advertir

to warn, to alert, to notice, to realize

a d b e ɾ ˈt i ɾ
advert to warn, to alert + ir Infinitive
verb Rare #38,741
to warn, to alert Often used with a person introduced by “a”: advertir a alguien.
SP: Debo advertir a mi hermana.
EN: I must warn my sister.
to notice, to realize
SP: No pude advertir el cambio.
EN: I couldn’t notice the change.
Conjugation of advertir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First advertí —
Second advertiste —
Third advirtió advirtieron
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First advierto —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First advierto —
Past

El mejor, pero te lo tengo que advertir, no será una lucha justa.

The best one, but I have to warn you, it won't be a fair fight.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Pero Kelvin sabe que es real y quiere advertir a tiempo a su mujer e hija.

But Kelvin knows it's real and wants to warn his wife and daughter in time.

— Horas de terror (1997)

Tom estaba demasiado ocupado para advertir qué estaba pasando.

Tom was too busy to notice what was happening.

Tengo que advertir a Payakan.

I have to warn Payakan.

— Avatar: El camino del agua (2022)

En primer lugar, me gustaría advertir, que no dejó deudas.

First of all, I would like to point out that he left no debts.

— Елена (2011)

Tengo que advertir a Tom.

I have to warn Tom.

Te voy a advertir una cosa, no voy a llevar esto más lejos.

I'm going to warn you about one thing, I'm not going to take this any further.

— ¡Adiós Lenin! (2003)

Debemos advertir a los otros.

We must warn the others.

— El sonido de la muerte (2026)