Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aguanto | |
| tú | aguantas | |
| él / ella / usted | aguanta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aguantamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aguantáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aguantan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aguanté | |
| tú | aguantaste | |
| él / ella / usted | aguantó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aguantamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aguantasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aguantaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aguantaba | |
| tú | aguantabas | |
| él / ella / usted | aguantaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aguantábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aguantabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aguantaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aguantaré | |
| tú | aguantarás | |
| él / ella / usted | aguantará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aguantaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aguantaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aguantarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aguantaría | |
| tú | aguantarías | |
| él / ella / usted | aguantaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aguantaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aguantaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aguantarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | aguante | |
| tú | aguantes | |
| él / ella / usted | aguante | |
| nosotros / nosotras | aguantemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | aguantéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | aguanten |
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 hold, withhold, hold back, retain (breath, urine)
- to put up with, to tolerate or bear, to endure, to handle, to take, to stand
- (reflexive) to suck it up, deal with it
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