nadar

swim

n a ˈd a ɾ
nad swim + ar Infinitive
verb Very common #998
swim
SP: Me gusta nadar en la piscina.
EN: I like to swim in the pool.
Conjugation of nadar
nadar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First nado nadamos
Second nadas —
Third nada nadan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First nado nadamos
Second nadas —
Third nada nadan
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second nada —
Present
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First nadé nadamos
Third — nadaron
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First nadaba —
Third nadaba —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First nadaba —
Third nadaba —

Nadar es buen ejercicio.

Swimming is good exercise.

Ojalá fuera capaz de nadar.

I wish I could swim.

Ella trató de nadar.

She tried to swim.

Él es el único hombre que conozco que sabe bucear pero no nadar.

He is the only man I know who can dive but not swim.

Sabes nadar?

Do you know how to swim?

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

Nadar es mi pasatiempo.

Swimming is my hobby.

En verano, solíamos ir a nadar al río.

In summer, we used to go swimming in the river.

Tom fue el que me enseñó a nadar.

Tom was the one who taught me to swim.

Aprender a nadar es fácil.

Learning to swim is easy.

Se crió cerca del mar, pero odia nadar.

She grew up near the sea, but hates swimming.

Fui a nadar al mar.

I went swimming in the sea.

El hecho es que yo no puedo nadar.

The fact is, I can’t swim.

Sé nadar bien.

I can swim well.

— Titanic (1997)

Dentro de poco no voy a poder ni nadar.

Before long, I won't even be able to swim.

— Diarios de motocicleta (2004)

Prohibido nadar.

Swimming is prohibited.

Nadar lejos, Nemo Estás en la zona de tiburones.

Swim away, Nemo! You're in the shark zone.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Ven a nadar conmigo.

Come swim with me.

Tom no quiere hacer nada más que nadar.

Tom doesn't want to do anything but swim.

Me gusta nadar.

I like swimming.

Creo que es muy poco probable que Tom vaya a nadar.

I think it’s very unlikely that Tom will go swimming.

Me gustaría ir a nadar.

I’d like to go swimming.

Tom hizo nadar a Mary.

Tom made Mary swim.

Vamos a nadar aunque haga un poco de frío.

We're going swimming even if it's a little cold.

Hace demasiado frío para nadar.

It's too cold to swim.

En Inglaterra no se puede nadar hasta Junio.

Swimming is not allowed in England until June.

— Rebeca (1940)

Ella quiere aprender a nadar.

She wants to learn to swim.

Es una noche maravillosa para nadar, ¿no crees?

It's a wonderful night for swimming, don't you think?

Pues yo te enseñaré a nadar.

Well, I'll teach you how to swim.

— Chainsaw Man - La película: El arco de Reze (2025)

Te da miedo meterte porque no sabes nadar.

You're afraid to go in because you don't know how to swim.

— Chainsaw Man - La película: El arco de Reze (2025)

A Tom no le molesta nadar bajo la lluvia.

Tom doesn't mind swimming in the rain.

Aprendí a nadar yo solito.

I learned to swim all by myself.

Tom tenía miedo de nadar.

Tom was afraid to swim.

Voy a nadar, colega.

I'm going for a swim, mate.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Tom podía nadar como un pez antes de cumplir ocho.

Tom could swim like a fish before he was eight.

Ken va a nadar día tras día.

Ken goes swimming day after day.

Nunca aprendí a nadar.

I never learned to swim.

Apenas sé nadar.

I barely know how to swim.

Quiero aprender a nadar.

I want to learn to swim.

Él es capaz de nadar como un pez.

He is able to swim like a fish.

A él le gusta nadar.

He likes to swim.

No importa cuanto lo intente, no puedo nadar hasta esa roca.

No matter how hard I try, I can't swim to that rock.

No es necesario saber nadar.

It is not necessary to know how to swim.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

Ojalá pudiera nadar.

I wish I could swim.

Sabemos nadar.

