él alimenta

feeds, nourishes

a l i ˈm e n t a → alimentar
aliment feed; nourish + a 2nd-person singular command or 3rd-person singular present
verb · third singular · present indicative Uncommon #17,205
feeds, nourishes Present tense form of "alimentar" (also used for "he/she/it feeds" and "you (formal) feed").
SP: Ella alimenta al bebé con una botella.
EN: She feeds the baby with a bottle.
Conjugation of alimentar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First alimento —
Third alimenta —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First alimento —
Third alimenta —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second alimenta —
Third alimente —

Alimenta al pájaro.

Feed the bird.

Esta comida no alimenta bastante.

This food isn't nourishing enough.

Ella es la que alimenta a nuestro perro.

She's the one who feeds our dog.

El agua clara no alimenta a los peces.

Clear water does not feed fish.

El profesor ha dicho que el vino alimenta.

The professor said that wine nourishes.

— Suspiria (1977)

Alimenta tu mente con información importante.

Feed your mind with important information.

Porque Él alimenta hasta a las aves del cielo.

For He feeds even the birds of the air.

— Thirst (2009)

Tom es quien alimenta al perro.

Tom is the one who feeds the dog.

Quiero saber quién alimenta esa cuenta.

I want to know who feeds that account.

Alimenta al perro diario por favor.

Please feed the dog daily.

Él te alimenta a ti y al bebé.

He feeds you and the baby.

— Una gran mujer (Beanpole) (2019)

Se alimenta exclusivamente de sangre fresca.

It feeds exclusively on fresh blood.

— Drácula (2025)

El conocimiento me alimenta.

Knowledge nourishes me.

La música alimenta nuestra imaginación.

Music feeds our imagination.

Alimenta el fuego.

Feed the fire.

— El castillo en el cielo (1986)

Quien alimenta a un animal hambriento, alimenta a su propia alma.

He who feeds a hungry animal, feeds his own soul.

La melancolía alimenta la locura.

Melancholy fuels madness.

Tengo uno mucho más grande que alimenta mi fábrica.

I have a much bigger one that powers my factory.

Tom alimenta a su perro dos veces al día.

Tom feeds his dog twice a day.

No muerdas la mano que te alimenta.

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

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