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invitarme

een-bee-TAR-meh

verbA1regular with attached pronoun ar
to invite me?asking or thanking someone for an invitation
Also:to treat me?when someone pays for your food, drink, or ticket

Quick Reference

gerundinvitándome
past Participleinvitado
infinitiveinvitarme

📝 In Action

¿Quieres invitarme a cenar?

A1

Do you want to invite me to dinner?

Gracias por invitarme a tu casa.

A1

Thanks for inviting me to your house.

Él quiere invitarme a un café.

A2

He wants to treat me to a coffee.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • convidarme (to treat me / to invite me (more formal))

Antonyms

  • excluirme (to exclude me)

Common Collocations

  • invitarme a salir – to ask me out (on a date)
  • puedes invitarme – you can treat me

💡 Grammar Points

The 'me' at the end

In Spanish, you can stick the person who receives the action (me) right onto the end of the base verb (invitar) when it's used after another verb like 'want' or 'need'.

❌ Common Pitfalls

Word Order

Mistake: "Quiero me invitar."

Correction: Quiero invitarme or Me quiero invitar. In Spanish, the 'me' must either go before the whole verb phrase or stuck to the end, never in the middle.

⭐ Usage Tips

Who pays?

In many Spanish-speaking cultures, if you use the word 'invitar', it strongly implies that YOU are the one paying for the other person.

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesme invitaran
yome invitara
túme invitaras
vosotrosme invitarais
nosotrosme invitáramos
él/ella/ustedme invitara

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesme inviten
yome invite
túme invites
vosotrosme invitéis
nosotrosme invitemos
él/ella/ustedme invite

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesme invitaron
yome invité
túme invitaste
vosotrosme invitasteis
nosotrosme invitamos
él/ella/ustedme invitó

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesme invitaban
yome invitaba
túme invitabas
vosotrosme invitabais
nosotrosme invitábamos
él/ella/ustedme invitaba

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesme invitan
yome invito
túme invitas
vosotrosme invitáis
nosotrosme invitamos
él/ella/ustedme invita
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✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: invitarme

Question 1 of 1

What does '¿Quieres invitarme?' usually mean at a restaurant?

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Word Family

invitar(to invite) - verb
invitación(invitation) - noun
invitado(guest) - noun

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use 'invitarme' at the start of a sentence?

Not usually. Because it has 'me' stuck to the end, it almost always follows another verb (like '¿Puedes invitarme?') or is used in a command.