How to Say "burned" in Spanish
The most common Spanish word for “burned” is “quemado” — use 'quemado' as the past participle after the auxiliary verb 'haber' to form perfect tenses, indicating something has been burned.
Use 'quemado' as the past participle after the auxiliary verb 'haber' to form perfect tenses, indicating something has been burned.
Learn more →Use 'quemó' (the preterite tense of 'quemar') when the subject directly performed the action of destroying by fire or intense heat.
Learn more →keh-MAH-dohkeˈmaðo
Examples
Hemos quemado toda la basura vieja.
We have burned all the old trash.
Ella ya había quemado esa etapa de su vida.
She had already burned that stage of her life (figurative: finished it).
Perfect Tenses
This form is used with the verb 'haber' (to have done something) to create compound tenses, like the present perfect ('he quemado', I have burned).
Using 'Tener' instead of 'Haber'
Mistake: “Tengo quemado el pan.”
Correction: He quemado el pan. 'Tener' means 'to possess,' while 'haber' is the auxiliary verb needed to form perfect tenses.
quemó
Examples
El incendio quemó la casa entera.
The fire burned the whole house.
Participle vs. Verb Tense
The most common mistake is using 'quemado' as a main verb instead of 'quemar' (or its conjugated forms like 'quemó'). Remember, 'quemado' functions as a participle, typically needing 'haber' to form a complete verb phrase, while 'quemó' is a complete verb in the past tense.
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