maltratarverb
Maltratar means to mistreat or to abuse in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as maltrata, maltratan and maltratando.
- to mistreat
- to abuse
Me maltrataron de palabra.
They verbally abused me.
Ellos los maltrataron verbalmente.
They verbally abused them.
Samuel maltrató físicamente a Lidia.
Samuel physically abused Lidia.
La gente no debería maltratar a los animales.
People shouldn't abuse animals.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| maltrata | he, she, it | Present |
| maltratan | they | Present |
| maltratando | Gerund | |
| maltrataba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| maltraten | they | Present subjunctive |
| maltrató | he, she, it | Preterite |
| maltrate | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| maltrataban | they | Imperfect |
| maltrataron | they | Preterite |
| maltratas | you | Present |
| maltratamos | we | Present or preterite |