How to Say "to hazard" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to hazard” is “arriesgar” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
verbA2
less common
Examples
No quiero arriesgar mi dinero en esa inversión.
I don't want to risk my money on that investment.
El presidente arriesgó su reputación con esa decisión.
The president risked his reputation with that decision.
Spelling Change for -GAR Verbs
When conjugating -GAR verbs like 'arriesgar,' you must add a 'u' before an 'e' to keep the hard 'g' sound. This happens in the 'yo' preterite (arriesgué) and throughout the present subjunctive (arriesgue, arriesgues, etc.).
Forgetting the 'u' in the Preterite
Mistake: “Yo arriesgé (incorrect spelling)”
Correction: Yo arriesgué (The 'u' is needed to make the 'g' sound hard, otherwise 'ge' sounds like 'he' in Spanish.)
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