Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | medito | |
| tú | meditas | |
| él / ella / usted | medita | |
| nosotros / nosotras | meditamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | meditáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | meditan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | medité | |
| tú | meditaste | |
| él / ella / usted | meditó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | meditamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | meditasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | meditaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | meditaba | |
| tú | meditabas | |
| él / ella / usted | meditaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | meditábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | meditabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | meditaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | meditaré | |
| tú | meditarás | |
| él / ella / usted | meditará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | meditaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | meditaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | meditarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | meditaría | |
| tú | meditarías | |
| él / ella / usted | meditaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | meditaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | meditaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | meditarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | medite | |
| tú | medites | |
| él / ella / usted | medite | |
| nosotros / nosotras | meditemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | meditéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | mediten |
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 meditate (rest while remaining conscious)
- to meditate, to ponder, to contemplate
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