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No. 6,021 in Spanish

ate

"Ate" in Spanish refers to a sweet fruit paste or jelly.

In a sentence

  • Comí la cena temprano ayer.

    I ate dinner early yesterday.

    The word 'ate' is used here as the past tense of 'to eat', referring to the consumption of food.

  • ¿Ya comiste algo?

    Did you eat something already?

    The word 'eat' in this context is used as the base verb form in its past tense inquiry form 'comiste', indicating prior action.

  • Ellos comieron juntos en la fiesta.

    They ate together at the party.

    'Ate' here is part of the conjugation 'comieron', referring to the plural past action of eating.

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