We know how to swim.

Si no le importa me gustaría ir a nadar.

If you don't mind, I'd like to go swimming.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Es muy divertido nadar en el mar.

Swimming in the sea is great fun.

Mi padre me permitió ir a nadar.

My father allowed me to go swimming.

Entonces es demasiado pequeño para nadar con él.

Then it's too small to swim with.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

No podéis nadar.

You can't swim.

Podemos ir a nadar juntos un día de estos.

We can go swimming together one of these days.

— A primera vista (2014)

Creo que es poco probable que Tom vaya a nadar.

I think it’s unlikely that Tom will go swimming.

Incluso cuando era niño sabía nadar bien.

Even as a child, I knew how to swim well.

Pronto podré nadar.

I'll be able to swim soon.

No pude nadar tan bien como los otros chicos de mi clase.

I couldn't swim as well as the other boys in my class.

Soy incapaz de nadar.

I can't swim.

Hay que calentar antes de nadar en la piscina.

You have to warm up before swimming in the pool.

Tom dejó nadar a Mary.

Tom let Mary swim.

Vayamos a nadar.

Let's go swimming.

No le dejes nadar.

Don’t let him swim.

A las personas no les gusta nadar en contra de la marea.

People don't like swimming against the tide.

Rompí el récord de la escuela por nadar de espalda.

I broke the school record for backstroke.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Preferiría jugar tenis que nadar.

I'd rather play tennis than swim.

Nadar contra corriente.

Swimming against the current.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

Le gusta nadar.

She likes to swim.

No sabemos nadar.

We don't know how to swim.

Apenas puedo nadar.

I can barely swim.

Iba a nadar al mar a menudo cuando era un niño.

I used to go swimming in the sea often when I was a child.

No le gusta nadar.

He/She doesn't like swimming.

Tú sabes nadar mucho mejor que él.

You know how to swim much better than him.

Tom quería ir a nadar con Mary, pero no lo hizo.

Tom wanted to go swimming with Mary, but he didn't.

Él nadaba hasta no poder nadar más.

He swam until he couldn't swim anymore.

Nadar es bueno para tu salud.

Swimming is good for your health.

Puedes nadar, pero yo no.

You can swim, but I can't.

Tom no fue capaz de nadar.

Tom wasn't able to swim.

Es muy peligroso nadar aquí.

It is very dangerous to swim here.

No sé nadar.

I don't know how to swim.

— Guardianes de la Noche: Tren infinito (2020)

Nadar es sencillo.

Swimming is easy.

A Tom se le da bien nadar.

Tom is good at swimming.

Mañana iré a nadar aunque llueva.

Tomorrow I’ll go swimming even if it rains.

Me gusta nadar por la tarde.

I like to swim in the afternoon.

Te explicaré cómo nadar.

I’ll explain how to swim to you.

La Sra. Brown planea nadar hasta Francia.

Mrs. Brown plans to swim to France.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Papá me enseñó a nadar.

Dad taught me how to swim.

Nadar por la mañana es mi secreto para mantenerme joven.

Swimming in the morning is my secret to staying young.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Ella intentó nadar.

She tried to swim.

A Tom le gusta ir a nadar en el verano.

Tom likes to go swimming in the summer.

Ella fracasó en su intento de nadar por el canal.

She failed in her attempt to swim across the canal.

Odio nadar.

I hate swimming.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Desearía poder nadar.

I wish I could swim.

Tom le tenía miedo a nadar.

Tom was afraid of swimming.

Parece obvio que él es incapaz de nadar.

It seems obvious that he is unable to swim.

Venga, intenta nadar.

Come on, try swimming.

Yo no quería nadar.

I didn’t want to swim.

Intentaron nadar a un lugar seguro.

They tried to swim to safety.

Él me dijo que le gustaba nadar.

He told me he liked to swim.

Voy a nadar con regularidad.

I swim regularly.

Es un gran placer nadar en el mar.

It is a great pleasure to swim in the sea.

