Acompaña

Acompaña is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb acompañar, which means to go with someone or to accompany. The verb is regular among -ar verbs, and its basic sense is to be with another person or thing in space, time, or activity.

In everyday use, acompañar can refer to physically escorting someone, as in El guía acompaña al grupo durante la caminata, or to going along with a person to a place, such as Ella acompaña a su madre al médico. It can also describe accompaniment in a broader sense, such as a dish or meal that goes well with something, or music that accompanies a scene: La música acompaña la película. The phrase acompaña a is commonly followed by a direct object noun or pronoun.

Conjugation and forms. Acompañar is regular in its present indicative forms: yo acompaño, tú acompañas, él/ella/usted acompaña, nosotros acompañamos, vosotros acompañáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes acompañan. The imperative for tú positive is acompaña, while the negative is no acompañes. Other tenses follow standard -ar verb patterns (preterite: acompañé, acompañaste, acompañó, etc.; subjunctive: acompañe, acompañes, acompañe, etc.).

Common related terms include acompañante (companion), acompañamiento (accompaniment), and the noun forma of accompaniment. Used across Spanish-speaking regions, acompaña serves both concrete and figurative senses, always centered on the idea of being or acting alongside someone or something.