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SPANISH VERB

parir

to give birth

  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: pariendo
  • Past participle: parido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use parir

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

  1. Present

    En la Macarena paren unas veinte mujeres al día.

    At the Macarena about twenty women give birth a day.

  2. Past

    Mi mujer parió en casa, con la matrona.

    My wife gave birth at home, with the midwife.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes las mujeres parían sin ir al hospital.

    Women used to give birth without going to hospital.

  4. Future

    Según el médico, Lucía parirá a finales de mayo.

    According to the doctor, Lucía will give birth at the end of May.

  5. Conditional

    Yo pariría en el agua, si me dejaran elegir.

    I'd give birth in water, if they let me choose.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Avísame en cuanto para tu hermana.

    Let me know as soon as your sister gives birth.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El médico no quería que pariera antes de tiempo.

    The doctor didn't want her giving birth early.

  8. Imperative

    Pare usted tranquila, señora, que aquí estamos todos.

    Give birth calmly, madam, we're all here with you.

Good to know

  • "Parir" is the plain word; "dar a luz" is the gentler one. "Poner a parir a alguien" is to slag someone off.

Where you hear parir

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Cada mujer pare a su manera, hija. Every woman gives birth in her own way, sweetheart.
  • Yo parí a mi hija en una noche de tormenta. I gave birth to my daughter on a stormy night.
  • Voy a parir en la Macarena, con Sarah. I'm going to give birth at the Macarena, with Sarah.

Verbs like this one

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