invitó

Invitó is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb invitar in the pretérito indefinido (preterite) tense. It translates as “he invited” or “she invited” and is used to describe a completed invitation in the past. The form typically accompanies a direct object indicating who was invited and may specify the event or activity that was invited to.

Etymology: Invitar derives from Latin invitāre, passing through Old Spanish. The pretérite form invitó preserves the stem invit- with the standard -ó ending for third-person singular in the preterite.

Usage: Common constructions include examples like “Él invitó a sus amigos a la fiesta” or “Ella invitó a su primo a cenar.” The verb can be followed by “a” and a person or by a phrase naming the event invited to. In some dialects, it may appear as “invitó a que” + subjunctive to introduce a subordinate clause describing an encouraged action or request, though simpler forms such as “invitó a venir” are more common in everyday language.

Notes: Invitó carries a written accent on the final syllable to indicate its past tense form. It contrasts with present tense forms such as invita (he/she invites) and invito (I invite), which have different stress patterns and meanings.

See also: invitar, invitación.