How to Say "they attack" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “they attack” is “atacan” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
verbA2
physical or military action
Examples
Los leones atacan en grupo para cazar.
Lions attack in a group to hunt.
Ustedes atacan el problema desde el ángulo equivocado.
You all are attacking the problem from the wrong angle.
Who is doing the action?
The ending '-an' tells you that more than one person (they or you all) is performing the action right now.
Spelling Change Alert
Mistake: “ataqué vs atacé”
Correction: While 'atacan' uses a 'c', some other forms use 'qu' (like 'ataqué') to keep the hard 'K' sound. In 'atacan', the 'c' naturally makes the 'K' sound because it is followed by 'a'.
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