Hospedé

Hospedé is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb hospedar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It means "I hosted" or "I accommodated," and it describes the act of providing lodging or hospitality to someone in the past. The verb can refer to hosting a guest at a home, a friend, family member, or arranging accommodation in a lodging establishment.

Conjugation and usage: In the pretérito indefinido, the full paradigm for -ar verbs like hospedar is: yo hospedé, tú hospedaste, él/ella/usted hospedó, nosotros hospedamos, vosotros hospedasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes hospedaron. The form is used when the action is viewed as completed in the past. In everyday speech, hospedé is commonly followed by the person hosted: "Anoche hospedé a un amigo." The related verb hospedar is regular in its conjugation.

Usage notes: Hospedar often implies providing shelter or lodging for a period, rather than merely staying somewhere oneself. It can apply to hosting someone at home or arranging lodging in a hotel or similar facility. The reflexive verb hospedarse means "to stay somewhere as a guest" and is distinct from hospedar, which focuses on the act of hosting another person. Synonyms include alojar and albergar, though these can carry slightly different connotations in different Spanish-speaking regions.

Etymology and related terms: The term is linked to the concept of lodging and hospitality; related words include hospedaje (lodging, accommodation), hospedero (host), and huésped (guest). The form hospedé is specifically the first-person past tense, used to indicate a completed hosting action.