analizar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
analizar — to analyze
The present subjunctive of analizar has a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: analice, analices, analice, analicemos, analicéis, analicen.
analizar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing a wish, doubt, or subjective opinion about someone investigating or examining something, especially after phrases like 'espero que' or 'es importante que'.
Notes on analizar in the Present Subjunctive
This verb follows the orthographic rule where 'z' changes to 'c' before an 'e'. This is purely to maintain the soft 's' sound in Spanish spelling.
Example Sentences
Espero que analices bien el contrato antes de firmar.
I hope you analyze the contract well before signing.
tú
Es importante que analicemos los resultados del examen.
It is important that we analyze the test results.
nosotros
No creo que ellos analicen la situación correctamente.
I don't think they analyze the situation correctly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'analize' with a 'z'.
Correct: analice
Why: In Spanish, 'z' almost never appears before 'e' or 'i'; it must change to 'c'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: analizo
The present tense of analizar is completely regular: analizo, analizas, analiza, analizamos, analizáis, analizan.
Preterite
yo: analicé
The preterite of analizar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'z' to 'c': analicé.
Imperfect
yo: analizaba
The imperfect of analizar is regular: analizaba, analizabas, analizaba, analizábamos, analizabais, analizaban.
Future
yo: analizaré
The future tense of analizar is regular: take the infinitive and add endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án).
Conditional
yo: analizaría
The conditional of analizar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: analizara
The imperfect subjunctive of analizar is formed using the 'analizara' stem and is regular based on the third-person plural preterite.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: analiza
The affirmative imperative of analizar uses 'analiza' (tú) and 'analice' (usted/ustedes) with the z-to-c spelling change where necessary.
Negative Imperative
yo: no analices
The negative imperative of analizar always uses the present subjunctive forms: no analices, no analice, no analicemos, no analicéis, no analicen.