especularverb
Especular means to speculate in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as especula, especulan and especuló.
- to speculate
No quiero especular sobre eso ahora.
I do not want to speculate about that now.
Es fácil especular, pero mejor esperar.
It is easy to speculate, but it is better to wait.
Ella suele especular antes de saber la verdad.
She usually speculates before knowing the truth.
Los inversores especularon con el precio del petróleo.
The investors speculated on the price of oil.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| especula | he, she, it | Present |
| especulan | they | Present |
| especuló | he, she, it | Preterite |
| especulando | Gerund | |
| especulaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| especularon | they | Preterite |
| especulaban | they | Imperfect |
| especulamos | we | Present or preterite |
| especulen | they | Present subjunctive |
| especulara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| especule | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |