You can erase writing or delete digital material.

The idea

Borrar is a regular -ar verb; borro is present and borró is past.

Patterns to compare
PersonaPresente
yoborro
túborras
él / ella / ustedborra
nosotros / nosotrasborramos
vosotros / vosotrasborráis
ellos / ellas / ustedesborran

Examples

  • Borro el archivo antiguo.I delete the old file.
  • ¿Borras la palabra de la pizarra?Are you erasing the word from the board?
  • Ella borra los mensajes duplicados.She deletes the duplicate messages.
  • Borramos la fecha equivocada.We erase the wrong date.
  • Ellos borraron las fotos borrosas.They deleted the blurry photos.
  • Voy a borrar esta línea con una goma.I am going to erase this line with an eraser.

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Watch out

The accent distinguishes borró from borro: they name different people and times.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ el número incorrecto. (borro / borran)

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    borro

    borro matches the singular speaker.

  2. Choose the correct form: Nosotros ___ el dibujo del papel. (borramos / borras)

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    borramos

    borramos includes the speaker and others.

  3. Choose the correct form: Ayer ella ___ el archivo vacío. (borró / borro)

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    borró

    borró shows that she acted yesterday.

Use it today

Describe something you erase and a file you delete.