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How to Say "to rotate" in Spanish

The Spanish word forto rotateis girarA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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physical movement
A colorful toy top spinning rapidly on a flat surface, illustrating rotation.

Examples

La Tierra gira alrededor del Sol.

The Earth turns (rotates) around the Sun.

El bailarín giró tres veces antes de caer.

The dancer spun three times before falling.

Regular -AR Verb

Girar follows the standard pattern for all verbs ending in -ar. Once you learn the endings for 'hablar' or 'cantar,' you know how to conjugate 'girar' in every tense!

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