contentarverb
Contentar means to please, to satisfy or to content in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as contenta, contentan and contentó.
- to please, to satisfy, to content
El regalo contentó al niño.
The gift made the boy happy.
No quiero contentar a todos.
I do not want to please everyone.
Algunas personas se contentan con poco.
Some people don't need a lot to be happy.
Es difícil contentar a un cliente tan exigente.
It's hard to satisfy such a demanding customer.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| contenta | he, she, it | Present |
| contentan | they | Present |
| contentó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| contento | I | Present |
| contentaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| contentamos | we | Present or preterite |
| contentaban | they | Imperfect |
| contentaron | they | Preterite |
| contentará | he, she, it | Future |
| contenten | they | Present subjunctive |
| contentarán | they | Future |