Empeñar means to pawn or pledge an item as security for a loan, or to try hard to do something. It is used both in financial contexts and in expressions of effort.
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
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Pronoun | Conjugation |
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Yo | empeñé |
Tú | empeñaste |
Él / Ella / Usted | empeñó |
Nosotros / Nosotras | empeñamos |
Vosotros / Vosotras | empeñasteis |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | empeñaron |
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