abrí

Abrí is the first-person singular form of the Spanish verb abrir in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It translates as "I opened" and is used to describe a completed action in the past. The base verb abrir means to open or to uncover, and abrí is one of its common past forms.

Orthography and conjugation: Abrí carries an acute accent on the í to indicate stress on the last syllable, which is required in this form. The full pretérito indefinido conjugation of abrir is abrí, abriste, abrió, abrimos, abristeis, abrieron. Like many regular -ir verbs in this tense, abr- takes standard endings, with no stem change in the preterite.

Usage: Abrí is used to narrate past events, often with a direct object (por ejemplo, abrí la puerta; abrí el libro) or with indirect complements (abrí una ventana para ventilar la habitación). It can also appear in figurative senses (abrí mi mente). In narrative or dialogue, it conveys a moment of action and transition in the storyline.

Etymology and related forms: The verb abrir derives from Latin aperīre. Abrí is an inflected form of abrir, not a separate lexical item with its own meaning. Related forms include abro (I open) and other tense and mood forms such as abrirás (you will open) and abramos (let's open).