Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fortalezco | |
| tú | fortaleces | |
| él / ella / usted | fortalece | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fortalecemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fortalecéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fortalecen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fortalecí | |
| tú | fortaleciste | |
| él / ella / usted | fortaleció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fortalecimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fortalecisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fortalecieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fortalecía | |
| tú | fortalecías | |
| él / ella / usted | fortalecía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fortalecíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fortalecíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fortalecían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fortaleceré | |
| tú | fortalecerás | |
| él / ella / usted | fortalecerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fortaleceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fortaleceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fortalecerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fortalecería | |
| tú | fortalecerías | |
| él / ella / usted | fortalecería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fortaleceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fortaleceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fortalecerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fortalezca | |
| tú | fortalezcas | |
| él / ella / usted | fortalezca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fortalezcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fortalezcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fortalezcan |
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 fortify, strengthen
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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