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tropezar
tropezar
Spanish
Alternative forms
Verb
tropezar (first-person singular present tropiezo, first-person singular preterite tropecé, past participle tropezado)
- (intransitive) to trip, stumble, bump into
- tropezar con dificultades - to run into difficulties
- (intransitive) to get tripped up
- (reflexive) to meet (someone) by chance
Usage notes
Constructed as tropezar(se) con algo/alguien.
Conjugation
- Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables; z changes to c before e.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Spanish_verbs_ending_in_-ar_(conjugation_-zar_(e-ie))'>Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -zar (e-ie))</a>