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SPANISH VERB

opinar

to give an opinion

  • #285 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: opinando
  • Past participle: opinado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use opinar

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

  1. Present

    ¿Qué opinas del nuevo restaurante?

    What do you think of the new restaurant?

  2. Past

    Mi mamá opinó que el vestido era muy corto.

    My mom thought the dress was too short.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuelo opinaba de todo sin que le preguntaran.

    My grandfather gave his opinion on everything without being asked.

  4. Future

    El arquitecto opinará sobre los planos mañana.

    The architect will give his opinion on the plans tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Yo opinaría lo mismo en tu lugar.

    I'd think the same in your shoes.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que opines con toda honestidad.

    I want you to give your honest opinion.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si opinaras distinto, te escucharía igual.

    If you thought differently, I'd listen to you just the same.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Opina tú primero, luego hablo yo!

    You give your opinion first, then I'll talk!

Good to know

  • "¿Tú qué opinas?" is the everyday "what do you think?".

Where you hear opinar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • ¿Qué opinas del libro? What do you think of the book?
  • Todos opinaron sobre la película. Everyone gave their opinion about the film.
  • Mis amigos van a opinar sobre mi idea. My friends are going to give their opinions about my idea.

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Mateo opina que el mezcal sabe a la costa. Mateo thinks the mezcal tastes like the coast.
  • Todos opinaron que era el mejor café de Oaxaca. Everyone said it was the best coffee in Oaxaca.
  • Primero lo vas a probar, y luego vas a opinar. First you're going to try it, and then you'll give your opinion.
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On the One Hand

Beginner Level 2 · qué opina

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It's About Time

Intermediate Level 3 · antes de opinar · ¿Qué opinas?

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.