Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | significo | |
| tú | significas | |
| él / ella / usted | significa | |
| nosotros / nosotras | significamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | significáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | significan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | signifiqué | |
| tú | significaste | |
| él / ella / usted | significó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | significamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | significasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | significaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | significaba | |
| tú | significabas | |
| él / ella / usted | significaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | significábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | significabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | significaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | significaré | |
| tú | significarás | |
| él / ella / usted | significará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | significaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | significaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | significarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | significaría | |
| tú | significarías | |
| él / ella / usted | significaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | significaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | significaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | significarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | signifique | |
| tú | signifiques | |
| él / ella / usted | signifique | |
| nosotros / nosotras | signifiquemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | signifiquéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | signifiquen |
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 signify
- to mean
- to stand out
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