Today’s Spanish word of the day is “pensar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to think”.
The word “pensar” comes from Latin pensare, meaning “to weigh” or “to consider”, from which we also get the English word “pensive”.
The phrase “pensar en” means “to think about”, for example:
- Pienso en ti. – I’m thinking of you.
“Pensar que” means “to think that”, for example:
- Pienso que es una buena idea. – I think that it’s a good idea.
“Pensar” is an irregular verb. Here’s how to conjugate it in the present tense:
- Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes piensan – They think, You think (plural)
- Yo pienso – I think
- Tú piensas – You think (informal singular)
- Él/Ella/Usted piensa – He/She thinks, You think (formal singular)
- Nosotros/Nosotras pensamos – We think
- Vosotros/Vosotras pensáis – You think (informal plural, only used in Spain)
Example sentences
¿Qué estás pensando?
What are you thinking?
Estoy pensando en viajar a España el próximo año.
I’m thinking about traveling to Spain next year.
No quiero pensar en eso ahora.
I don’t want to think about that right now.
Nunca pensé que terminaríamos así.
I never thought we’d end up like this.
Pensar en voz alta puede meterte en problemas.
Thinking out loud can get you in trouble.
