sobrarverb
Sobrar means to be left over, to be surplus, to be more than enough or to be plenty in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as sobra, sobran and sobraba.
- to be left over
- to be surplus
- to be more than enough, to be plenty
Nunca sobran los recursos.
There are never too many resources.
Sobran motivos para que te cases.
There are so many reasons for you to get married.
Sobran motivos para que yo renuncie.
There are plenty enough reasons for me to resign.
Después de la cena, sobró bastante comida.
After dinner, quite a bit of food was left over.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| sobra | he, she, it | Present |
| sobran | they | Present |
| sobraba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| sobró | he, she, it | Preterite |
| sobraban | they | Imperfect |
| sobraron | they | Preterite |
| sobren | they | Present subjunctive |
| sobrando | Gerund | |
| sobrará | he, she, it | Future |
| sobro | I | Present |
| sobrara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |