Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | minimizo | |
| tú | minimizas | |
| él / ella / usted | minimiza | |
| nosotros / nosotras | minimizamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | minimizáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | minimizan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | minimicé | |
| tú | minimizaste | |
| él / ella / usted | minimizó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | minimizamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | minimizasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | minimizaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | minimizaba | |
| tú | minimizabas | |
| él / ella / usted | minimizaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | minimizábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | minimizabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | minimizaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | minimizaré | |
| tú | minimizarás | |
| él / ella / usted | minimizará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | minimizaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | minimizaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | minimizarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | minimizaría | |
| tú | minimizarías | |
| él / ella / usted | minimizaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | minimizaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | minimizaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | minimizarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | minimice | |
| tú | minimices | |
| él / ella / usted | minimice | |
| nosotros / nosotras | minimicemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | minimicéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | minimicen |
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 minimize, to downplay, to play down, to underplay, to belittle
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