advierte

Advierte is a form of the Spanish verb advertir, meaning to warn, inform, or caution. Specifically, advierte can function as the third-person singular present indicative form (él advierte; ella advierte; también usado con usted advierte) and, in informal speech, as the second-person singular affirmative imperative form (tú advierte), used to tell someone to warn or to alert.

As a present-tense form, advierte appears in sentences describing what someone warns about in the current context. In its imperative sense, advierte is a direct command to someone to issue a warning or to draw attention to something. Because advertir is irregular in its first-person singular form (yo advierto), the presence of advierte in other forms signals a different subject or mood rather than a straightforward regular conjugation.

Usage notes include that advierte conveys alerting or cautioning about a risk, fact, or upcoming event. It is common in journalism, formal writing, and everyday speech. The term is closely related to advertir, advertencia (a warning or advisory), and related phrases such as advierte sobre, meaning “warns about,” or advierte a alguien, “warns someone.”

Etymology traces advierte to the Latin advertere, meaning to turn toward, with the modern Spanish verb advertir developing to express turning attention to a fact or potential danger. The form advierte thus carries the semantic core of directing attention or caution toward something of note.

See also: advertir, advertencia, advertir about, warning.