lamentarverb
Lamentar means to lament or to regret in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as lamentó, lamenta and lamentado.
- to lament
- to regret
Lamento decirte la verdad.
I'm sorry to tell you the truth.
Tomás de verdad lo lamenta.
Tomás really regrets it.
No lamentamos esa decisión.
We don't regret that decision.
Lamentamos no poder ayudarle.
We are sorry we can't help you.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| lamentó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| lamenta | he, she, it | Present |
| lamentado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| lamento | I | Present |
| lamentamos | we | Present or preterite |
| lamentan | they | Present |
| lamentaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| lamentaron | they | Preterite |
| lamentando | Gerund | |
| lamenté | I | Preterite |
| lamentaban | they | Imperfect |