admitiste

Admitiste is the second-person singular form of the Spanish verb admitir in the preterite tense. It corresponds to the English phrase you admitted and is used to describe a completed action in the past, such as acknowledging a fact, confessing something, or granting entry in a particular context.

Etymology and meaning: Admitir comes from Latin admittere, composed of ad- (to) and mittere (to send). In modern Spanish, admitir retains senses related to accepting, acknowledging, or permitting entry, among others. The preterite form admitiste specifically marks that the subject (tú) performed the action in the past.

Conjugation notes: Admitir is a regular -ir verb in the preterite. The full preterite paradigm is admití, admitiste, admitió, admitimos, admitisteis, admitieron. Therefore admitiste is the second-person singular form used when speaking to one person you’re addressing informally. Other tense forms follow standard -ir patterns, but admitiste is distinctively the past narrative form for tú.

Usage: Admitiste is commonly used in spoken and written Spanish to refer to a past event in which the addressee acknowledged or permitted something. It can express personal confession, acknowledgment of a fact, or admission of responsibility. Context determines whether the sense is factual (acknowledgment) or moral (confession).

Examples:

- Ayer admitiste que estabas equivocado.

- ¿Admitiste al invitado en la reunión, o no?

See also: admitir, preterite (grammar), Spanish verb conjugation.