parecer
to seem, to appear
"Parece sencillo hasta que abres las instrucciones."
It seems simple until you open the instructions.
to think (me parece), to strike (someone) as
"Me parece buena idea, como casi todo."
It seems like a good idea to me, like almost everything.
to look like, to resemble
"Dormido, mi perro se parece a mi abuelo."
Asleep, my dog looks like my grandfather.
masculine noun
· commonopinion, view, judgment
"A mi parecer, el plan es bueno."
In my opinion, the plan is good.
parecer infinitive
Base forms
Present "I seem"
yo parezco
"Parezco despierto, pero estoy en modo zombie."
I seem awake, but I'm in zombie mode.
"No me parezco a mi foto del pasaporte, nadie lo hace."
I don't look like my passport photo, nobody does.
"Parezco ocupado cuando en realidad veo memes."
I seem busy when I'm actually looking at memes.
tú pareces
"Pareces cansado, ¿viste series hasta las 4 AM?"
You seem tired, did you watch series until 4 AM?
"Te pareces a alguien famoso, pero en versión con sueño."
You look like someone famous, but in sleepy version.
"Pareces tener todo bajo control, qué buen actor."
You seem to have everything under control, what a good actor.
él/ella parece
"Me parece que olvidamos algo importante... como todo."
It seems to me that we forgot something important... like everything.
"Parece que va a llover, mejor cancelar los planes."
It seems like it's going to rain, better cancel the plans.
"La vida parece más fácil después del café."
Life seems easier after coffee.
Preterite "I seemed"
él/ella pareció
"Me pareció ver un gato... eran las 3 AM y necesitaba dormir."
I thought I saw a cat... it was 3 AM and I needed sleep.
"La idea pareció buena hasta que la intentamos."
The idea seemed good until we tried it.
"Pareció fácil en YouTube, en la vida real no tanto."
It seemed easy on YouTube, in real life not so much.
nosotros parecimos
"Nos parecimos tanto que nos confundieron con gemelos."
We looked so alike they confused us with twins.
"Parecimos profesionales hasta que nos preguntaron algo."
We seemed professional until they asked us something.
"Les parecimos raros, pero nos invitaron igual."
We seemed weird to them, but they invited us anyway.
Imperfect "I used to seem"
Future "I will seem"
Conditional "I would seem"
Present subjunctive "that I seem"
tú parezcas
"No importa que parezcas cansado, nadie tiene energía tampoco."
It doesn't matter that you seem tired, nobody has energy either.
"Aunque te parezcas a tu hermano, yo sé quién eres."
Even though you look like your brother, I know who you are.
"Duda de todo lo que te parezca demasiado bueno, menos las ofertas de pizza."
Doubt everything that seems too good, except pizza deals.