apunto

Apunto is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb apuntar. Apuntar has several related senses, including to point or indicate physically, to aim, and to note or record information. Therefore, apunto can describe both a physical gesture and the act of jotting something down.

In present tense, the verb forms are: yo apunto, tú apuntas, él/ella/usted apunta, nosotros apuntamos, vosotros apuntáis, ellos apuntan. The meaning is determined by the direct object: pointing with a finger or an instrument, or noting down data, a time, a reminder, or an instruction.

Examples include: “Yo apunto con el dedo hacia la casa” (I point with my finger toward the house) and “Yo apunto la hora de la reunión en mi agenda” (I note down the time of the meeting in my agenda). The sense of recording information is common in contexts such as planning, note-taking, and documentation.

As a noun, standard Spanish uses apunte to mean a note, memorandum, or brief annotation. Apunto is not normally used as a standalone noun in contemporary formal or written Spanish, though it may appear in dialectal or historical texts.

Beyond its main senses, apuntar also covers related meanings like signaling, indicating, or directing attention, and it can appear in reflexive or compound forms (apuntarse, apuntado, apuntador) in appropriate contexts.