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Atendiste

Atendiste is the second-person singular form in the preterite tense of the Spanish verb atender. It corresponds to the English phrase “you attended to” or “you paid attention,” depending on the context, and it is used to describe a completed action in the past.

The verb atender has several related meanings, including to attend to someone or something (to take care

Etymology traces atender to the Latin word attentus, via attendere (ad + tendere), meaning to stretch toward

Examples:

- Ayer atendiste a varios clientes en la tienda. (You attended to several customers yesterday.)

- ¿Me atendiste cuando pregunté por ayuda? (Did you attend to me when I asked for help?)

- Durante la reunión, atendiste a las indicaciones del ponente. (You paid attention to the speaker’s instructions.)

See also: atender, atención, atentamente (as related forms and derived meanings).

of,
to
serve,
to
deal
with),
and
to
pay
attention
to
or
listen
to
someone.
In
the
preterite,
atendiste
and
its
other
forms
indicate
actions
finished
in
the
past.
The
corresponding
personal
forms
are:
atendí,
atendiste,
atendió,
atendimos,
atendisteis,
atendieron.
Note
that
in
the
preterite
there
is
no
stem
change,
unlike
the
present
tense
where
the
verb
often
changes
(e.g.,
atiendo,
atiendes,
atiende).
or
to
attend
to.
The
verb
has
cognates
in
other
Romance
languages
and
is
commonly
used
in
everyday
speech
to
describe
caregiving,
service,
or
the
act
of
paying
attention.