repetiste

Repetiste is the second person singular form of the Spanish verb repetir in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It means “you repeated” and is used to describe a completed action in the past where the subject is tú. The form can take a direct object, as in repetir una acción, una palabra o una frase.

Conjugation and behavior: Repetir is a stem-changing -ir verb. In the pretérito indefinido, the tú form is repetiste, while the third-person forms show a stem change to repitió (él/ella/usted) and repitieron (ellos/ellas/ustedes). The other person forms are repetí (yo), repitió (él/ella/usted), repetimos (nosotros/as), repetisteis (vosotros/as). The tú form reuses the base repet- with the standard -iste ending, yielding repetiste.

Etymology and related forms: Repetiste derives from the verb repetir, which in turn comes from Latin repetere, meaning to seek again or to take again. Related nouns include repetición (repetition) and adjectives like repetitivo (repetitive).

Usage notes: Repetiste is used for actions, words, or events that were repeated in the past. It often contrasts with repetir in the present or with other past tenses to indicate a past recurrence. For reflexive or pronominal senses, forms like te repetiste (you repeated yourself) are possible, depending on context and pronoun use.

Examples: Ayer repetiste la misma pregunta en la clase. ¿Qué repetiste en la grabación? Te repetiste a ti mismo las instrucciones varias veces.

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