Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dedico | |
| tú | dedicas | |
| él / ella / usted | dedica | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dedicamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dedicáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dedican |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dediqué | |
| tú | dedicaste | |
| él / ella / usted | dedicó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dedicamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dedicasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dedicaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dedicaba | |
| tú | dedicabas | |
| él / ella / usted | dedicaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dedicábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dedicabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dedicaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dedicaré | |
| tú | dedicarás | |
| él / ella / usted | dedicará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dedicaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dedicaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dedicarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dedicaría | |
| tú | dedicarías | |
| él / ella / usted | dedicaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dedicaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dedicaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dedicarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dedique | |
| tú | dediques | |
| él / ella / usted | dedique | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dediquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dediquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dediquen |
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 dedicate, to spend time
- to devote oneself
- to engage oneself [with a ‘with/in’]; to work
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