cancelaste

Cancelaste is the second-person singular form of the Spanish verb cancelar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It indicates that you canceled something in the past and is used with the subject tú, either explicitly or implied. The form is regular for an -ar verb and is produced by taking the stem cancel- and adding the -aste ending. For example, “Ayer cancelaste la cita” means “Yesterday you canceled the appointment.” It can also appear in contexts where the subject is understood from context, as in conversational Spanish.

Morphology and usage notes:

- Cancelaste is a regular form: cancel- + -aste.

- Other related forms in the same tense include: cancelé (yo), cancelaste (tú), canceló (él/ella/usted), cancelamos (nosotros), cancelasteis (vosotros), cancelaron (ellos/ustedes).

- The verb cancelar refers to stopping, postponing, or abolishing plans, services, transactions, or events. In everyday use, cancelation can carry formal, informal, or neutral connotations depending on context.

Etymology:

Cancelar comes from the Latin cancellare, from cancella meaning a lattice or grid, used metaphorically to denote striking out or invalidating. Through Spanish, it developed into the modern sense of annulling or stopping something.

See also:

Conjugation of cancelar; uses of pretérito indefinido in Spanish; related verbs in the -ar conjugation family.