Invitaba (en. Invited)

/inβiˈtaβa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Offering someone the possibility to attend an event or accept a proposal.

She invited me to her birthday party every year.

Ella me invitaba a su fiesta de cumpleaños todos los años.

Suggesting someone participate in some activity or event.

Often, she invited me to dinner on weekends.

A menudo, me invitaba a cenar los fines de semana.

Requesting someone's presence at a place or event.

He invited his friends to play soccer at his house.

Él invitaba a sus amigos a jugar al fútbol en su casa.

From Latin 'invitare', meaning 'to call, to request'.

to invite someone

Offering someone the possibility to attend an event.

invitar a alguien

to be invited

Receiving an invitation to attend an event.

ser invitado

formal invitation

Official request for someone to attend a specific event.

invitación formal

invitation

Document or message that requests someone's presence at an event.

invitación

guest

Person who receives an invitation.

invitado

to invite

Verb that means to offer an invitation.

invitar

To invite in a more casual or colloquial way.

I'm going to invite my friends to spend the afternoon at my house.

Voy a invitar a mis amigos a pasar la tarde en mi casa.

To offer something informally.

He bought me drinks at the bar.

Me invitó a unos tragos en el bar.