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yo aguanto

I can stand it, I can take it, I endure

a ˈɡ w a n t o → aguantar
aguant to endure, to tolerate + o 1st-person singular present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · first singular · present indicative Rare #33,541
I can stand it, I can take it, I endure Often used to say you can/can’t tolerate something (e.g., noise, heat, a situation).
SP: No aguanto este calor.
EN: I can't stand this heat.
Conjugation of aguantar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First aguanto —
Second aguantas —
Third aguanta aguantan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First aguanto —
Second aguantas —
Third aguanta aguantan
SingularPlural
First aguantarme —
aguantaraguantarlo

Aún aguanto ocho horas más.

I can still last another eight hours.

— Scary Movie (2000)

No le aguanto.

I can't stand him.

Me pegaba tanto que me aguanto mi espalda todo el tiempo.

He hit me so hard that I had to hold my back all the time.

— Un simple accidente (2025)

Aguanto el picante.

I can handle spicy food.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Yo aguanto hasta que vuelvas de Sâo Paulo.

I'll hold out until you get back from São Paulo.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Yo mismo te la aguanto, hermano.

I'll hold it for you myself, brother.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

No le aguanto más.

I can't stand him anymore.

Pero lo aguanto.

But I can handle it.

— Old Boy (2003)

Sounds similar to

aguanta a ˈɡ w a n t a aguante a ˈɡ w a n t e