Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obedezco | |
| tú | obedeces | |
| él / ella / usted | obedece | |
| nosotros / nosotras | obedecemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | obedecéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | obedecen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obedecí | |
| tú | obedeciste | |
| él / ella / usted | obedeció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | obedecimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | obedecisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | obedecieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obedecía | |
| tú | obedecías | |
| él / ella / usted | obedecía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | obedecíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | obedecíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | obedecían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obedeceré | |
| tú | obedecerás | |
| él / ella / usted | obedecerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | obedeceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | obedeceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | obedecerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obedecería | |
| tú | obedecerías | |
| él / ella / usted | obedecería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | obedeceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | obedeceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | obedecerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | obedezca | |
| tú | obedezcas | |
| él / ella / usted | obedezca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | obedezcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | obedezcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | obedezcan |
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 obey
- to be caused by, to be due to, to be attributable to
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