What does aprender mean in English?

Aprender means "to learn" in English.

How do you conjugate aprender in Spanish?

Aprender is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with aprender?

Common idiomatic expressions using aprender include: "aprender de memoria" (to learn by heart / to memorize). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use aprender in a sentence?

Example: "Aprendí español en la escuela." which means "I learned Spanish at school." in English.

Aprender

to learn

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

aprender

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

aprendiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

aprendido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprendo I learn	I learn
tú	aprendes you learn	you learn
él/ella/usted	aprende he/she/you learns	he/she/you learns
nosotros	aprendemos we learn	we learn
vosotros	aprendéis you all learn	you all learn
ellos/ustedes	aprenden they/you all learn	they/you all learn

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprendía I used to learn	I used to learn
tú	aprendías you used to learn	you used to learn
él/ella/usted	aprendía he/she/you used to learn	he/she/you used to learn
nosotros	aprendíamos we used to learn	we used to learn
vosotros	aprendíais you all used to learn	you all used to learn
ellos/ustedes	aprendían they/you all used to learn	they/you all used to learn

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprendí I learned	I learned
tú	aprendiste you learned	you learned
él/ella/usted	aprendió he/she/you learned	he/she/you learned
nosotros	aprendimos we learned	we learned
vosotros	aprendisteis you all learned	you all learned
ellos/ustedes	aprendieron they/you all learned	they/you all learned

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprenderé I will learn	I will learn
tú	aprenderás you will learn	you will learn
él/ella/usted	aprenderá he/she/you will learn	he/she/you will learn
nosotros	aprenderemos we will learn	we will learn
vosotros	aprenderéis you all will learn	you all will learn
ellos/ustedes	aprenderán they/you all will learn	they/you all will learn

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprendería I would learn	I would learn
tú	aprenderías you would learn	you would learn
él/ella/usted	aprendería he/she/you would learn	he/she/you would learn
nosotros	aprenderíamos we would learn	we would learn
vosotros	aprenderíais you all would learn	you all would learn
ellos/ustedes	aprenderían they/you all would learn	they/you all would learn

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprenda that I learn	that I learn
tú	aprendas that you learn	that you learn
él/ella/usted	aprenda that he/she/you learn	that he/she/you learn
nosotros	aprendamos that we learn	that we learn
vosotros	aprendáis that you all learn	that you all learn
ellos/ustedes	aprendan that they/you all learn	that they/you all learn

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprendiera or aprendiese that I learned	that I learned
tú	aprendieras or aprendieses that you learned	that you learned
él/ella/usted	aprendiera or aprendiese that he/she/you learned	that he/she/you learned
nosotros	aprendiéramos or aprendiésemos that we learned	that we learned
vosotros	aprendierais or aprendieseis that you all learned	that you all learned
ellos/ustedes	aprendieran or aprendiesen that they/you all learned	that they/you all learned

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he aprendido I have learned	I have learned
tú	has aprendido you have learned	you have learned
él/ella/usted	ha aprendido he/she/you have learned	he/she/you have learned
nosotros	hemos aprendido we have learned	we have learned
vosotros	habéis aprendido you all have learned	you all have learned
ellos/ustedes	han aprendido they/you all have learned	they/you all have learned

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había aprendido I had learned	I had learned
tú	habías aprendido you had learned	you had learned
él/ella/usted	había aprendido he/she/you had learned	he/she/you had learned
nosotros	habíamos aprendido we had learned	we had learned
vosotros	habíais aprendido you all had learned	you all had learned
ellos/ustedes	habían aprendido they/you all had learned	they/you all had learned

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube aprendido I had learned	I had learned
tú	hubiste aprendido you had learned	you had learned
él/ella/usted	hubo aprendido he/she/you had learned	he/she/you had learned
nosotros	hubimos aprendido we had learned	we had learned
vosotros	hubisteis aprendido you all had learned	you all had learned
ellos/ustedes	hubieron aprendido they/you all had learned	they/you all had learned

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré aprendido I will have learned	I will have learned
tú	habrás aprendido you will have learned	you will have learned
él/ella/usted	habrá aprendido he/she/you will have learned	he/she/you will have learned
nosotros	habremos aprendido we will have learned	we will have learned
vosotros	habréis aprendido you all will have learned	you all will have learned
ellos/ustedes	habrán aprendido they/you all will have learned	they/you all will have learned

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría aprendido I would have learned	I would have learned
tú	habrías aprendido you would have learned	you would have learned
él/ella/usted	habría aprendido he/she/you would have learned	he/she/you would have learned
nosotros	habríamos aprendido we would have learned	we would have learned
vosotros	habríais aprendido you all would have learned	you all would have learned
ellos/ustedes	habrían aprendido they/you all would have learned	they/you all would have learned

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya aprendido that I have learned	that I have learned
tú	hayas aprendido that you have learned	that you have learned
él/ella/usted	haya aprendido that he/she/you have learned	that he/she/you have learned
nosotros	hayamos aprendido that we have learned	that we have learned
vosotros	hayáis aprendido that you all have learned	that you all have learned
ellos/ustedes	hayan aprendido that they/you all have learned	that they/you all have learned

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera aprendido that I had learned	that I had learned
tú	hubieras aprendido that you had learned	that you had learned
él/ella/usted	hubiera aprendido that he/she/you had learned	that he/she/you had learned
nosotros	hubiéramos aprendido that we had learned	that we had learned
vosotros	hubierais aprendido that you all had learned	that you all had learned
ellos/ustedes	hubieran aprendido that they/you all had learned	that they/you all had learned

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	aprende	learn! (you)
usted	aprenda	learn! (you formal)
nosotros	aprendamos	let's learn!
vosotros	aprended	learn! (you all)
ustedes	aprendan	learn! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no aprendas	don't learn! (you)
usted	no aprenda	don't learn! (you formal)
nosotros	no aprendamos	let's not learn!
vosotros	no aprendáis	don't learn! (you all)
ustedes	no aprendan	don't learn! (you all)

More About "aprender"

Idiomatic Expressions

aprender de memoria

to learn by heart / to memorize

💡 Memorizing something

Examples in Context

Aprendí español en la escuela.

I learned Spanish at school.

Preterite

Aprendo algo nuevo cada día.

I learn something new every day.

Present

He aprendido mucho.

I have learned a lot.

Present Perfect

Aprenderás con la experiencia.

You will learn from experience.

Future

Usage Notes

•Aprender is a regular -er verb
•Main meaning: to learn
•Often followed by "a" + infinitive

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