Today’s Spanish word of the day is “comprar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to buy”.
The word “comprar” comes from Latin comparare meaning “to compare” or “to match”, which is also the root of the English word “compare”. Perhaps the word acquired its current meaning because buying things involves exchanging one thing for something else of equal value, requiring a kind of comparison or matching.
“Comprar” is a regular verb, so it’s conjugated in the same way as other -ar verbs.
Example sentences
Voy a comprar pan.
I’m going to buy bread.
¿Dónde compraste ese libro?
Where did you buy that book?
Mi gato compró 100 kilos de atún con mi tarjeta de crédito. ¡Es un genio!
My cat bought 100 kilograms of tuna with my credit card. He’s a genius!
Compramos una casa nueva.
We bought a new house.
No se puede comprar la felicidad.
You can’t buy happiness.
