.

  5. Conditional

    Nadie notaría la mancha con esa chaqueta puesta.

    Nobody would notice the stain with that jacket on.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que se note que he llorado.

    I don't want it to show that I've been crying.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Lo hice despacio para que nadie lo notara.

    I did it slowly so nobody would notice.

  8. Imperative

    Nota cómo cambia el sabor con un poco de sal.

    Notice how the flavour changes with a bit of salt.

Good to know

  • "Se nota" is "you can tell": se nota que eres de Sevilla.

Where you hear notar

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 1

  • Se nota que estás cansada. You can tell you're tired.
  • Ya habías visto una. Se notaba. You'd seen one before. I could tell.
  • No se va a notar nada. Nobody is going to notice a thing.

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Con la música no notas el peso. With the music you don't feel the weight.
  • Noté que estabas nervioso en la iglesia. I noticed you were nervous in the church.
  • Mañana vas a notar el tobillo más hinchado. Tomorrow you'll find your ankle more swollen.
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Where Did You Study?

Advanced Level 1 · Se notaba.

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Giving It Everything

Fluency Level 1 · Y no lo notas.

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