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ellos comieron

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k o ˈm j e ɾ o n → comer
com to eat + ieron third-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Uncommon #12,673
ate In some regions, especially parts of Latin America, this form can also mean “have eaten.”
SP: Ayer comieron en casa.
EN: They ate at home yesterday.
Conjugation of comer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First comí comimos
Second comiste —
Third comió comieron

¡Los lobos se lo comieron!

The wolves ate him!

— La princesa Mononoke (1997)

Puse unas galletas sobre la mesa, y los niños se las comieron enseguida.

I put some cookies on the table, and the children ate them right away.

¿Cuándo fue la última vez que ustedes comieron langostinos?

When was the last time you ate prawns?

Comieron con buen apetito.

They ate with good appetite.

Todos comieron lo mismo.

They all ate the same thing.

Ustedes todavía no comieron la torta.

You still haven’t eaten the cake.

¿Qué comieron?

What did they eat?

Ellos comieron comidas más sanas.

They ate healthier meals.

Ya lo comieron.

They already ate it.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

Comieron en silencio.

They ate in silence.

Estos dos comieron ayer y comerán mañana.

These two ate yesterday and will eat tomorrow.

— El hoyo (2019)

No comieron en aquel restaurante anoche.

They didn't eat at that restaurant last night.

¿Ustedes dos ya comieron?

Have you two eaten yet?

No, comieron demasiado.

No, they ate too much.

— El viaje de Chihiro (2001)

Oye chicos, se lo comieron!

Hey guys, they ate it!

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

Todos comieron hasta quedar satisfechos.

Everyone ate until they were satisfied.

Ellos comieron sándwiches de almuerzo.

They ate lunch sandwiches.

Hoy ellos comieron mucha ensalada.

Today they ate a lot of salad.

Un amigo conoció a unos rusos y se lo comieron.

A friend met some Russians and they ate him.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Ellas comieron bombones.

They ate chocolates.

Y fueron felices y comieron perdices.

And they lived happily ever after.

¿Por qué no comieron ustedes?

Why didn't you eat?

Ustedes comieron pasas.

You ate raisins.

¿Se la comieron?

Did they eat it?

— El niño y la garza (2023)

No comieron nada.

They didn't eat anything.

Se lo comieron.

They ate it.

— Delicatessen (1991)

¡Pero si ya lo comieron ayer!

But they already ate it yesterday!

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

Todos comieron la misma cosa.

They all ate the same thing.

Pero ellos no lo comieron.

But they didn't eat it.

— Lazzaro felice (2018)

¿Dónde comieron?

Where did they eat?

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

¿Qué comieron, pescado o carne?

What did they eat, fish or meat?

Dijiste que comieron la carne de Lily y Fern.

You said they ate Lily and Fern's flesh.

— Los muertos no mueren (2019)

Ellos comieron bombones.

They ate chocolates.

Sounds similar to

comieran k o ˈm j e ɾ a n