Vamos a nadar mañana.

We're going swimming tomorrow.

Yo pienso que hace mucho frío como para nadar.

I think it’s too cold to swim.

Él parece incapaz de nadar.

He seems unable to swim.

Tom es bueno para nadar.

Tom is good at swimming.

Tom sólo quiere nadar.

Tom only wants to swim.

No puedo nadar, al igual que un pez no puede nadar.

I can't swim, just like a fish can't swim.

Ella va a nadar.

She is going to swim.

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

¿Sabes nadar o necesitas chaleco salvavidas para el paseo en bote?

Do you know how to swim or do you need a life jacket for the boat trip?

Es capaz de nadar muy rápido.

It is capable of swimming very fast.

Peces tienen que nadar y pájaros tienen que comer.

Fish have to swim and birds have to eat.

Tom no es capaz de nadar tan rápidamente como Mary.

Tom can't swim as fast as Mary.

Ahí está bueno para nadar, mira.

That's a good spot for swimming, look.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Yo casi no sé nadar.

I can barely swim.

— Chainsaw Man - La película: El arco de Reze (2025)

Y yo no sabía nadar.

And I didn’t know how to swim.

— Roma (2018)

No pasa nada, sé nadar.

It's fine, I know how to swim.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Deberíais haberme dicho que no sabéis nadar.

You should have told me that you don't know how to swim.

Yo puedo nadar muy rápido.

I can swim very fast.

A menudo voy a nadar al río.

I often go swimming in the river.

No te preocupes si no sabes nadar, yo nado muy bien.

Don't worry if you don't know how to swim; I swim very well.

— Pinocho (2019)

Un perro que fue arrastrado al mar logró nadar de nuevo hasta la tierra.

A dog that was swept out to sea managed to swim back to land.

Nadar es algo que puedo hacer bastante bien.

Swimming is something I can do quite well.

Puedes nadar con este reloj puesto.

You can swim while wearing this watch.

El anciano intentó nadar cinco kilómetros.

The old man tried to swim five kilometers.

Sabes nadar.

You know how to swim.

Me encanta nadar.

I love to swim.

Te diré cómo nadar.

I'll tell you how to swim.

Nadar es fácil.

Swimming is easy.

Quiero decir que no sé si pueda nadar.

I mean, I don't know if I can swim.

— Retrato de una mujer en llamas (2019)

Uno podría nadar hasta el continente.

One could swim to the mainland.

Prohibido nadar en esta zona.

Swimming is prohibited in this area.

Es muy peligroso nadar por este río.

It is very dangerous to swim in this river.

Yo voy a nadar.

I am going to swim.

Nadar es un buen ejercicio.

Swimming is good exercise.

Tom podrá nadar pronto.

Tom will be able to swim soon.

Ja-in, ¿quieres nadar con mamá?

Ja-in, do you want to swim with Mom?

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Me gusta nadar, pero no me gusta nadar aquí.

I like swimming, but I don't like swimming here.

Puedo nadar tan bien como tú.

I can swim just as well as you.

Y no pueden nadar antes de, ¿cuánto?

And they can't swim before, what age?

— La princesa prometida (1987)

Está demasiado frío para nadar.

It’s too cold to swim.

A Tom en verdad que le gusta nadar.

Tom really likes to swim.

Me gustaría ir a nadar en el mar.

I would like to go swimming in the sea.

No me gusta nadar.

I don't like swimming.

Si hace buen tiempo, voy a ir a nadar al río.

If the weather is nice, I’m going to go swimming in the river.

Mamá, ¿podemos ir a nadar?

Mom, can we go swimming?

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Ayer fui a nadar al río.

Yesterday I went swimming in the river.

Es muy fácil aprender a nadar.

Learning to swim is very easy.

Mary decía que no sabía nadar bien.

Mary said that she didn't know how to swim well.

Creo que deberías nadar.

I think you should swim.

No quería nadar.

I didn't want to swim.

