separarverb
Separar means to separate in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as separa, separan and separó.
- to separate
Les separaban diez pasos.
They were separated by ten paces.
Separó la yema de la clara.
He separated the yolk from the white.
No queremos que nos separen.
We don't want to be separated.
¿Qué océano separa a China de América?
Which ocean separates China from America?
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| separa | he, she, it | Present |
| separan | they | Present |
| separó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| separando | Gerund | |
| separaron | they | Preterite |
| separe | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| separaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| separamos | we | Present or preterite |
| separaban | they | Imperfect |
| separen | they | Present subjunctive |
| separo | I | Present |