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ellos ahorcaron

hanged, hanged themselves

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verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #54,127
hanged Used for execution by hanging; with se, it can mean “hanged themselves.”
SP: Ahorcaron al prisionero al amanecer.
EN: They hanged the prisoner at dawn.
hanged themselves Used with se to mean that people died by hanging themselves.
SP: Se ahorcaron en el bosque.
EN: They hanged themselves in the woods.
Conjugation of ahorcar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third — ahorcaron

En ese cuarto, ahorcaron a Toribio Aldrete hace mucho tiempo.

They hanged Toribio Aldrete in that room a long time ago.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Lo ahorcaron un mes después de que lo detuviera.

They hanged him a month after he was arrested.

— Rebeca (1940)

Se ahorcaron allí.

They hanged themselves there.

— La Linterna Roja (1991)

Querías saber por qué lo ahorcaron.

You wanted to know why he was hanged.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)