How to Say "persisted" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “persisted” is “insistió” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishB1
verbB1
continuing to do something firmly
Examples
Él insistió en pagar la cena.
He insisted on paying for dinner.
Ella insistió en que todo estaba bien.
She insisted that everything was fine.
Usted insistió mucho ayer.
You (formal) insisted a lot yesterday.
The 'En' Connection
In Spanish, you almost always follow this verb with the word 'en' when you want to say what the person insisted 'on'.
Stress the Ending
The accent mark on the 'ó' means you should emphasize the last sound: een-sees-TYOH. This marks it as a finished past action.
Using 'de' instead of 'en'
Mistake: “Insistió de ir.”
Correction: Insistió en ir. In Spanish, we insist 'in' things, not 'of' things.
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