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entré

en-TRAYenˈtɾe

entré means I entered in Spanish (Completed action in the past).

I entered

Also: I came in, I went in
Verb (Conjugation)A1regular ar
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infinitiveentrar
gerundentrando
past Participleentrado

📝 In Action

Entré a la oficina a las nueve en punto.

A1

I entered the office exactly at nine o'clock.

¿Quién te dio permiso? Entré sin tocar.

A2

Who gave you permission? I entered without knocking.

Cuando vi la oportunidad, entré al mercado con una nueva estrategia.

B1

When I saw the opportunity, I entered the market with a new strategy.

Word Connections

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • entré en razónI came to my senses
  • entré en detallesI went into detail

Idioms & Expressions

  • entré por la puerta grandeI made a grand entrance / I succeeded spectacularly

🔄 Conjugations

indicative

present

él/ella/ustedentra
yoentro
entras
ellos/ellas/ustedesentran
nosotrosentramos
vosotrosentráis

imperfect

él/ella/ustedentraba
yoentraba
entrabas
ellos/ellas/ustedesentraban
nosotrosentrábamos
vosotrosentrabais

preterite

él/ella/ustedentró
yoentré
entraste
ellos/ellas/ustedesentraron
nosotrosentramos
vosotrosentrasteis

subjunctive

present

él/ella/ustedentre
yoentre
entres
ellos/ellas/ustedesentren
nosotrosentremos
vosotrosentréis

imperfect

él/ella/ustedentrara/entrase
yoentrara/entrase
entraras/entrases
ellos/ellas/ustedesentraran/entrasen
nosotrosentráramos/entrásemos
vosotrosentrarais/entraseis

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: entré

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence correctly uses 'entré' to describe a single action that happened yesterday?

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👥 Word Family
🎵 Rhymes
📚 Etymology

The verb 'entrar' comes from the Latin word *intrare*, which itself is based on *intra*, meaning 'inside' or 'within'. The meaning has remained consistent over the centuries: moving from outside to inside.

First recorded: Old Spanish (around the 13th century)

Cognates (Related words)

Portuguese: entrarFrench: entrerItalian: entrare

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does 'entré' have an accent mark, but 'entramos' (we entered) doesn't?

The accent mark on 'entré' is necessary to show that the stress falls on the final syllable (en-TRÉ). In Spanish, when a verb form ends in a vowel and the stress is on the last syllable, you must use an accent. 'Entramos' has the stress on the second-to-last syllable (en-TRA-mos) and follows the normal rules, so no accent is needed.