Inklingo

venden

VEN-den/ˈben.den/

venden means they sell in Spanish (referring to a group of people or businesses).

they sell, you all sell

Also: they vend
VerbA1regular er
Spain
Two smiling vendors stand behind a vibrant wooden market stall loaded with colorful fruits, exchanging a large red apple for a small silver coin with a customer.
infinitivevender
gerundvendiendo
past Participlevendido

📝 In Action

En el mercado no venden pescado fresco los lunes.

A1

In the market, they don't sell fresh fish on Mondays.

¿Ustedes venden pasteles hechos en casa?

A2

Do you all sell homemade cakes?

Dicen que venden la casa de la esquina.

B1

They say they are selling the corner house.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • comercializar (to commercialize)
  • despachar (to dispatch/sell)

Antonyms

  • comprar (to buy)
  • adquirir (to acquire)

Common Collocations

  • venden carothey sell dearly/expensively
  • venden al por mayorthey sell wholesale

Idioms & Expressions

  • vender humoto mislead or exaggerate (literally, to sell smoke)

🔄 Conjugations

indicative

present

él/ella/ustedvende
yovendo
vendes
ellos/ellas/ustedesvenden
nosotrosvendemos
vosotrosvendéis

imperfect

él/ella/ustedvendía
yovendía
vendías
ellos/ellas/ustedesvendían
nosotrosvendíamos
vosotrosvendíais

preterite

él/ella/ustedvendió
yovendí
vendiste
ellos/ellas/ustedesvendieron
nosotrosvendimos
vosotrosvendisteis

subjunctive

present

él/ella/ustedvenda
yovenda
vendas
ellos/ellas/ustedesvendan
nosotrosvendamos
vosotrosvendáis

imperfect

él/ella/ustedvendiera
yovendiera
vendieras
ellos/ellas/ustedesvendieran
nosotrosvendiéramos
vosotrosvendierais

Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "venden" in Spanish:

they sellthey vend

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Quick Quiz: venden

Question 1 of 2

Which sentence correctly uses 'venden'?

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👥 Word Family
🎵 Rhymes
aprendenprenden
📚 Etymology

The word comes from the Latin verb *vendere*, which itself is a combination of *venum* (meaning 'a saleable thing') and *dare* (meaning 'to give'). Essentially, it has always meant 'to give something in exchange for money.'

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

Cognates (Related words)

Portuguese: vendemItalian: vendono

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is 'venden' different from 'se vende'?

'Venden' means 'they sell' (definite plural subject). 'Se vende' (or 'se venden' for plural items) is used to indicate that something is available for sale, often without naming the seller, like saying 'For Sale' or 'It is sold here.'

Is 'venden' used in the past tense?

No, 'venden' is strictly the present tense. If you want to say 'they sold' in the past, you would use 'vendieron' (preterite tense) or 'vendían' (imperfect tense).