perder a

to lose someone

→ perder
phrase Common #3,944
to lose someone The personal a is used before a specific person who is the direct object; it is not translated into English.
SP: No quiero perder a mis amigos.
EN: I don't want to lose my friends.

Sé que Tom no tiene miedo de perder a Mary.

I know Tom isn't afraid of losing Mary.

Ya podemos perder a Burke.

We can lose Burke now.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Perder a un animal es como perder a un familiar.

Losing a pet is like losing a family member.

Está bien, podemos perder a los amigos.

Okay, we can lose friends.

— Sin piedad (2026)

¡Acabo de perder a Giorgio!

I just lost Giorgio!

— La Vida es Bella (1997)

Perder a los hijos debe ser terrible, pero vivir con ellos no es fácil.

Losing children must be terrible, but living with them is not easy.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

Odio perder a un buen policía.

I hate losing a good police officer.

— Un día de furia (1993)

Perder a una madre es terrible.

Losing a mother is terrible.

— Pecadores (2025)

¿Para no perder a Woo-sung?

So as not to lose Woo-sung?

— Broker (2022)

¡Podemos perder a Gaby!

We could lose Gaby!

— La historia oficial (1985)

¿Cómo pude perder a ese chico?

How could I have lost that boy?

— Escondido (2005)

Tom no quiere perder a Mary.

Tom doesn't want to lose Mary.

Es muy doloroso perder a un ser querido.

It’s very painful to lose a loved one.

— Elena sabe (2023)