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mostrarles

mohs-TRAHR-lehs/mosˈtɾaɾles/

mostrarles means to show them in Spanish (giving information or pointing something out to a group of people).

to show them, to show you all

Also: to demonstrate to them
VerbA2spelling-change (o to ue) ar
Latin AmericaSpain
A person pointing at a beautiful butterfly on a leaf while a group of people looks on with interest.
gerundmostrando (showing)
past Participlemostrado (shown)
infinitivemostrar

📝 In Action

Quiero mostrarles mi nueva oficina.

A1

I want to show you all my new office.

Es importante mostrarles cómo funciona el sistema.

A2

It is important to show them how the system works.

Al mostrarles el mapa, finalmente entendieron el camino.

B1

Upon showing them the map, they finally understood the way.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • enseñarles (to show them / to teach them)
  • indicarles (to indicate to them)

Antonyms

  • ocultarles (to hide from them)
  • esconderles (to hide (something) from them)

Common Collocations

  • querer mostrarlesto want to show them
  • poder mostrarlesto be able to show them
  • al mostrarlesupon showing them

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesles mostraran
yoles mostrara
les mostraras
vosotrosles mostrarais
nosotrosles mostráramos
él/ella/ustedles mostrara

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesles muestren
yoles muestre
les muestres
vosotrosles mostréis
nosotrosles mostremos
él/ella/ustedles muestre

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesles mostraron
yoles mostré
les mostraste
vosotrosles mostrasteis
nosotrosles mostramos
él/ella/ustedles mostró

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesles mostraban
yoles mostraba
les mostrabas
vosotrosles mostrabais
nosotrosles mostrábamos
él/ella/ustedles mostraba

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesles muestran
yoles muestro
les muestras
vosotrosles mostráis
nosotrosles mostramos
él/ella/ustedles muestra

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: mostrarles

Question 1 of 1

In the sentence 'Voy a mostrarles mi coche', who is seeing the car?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family
🎵 Rhymes
darlescontarles
📚 Etymology

Formed by the Spanish verb 'mostrar' (from Latin 'monstrare', meaning 'to point out') and the pronoun 'les' (from Latin 'illis', meaning 'to them').

First recorded: 13th century (base verb)

Cognates (Related words)

English: demonstrateFrench: montrer

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can 'mostrarles' mean 'to show you'?

Yes! In Latin America, it is the standard way to say 'to show you all.' In Spain, it is used as a formal way to say 'to show you all' when using the 'ustedes' form.

Why is it one word instead of two?

In Spanish, pronouns like 'les' (to them) must be attached to the end of infinitives (the 'to' form of verbs), making them a single word.