Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sufro | |
| tú | sufres | |
| él / ella / usted | sufre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sufrimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sufrís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sufren |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sufrí | |
| tú | sufriste | |
| él / ella / usted | sufrió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sufrimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sufristeis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sufrieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sufría | |
| tú | sufrías | |
| él / ella / usted | sufría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sufríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sufríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sufrían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sufriré | |
| tú | sufrirás | |
| él / ella / usted | sufrirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sufriremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sufriréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sufrirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sufriría | |
| tú | sufrirías | |
| él / ella / usted | sufriría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | sufriríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sufriríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sufrirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sufra | |
| tú | sufras | |
| él / ella / usted | sufra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | suframos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sufráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sufran |
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 suffer (be confronted with something undesired)
- to withstand, endure, resist or undergo a physical or moral damage
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