How to Say "to attack" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to attack” is “atacar” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
verbA2
physically or militarily
Examples
El león intentó atacar a la cebra.
The lion tried to attack the zebra.
Las fuerzas enemigas atacaron al amanecer.
The enemy forces attacked at dawn.
Spelling Change in Preterite 'Yo'
To keep the hard 'k' sound of the 'c' before the vowel 'e', the 'c' changes to 'qu' only in the 'yo' form of the preterite (ataqué).
Incorrect Preterite Spelling
Mistake: “Yo atacé (with a 'z' sound)”
Correction: Yo ataqué. Remember that 'c' sounds like 's' or 'th' before 'e' or 'i', so you must use 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
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