Cometió

Cometió is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb comer? No, of comer? Wait. It’s important: Cometió is the third-person singular preterite form of the verb cometer, meaning to commit.

Cometió indicates a completed action in the past carried out by a singular subject (él, ella, usted). It is typically used with a direct object, as in “Cometió un error” (he/she made a mistake) or “Cometió un delito” (he/she committed a crime). The form reflects a finished event, unlike the imperfect form “cometía,” which describes habitual or ongoing past actions.

Etymology and conjugation: Cometer comes from Latin committere, “to entrust, join, or commit.” In the preterite, cometer is regular for an -er verb. The full preterite endings are: cometí, cometiste, cometió, cometimos, cometisteis, cometieron. The accent in “cometió” marks stress on the final syllable in this three-syllable form.

Usage notes: The preterite tense expresses actions viewed as complete within a defined past timeframe. Cometió is transitive and frequently collocates with nouns like “delito,” “crimen,” or “error.” Distinguish it from “cometía,” which would convey repeated or ongoing past action, or from compound tenses such as “ha cometido,” which place the action in a different temporal frame.

Examples: “El acusado cometió un error al firmar el documento.” “La compañía cometió un fraude.” “Ella cometió un delito en ese periodo.” In translation: “The accused committed a mistake when signing the document,” “The company committed fraud,” “She committed a crime during that period.”