molestarverb
Molestar means to bother, to annoy or to disturb in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as molesta, molestan and moleste.
- to bother, to annoy, to disturb
False friend
Molestar looks like to molest, but it means to bother.
Lo que haces no me molesta.
What you do doesn't bother me.
No me gusta que me molesten.
I don't like to be disturbed.
Le molesta la luz al dormir.
Light bothers her when she sleeps.
Me molesta el ruido del vecino.
My neighbour's noise bothers me.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| molesta | he, she, it | Present |
| molestan | they | Present |
| moleste | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| molestó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| molestado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| molestaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| molesten | they | Present subjunctive |
| molestando | Gerund | |
| molestaron | they | Preterite |
| molestaban | they | Imperfect |
| molestaría | he, she, it | Conditional |