Aplaudí

Aplaudí is the first-person singular simple past (pretérito indefinido) form of the Spanish verb aplaudir, meaning “to applaud” or “to clap.” It denotes a completed action of clapping in the past by the speaker.

Conjugation and form: Aplaudir is a regular -ir verb in the preterite. The full preterite conjugation is: yo aplaudí; tú aplaudiste; él/ella/usted aplaudió; nosotros/nosotras aplaudimos; vosotros/vosotras aplaudisteis; ellos/ellas/ustedes aplaudieron. The accent on the final syllable marks the pretérito indefinido stress pattern for this verb form.

Usage: Aplaudí is used when the speaker refers to a past moment in which they themselves clapped. Example: “Yo aplaudí al final de la actuación.” The related noun is “aplauso,” meaning the act of clapping, while the infinitive is “aplaudir” and the past participle is “aplaudido.”

Etymology: The verb aplaudir derives from Latin plena ‘to clap’ in its historical descendants, with forms passing through Old French or Italian variants before entering Spanish as aplau-dir. It is cognate with terms in other Romance languages for applause.

Remarks: In narrative or journalistic writing, aplaudí appears alongside other past tense forms to describe personal participation in events. It contrasts with third-person forms such as “aplaudió” (he/she applauded) and with the noun “aplauso.” The term is commonly used in everyday speech and literature across Spanish-speaking regions.