opinaste

Opinaste is the second-person singular form of the Spanish verb opinar in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It translates to you opined or you expressed an opinion in the past. The verb opinar means to give or state a personal judgment about something, often after consideration or discussion.

Origin and conjugation: opinar is a regular -ar verb. In the pretérito indefinido, the forms are: yo opiné, tú opinaste, él/ella opinó, nosotros opinamos, vosotros opinasteis, ellos opinaron. The tú form, opinaste, is used when addressing someone familiar in past-tense contexts. The yo form opiné carries a written accent to indicate the correct stressed syllable.

Usage: Opinaste is used in narrative or dialog where the subject is you and the action of giving an opinion occurred in the past. It is common in both written and spoken Spanish, particularly in recounting conversations, reviews, or personal judgments about events, ideas, or situations.

Examples: Ayer opinaste sobre la nueva política. ¿Qué opinaste de la película? En registros informales, it can appear in reported speech patterns like "Dijeron que opinaste muy bien." The form aligns with other past-tense conjugations of -ar verbs in conversational Spanish.

See also: opinar; pretérito indefinido; Spanish grammar; verb conjugation.