animarConjugation
animar means to encourage.
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of 'animar' (like 'animara' or 'animase') expresses past doubts, wishes, or hypothetical situations.
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of 'animar' (like 'anime' or 'animes') is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
Form negative commands for 'animar' using 'no' plus the present subjunctive, like 'no animes' (don't encourage).
Imperative
Use the imperative of animar for direct commands like 'anima' (you, informal) or 'animen' (you all, formal).
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional of 'animar' ('animaría', 'animarías', 'animaría') is used for hypothetical encouragement ('would encourage') or polite requests.
Preterite
The preterite of 'animar' (like 'animé', 'animaste', 'animó') describes completed actions of encouraging or cheering in the past.
Imperfect
The imperfect of 'animar' ('animaba', 'animabas', 'animaba') describes ongoing or habitual encouragement in the past.
Present
The present tense of 'animar' ('animo', 'animas', 'anima') describes current actions of encouraging or cheering, or habitual actions.
Future
The future tense of 'animar' ('animaré', 'animarás', 'animará') indicates actions of encouraging that will happen later.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does animar mean in Spanish?
animar means "to encourage".
Is animar a regular or irregular verb?
animar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate animar in the present tense?
The present tense of animar is: yo animo, tú animas, él/ella/usted anima, nosotros animamos, vosotros animáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes animan.
How do you conjugate animar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of animar is: yo animé, tú animaste, él/ella/usted animó, nosotros animamos, vosotros animasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes animaron.
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