Solía nadar aquí todos los días.

I used to swim here every day.

Aprendí a nadar cuando era una niña.

I learned to swim when I was a child.

Voy a nadar una vez a la semana.

I go swimming once a week.

No sabes nadar, ¿verdad?

You don't know how to swim, do you?

Él pudo nadar lo suficientemente rápido para pasar la prueba.

He was able to swim fast enough to pass the test.

Podríamos tener que nadar.

We might have to swim.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Creo que no sabes nadar.

I don't think you know how to swim.

— Funny Games (1997)

Tom vive cerca de una playa, así que en verano va a nadar casi todos los días.

Tom lives near a beach, so in the summer he goes swimming almost every day.

A él le gusta nadar en verano.

He likes to swim in the summer.

Yo sé nadar.

I know how to swim.

Me tomas de la mano y vamos a nadar.

You take my hand and we go swimming.

— La diva (1981)

Tú puedes nadar, pero yo no.

You can swim, but I can't.

Con el puente destruido, no quedaba nada más que hacer que nadar.

With the bridge destroyed, there was nothing left to do but swim.

La vi nadar.

I saw her swimming.

Pronto, Tom sabrá nadar.

Soon, Tom will know how to swim.

No podéis nadar aquí.

You can't swim here.

Él me enseñó a nadar.

He taught me how to swim.

Ellos dijeron que podían nadar bien.

They said they could swim well.

Él se fue al mar para nadar.

He went to the sea to swim.

Disfruté nadar.

I enjoyed swimming.

Ella me dijo cómo nadar.

She told me how to swim.

No sabía nadar demasiado bien.

I couldn't swim very well.

A diferencia de mi hermano, no sé nadar.

Unlike my brother, I don't know how to swim.

Vayamos a nadar después del colegio.

Let's go swimming after school.

Deberías haberme dicho que no sabes nadar.

You should have told me you don't know how to swim.

Nadar cerca de la cascada.

Swim near the waterfall.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Los pingüinos no pueden volar, pero pueden nadar.

Penguins can't fly, but they can swim.

Le gusta nadar en verano.

She likes to swim in the summer.

Yo puedo nadar rápido.

I can swim fast.

Ya puedes nadar.

You can swim now.

Los perros pueden nadar.

Dogs can swim.

No pudieron nadar porque hizo mal tiempo.

They couldn’t swim because the weather was bad.

Cuando yo era un niño, solía ir a nadar en aquel estanque.

When I was a child, I used to go swimming in that pond.

Tom me dijo que no debería nadar ahí.

Tom told me I shouldn’t swim there.

A Tom le gusta nadar.

Tom likes to swim.

Tom disfrutó nadar en el lago.

Tom enjoyed swimming in the lake.

Nadar es bueno para la salud.

Swimming is good for your health.

Puedes nadar todo el tiempo que quieras.

You can swim as long as you want.

Tom le preguntó a Mary si pensaba ir a nadar.

Tom asked Mary if she was planning to go swimming.

Mi papá me enseñó a nadar.

My dad taught me to swim.

Luego iré a nadar un rato.

Then I'll go swimming for a while.

No sé nadar, nunca aprendí.

I don't know how to swim, I never learned.

Él era demasiado viejo para nadar.

He was too old to swim.

Sí que me encanta nadar.

Yes, I love to swim.

Nadar es saludable.

Swimming is healthy.

Fui a nadar al río.

I went swimming in the river.

Puedo nadar aquí.

I can swim here.

Tom me preguntó si sabía nadar.

Tom asked me if I knew how to swim.

Sé nadar.

I know how to swim.

No sabía que Tom no podía nadar.

I didn't know Tom couldn't swim.

Este verano voy a nadar mucho.

I'm going to swim a lot this summer.

Nadar me es divertido.

I enjoy swimming.

Te enseñaré a nadar.

I'll teach you how to swim.

Él quiere aprender a nadar.

He wants to learn to swim.

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