Gemió

Gemió is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb gemir in the preterite indicative. Gemir means “to moan” or “to groan,” so gemió translates roughly as “he moaned,” “she moaned,” or “you (formal) moaned.” It marks a completed action in the past and is commonly used in narrative or descriptive writing.

Etymology and related forms: Gemir derives from Latin gemere, and its conjugation in the preterite follows regular -ir verb endings with the characteristic accent marks on the stressed syllables. The full preterite paradigm is: yo gemí, tú gemiste, él/ella/usted gemió, nosotros gemimos, vosotros gemisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes gemieron. The form gemió carries an accent on í to indicate stress, distinguishing it from gemio in other moods or tenses.

Usage: Gemió is typically used to report a specific past event. It can describe a physical sound or reaction, such as a moan from pain or discomfort, or be employed metaphorically in literary descriptions, such as winds or machinery producing a groaning sound. It contrasts with the imperfect gemía, which indicates ongoing past action or habitual past description, and with other past tenses that describe different temporal nuances.

Examples:

- La enferma gemió durante la noche.

- El viento gemió entre las montañas.

See also: gemir; preterite; Spanish verbs.