Spanish Vocabulary - er Verbs

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The Spanish language has three basic types of verbs:

  1. Spanish verbs that end in -ar
  2. Spanish verbs that end in -er 
  3. Spanish verbs that end in -ir 

This page lists some basic Spanish verbs that end in -er.

Spanish -er verbs

absolver
to absolve, to acquit

absorber
to absorb

abstenerse
to abstain, to refrain from

agradecer
to thank, to acknowledge

amanecer
to dawn, to get light

anochecer
to get dark

aparecer
to show up, to appear

aprehender
to apprehend

aprender
to learn

ascender
to ascend, to promote

atender
to attend, to heed

atraer
to attract

barrer
to sweep

beber
to drink, to sip

caer
to fall

carecer
to lack, to be without

coger
to choose, to catch

comer
to eat

cometer
to commit

compeler
to compel

componer
to compose, to fix, repair

comprender
to comprehend, understand

conceder
to concede, to award

conocer
to know, to be familiar with

contener
to contain

contraer
to contract

convencer
to convince

correr
to run, to race

crecer
to grow

creer
to believe

deber
to owe, to ought to

defender
to defend

depender
to depend

deponer
to depose

desaparecer
to disappear

descender
to descend

desconocer
unacquainted with

deshacer
dismantle

detener
to detain

disolver
to dissolve

disponer
to dispose, to arrange

distraer
to distract


ejercer
to exercise, to perform

enloquecer
to drive crazy, to distract

enriquecer
to enrich, to become rich

entender
to understand

entretener
to entertain

envejecer
to age, to grow old

envolver
to cover, to envelope

escoger
to choose, to pick, to vote

esconder
to hide

establecer
to establish

exceder
to exceed

exponer
to expose

extender
to extend, to stretch

extraer
to extract
florecer
to flower, to bloom

haber
to have

hacer
to make, to do

imponer
to impose

leer
to read

llover
to rain

mantener
to maintain

merecer
to earn, to deserve

meter
to insert, to put in


mover
to move

nacer
to be born

obedecer
to obey

obtener
to get, to obtain

ofender
to offend

ofrecer
to offer

oler
to smell

oponer
to oppose

padecer
to suffer, to experience

parecer
to seem, to appear

perder
to lose

permanecer
to remain, to stay

pertenecer
to belong, to concern

poder
to be able

poner
to put, to place

poseer
to own, to possess, to hold

posponer
to postpone

predisponer
to predispose

prender
to switch on, to seize

proceder
to proceed

prometer
to promise

promover
to promote

proteger
to protect, to guard

proveer
to provide

querer
to want, to love

recoger
to gather, to pick up

romper
to break, to tear

saber
to know, to know how to

satisfacer
to satisfy

ser
to be

sorprender
to surprise

sostener
to sustain

suponer
to suppose, to imply

tejer
to weave, to knit, to braid

temer
to fear, to be afraid of

tender
to extend, to spread out

tener
to have

torcer
to twist, to sprain or strain

toser
to cough

traer
to bring

valer
to have worth

vender
to sell, to vend

ver
to see

volver
to return, to go back

yacer
to lie down, to be situated

yuxtaponer
to juxtapose


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