compensarverb
Compensar means to compensate, to make up for, to be worth it or to pay off in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as compensa, compensan and compensará.
- to compensate
- to make up for
- to be worth it, to pay off
Debo compensar la pérdida.
I must make up for the loss.
Debes compensar la pérdida.
You must make up for the loss.
La delincuencia no compensa.
Crime doesn't pay.
¿Quién compensará la pérdida?
Who will compensate for the loss?
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| compensa | he, she, it | Present |
| compensan | they | Present |
| compensará | he, she, it | Future |
| compensando | Gerund | |
| compensó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| compensaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| compensaron | they | Preterite |
| compensen | they | Present subjunctive |
| compensaría | he, she, it | Conditional |
| compensarán | they | Future |
| compensarían | they | Conditional |