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presente

present, current

adjective preh-SEN-teh Less Common
Time Time Expressions

Origin: From Latin praesens, 'being before one'.

Also means

present (gift); present tense

Usage Note

Presente works as adjective ('current, present'), noun (el presente = the present time or the present tense in grammar), and standalone response when answering a roll call: ¡presente! ('here!'). As an adjective it is invariable by gender (el momento presente / la situación presente). The noun un presente can also mean a gift in formal or literary usage.

Examples

"Debemos vivir en el presente."

Natural Translation

We must live in the present.

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