How to Say "to trail" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to trail” is “seguir” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
VerbA2
following behind
Examples
El detective siguió al sospechoso por toda la ciudad.
The detective followed the suspect all over the city.
¡Sigue ese coche!
Follow that car!
Camina despacio, no te puedo seguir.
Walk slowly, I can't follow you.
The 'e' to 'i' Change
Notice how the 'e' in 'seguir' changes to an 'i' for most 'now' forms (like 'yo sigo', 'tú sigues'). This happens with many Spanish verbs, but the 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' forms usually keep the original 'e'.
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