Afirmaste

Afirmaste is the second-person singular form in the preterite tense of the Spanish verb afirmar, meaning you affirmed or you stated. It is used in narrative or direct speech to indicate that the listener or subject referred to as “tú” made an assertion in the past. As a preterite form, afirmaste typically appears in past-tense recounting of statements or declarations.

Afirmar is a regular -ar verb, and afirmaste follows the standard preterite endings for this class: -é (yo afirmé), -aste (tú afirmaste), -ó (él afirmó), -amos (nosotros afirmamos), -asteis (vosotros afirmasteis), -aron (ellos afirmaron). The term afirmaste contains the stem afir- plus the tú-ending -aste, with the stress placed on the final syllable, as is common for many Spanish preterite forms. The word’s etymology traces to Latin affirmare, meaning to strengthen or declare.

Usage in sentences is common in dialogue, reported speech, and storytelling. It attributes a past assertion to the person addressed or to a specific subject. Examples include: “Afirmaste que llegarías a las seis.” (“You asserted that you would arrive at six.”) and “¿Qué afirmaste en la reunión?” (“What did you say in the meeting?”). Because it is a basic, regular form, afirmaste is widely understood across dialects of Spanish and appears in both written and spoken language.

Notes: afirmaste is a finite form of afirmar. Related words include afirmación (the noun affirmation) and afirmado (the past participle).