lloró

lloré is the first-person singular preterite form of llorar, a Spanish verb meaning "to cry" or "to weep." It denotes a completed action in the past and is used in storytelling, reporting, and personal narration.

Pronunciation and orthography: lloré is written with an accent on the final syllable to indicate stress on the last syllable. In standard Spanish, ll is pronounced as a palatal approximant, typically [ʝ] in yeísmo and [ʎ] in traditional distinctions; the exact sound varies by dialect. The form is always stressed on the final syllable, as indicated by the accent.

Conjugation: llorar is a regular -ar verb. Preterite forms include lloré (yo), lloraste (tú), lloró (él/ella/Ud.), lloramos (nosotros), llorasteis (vosotros), lloraron (ellos/ellas/Uds.).

Usage: lloré expresses a completed act of crying in the past. It can refer to emotional crying or to the act of shedding tears in a non-emotional sense. It is commonly used in narrative contexts, diaries, or reports of past events. It often appears with time markers such as ayer, anteayer, el año pasado.

Origin: llorar derives from Latin plorare, via Old Spanish, reflecting a common path for expressing lament or weeping in Iberian Romance languages.