oyó

Oyó is the third-person singular preterite form of the Spanish verb oír, meaning “to hear.” It is used to indicate a completed action in the past, typically describing that someone heard something. For example: “Ayer oyó un ruido extraño.” or “La maestra oyó a los estudiantes y les habló.”

Conjugation and related forms: Oír is irregular. In the preterite, the forms are oí, oíste, oyó, oímos, oísteis, oyeron. The third-person singular form is oyó, with an accent on ó, and the third-person plural is oyeron. In other tenses, oír appears as oigo, oyes, oye, oímos, oís, oyen in the present, and as oía, oías, oía, oíamos, oíais, oían in the imperfect.

Usage notes: Oyó is commonly used with direct objects such as un ruido, una voz, una pregunta, among others. It can appear in various contexts, including reported speech or narrative past events. The verb oír differs in meaning from escuchar, where escuchar more explicitly implies listening with attention.

Etymology: The verb oír derives from Latin audīre, evolving through Old Spanish into the modern form. The preterite oyó reflects phonetic changes typical of the Spanish language, including the accent on the vowel to indicate stress.

See also: oír, conjugation of oír, Spanish verb tenses.