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ellos pretenden

intend, plan to, try to, expect

→ pretender
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #37,180
intend, plan to, try to Usually means to intend or try to do something; it does not usually mean “pretend.”
SP: Pretenden abrir una tienda este año.
EN: They plan to open a shop this year.
expect Used with que and the subjunctive.
SP: Pretenden que todos lleguemos temprano.
EN: They expect all of us to arrive early.
Conjugation of pretender
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First pretendo —
Second pretendes —
Third pretende pretenden
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First pretendo —
Second pretendes —
Third pretende pretenden

¿Qué pretenden?

What are they up to?

— Das Experiment (2001)

Y pretenden que me sea simpático un hombre así.

And they expect me to like a man like that.

— Summertime (1955)

Pretenden cambiar el mundo, pero tal vez lo lleven hacia su fin.

They intend to change the world, but perhaps they will lead it to its end.

— Akira (1988)

Pretenden tener valor, pero no son ni naturales ni rojos.

They claim to have value, but they are neither natural nor red.

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

Ellos pretenden casarse mañana.

They intend to get married tomorrow.

¿Ustedes pretenden subir la montaña durmiendo en esto?

Are you planning to climb the mountain sleeping in this?

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

A las mujeres que pretenden ser iguales a los hombres les falta ambición.

Women who aspire to be equal to men lack ambition.

Ellos pretenden crecer a través de la adversidad.

They aim to grow through adversity.

¿Qué pretenden de ese chico?

What do they want from that boy?

— Ladrón de bicicletas (1948)