Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | someto | |
| tú | sometes | |
| él / ella / usted | somete | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sometemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sometéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | someten |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sometí | |
| tú | sometiste | |
| él / ella / usted | sometió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sometimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sometisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sometieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sometía | |
| tú | sometías | |
| él / ella / usted | sometía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sometíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sometíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sometían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | someteré | |
| tú | someterás | |
| él / ella / usted | someterá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | someteremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | someteréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | someterán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sometería | |
| tú | someterías | |
| él / ella / usted | sometería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | someteríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | someteríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | someterían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | someta | |
| tú | sometas | |
| él / ella / usted | someta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sometamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sometáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sometan |
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 subdue, quell, conquer
- to subject to
- to subordinate (put under the control of)
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