Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abrazo | |
| tú | abrazas | |
| él / ella / usted | abraza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abrazamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abrazáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrazan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abracé | |
| tú | abrazaste | |
| él / ella / usted | abrazó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abrazamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abrazasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrazaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abrazaba | |
| tú | abrazabas | |
| él / ella / usted | abrazaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abrazábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abrazabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrazaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abrazaré | |
| tú | abrazarás | |
| él / ella / usted | abrazará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abrazaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abrazaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrazarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abrazaría | |
| tú | abrazarías | |
| él / ella / usted | abrazaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abrazaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abrazaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abrazarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | abrace | |
| tú | abraces | |
| él / ella / usted | abrace | |
| nosotros / nosotras | abracemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | abracéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | abracen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to hug, to embrace (a person, an animal)
- to embrace; to adopt (a religion or way of life)
- to hug, to embrace, to cuddle, to hold (each other, one another)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations