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ganarte

to earn (for yourself), to win (for yourself), to beat you

→ ganar
ganar to win + te you / yourself object pronoun
verb · informal Rare #39,090
to earn (for yourself), to win (for yourself) The attached te can mean “for yourself” or “you,” depending on the sentence.
SP: Quiero ganarte la confianza.
EN: I want to earn your trust.
to beat you Here, te means “you.”
SP: Puedo ganarte en ajedrez.
EN: I can beat you at chess.
Conjugation of ganar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First gané ganamos
Second ganaste —
Third ganó ganaron
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First gano ganamos
Second ganas —
Third gana ganan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First gano ganamos
Second ganas —
Third gana ganan
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — ganemos
Second gana —
Third gane ganen
Present
ganando
Past
ganado
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First ganaré ganaremos
Second ganarás —
Third ganará ganarán
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First ganaré ganaremos
Second ganarás —
Third ganará ganarán
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First ganaba —
Second ganaras —
Third ganaba ganaran
ganara
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second ganes —
Conditional
SingularPlural
First ganaría —
Second ganarías —
Third ganaría —
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ganaba —
Third ganaba —

¡Quieren ganarte!

They want to beat you!

— La Vida es Bella (1997)

Vas a ganarte tu anillo algún día.

You're going to earn your ring one day.

Puedes aprender cosas, ganarte un sueldo.

You can learn things and earn a salary.

— La strada (1954)

Por ahora, empieza con ganarte a la prensa.

For now, start by winning over the press.

— F1 la película (2025)

Tienes que ganarte lo tuyo, ¿no?

You have to earn what's yours, right?

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

La oportunidad de ganarte esa mirada de tu hija.

The chance to earn that look from your daughter.

Cuando no intentabas ganarte aplausos fáciles.

When you weren’t trying to win easy applause.

— Los ilusionistas 3: Ahora me ves, ahora no (2025)

Puedo ganarte cuando quiera.

I can beat you whenever I want.

— Asuntos infernales (2002)