repitieron

Repitieron is the third-person plural form of the verb repetir in the pretérito indefinido (past simple) in Spanish. It corresponds to "they repeated" or "you all repeated" in English, depending on the regional usage. It is used to describe a completed repetition of an action in the past.

Repetir is an irregular -ir verb that undergoes a stem change in the third person forms in the preterite. The forms repitió (él/ella/usted) and repitieron (ellos/ellas/ustedes) reflect a change from the stem repeti- to repit- with the usual -ó and -eron endings. Other preterite forms are regular: repetí, repetiste, repetimos, repetisteis.

Usage notes: repitieron typically signals a definite, completed act of repeating in the past. To express ongoing or habitual repetition in the past, one would use the imperfect forms, as in repetían. The distinction between repeating once versus repeatedly in the past is conveyed through context and the aspect of the verb.

Etymology: repetir derives from Latin repetere, meaning to seek again or take again, combining re- (again) with petere (to seek, to go toward). The meaning extended to “to repeat” in modern Spanish.

Examples:

- Los estudiantes repitieron la frase varias veces hasta memorizarla.

- Después del fallo, los jugadores repitieron la jugada para corregirla.