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A tiny green seedling breaking through dark soil into the sunlight.

brotar

to sprout

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb brotar means to sprout.

Present tense:

yobroto
brotas
él/ella/ustedbrota
nosotrosbrotamos
vosotrosbrotáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesbrotan

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subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesbrotaran
yobrotara
brotaras
vosotrosbrotarais
nosotrosbrotáramos
él/ella/ustedbrotara

The imperfect subjunctive 'brotara' or 'brotase' is used for hypothetical past situations or polite requests.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesbroten
yobrote
brotes
vosotrosbrotéis
nosotrosbrotemos
él/ella/ustedbrote

The present subjunctive 'brote' is used after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty.

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imperative

negative

no brotes
vosotrosno brotéis
ustedesno broten
nosotrosno brotemos
ustedno brote

Negative commands for 'brotar' use the present subjunctive after 'no', like 'no brotes' (tú) or 'no brote' (usted).

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affirmative

brota
vosotrosbrotad
ustedesbroten
nosotrosbrotemos
ustedbrote

Use 'brotar' imperative commands like 'brota' (tú) or 'brote' (usted) for direct orders.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesbrotarían
yobrotaría
brotarías
vosotrosbrotaríais
nosotrosbrotaríamos
él/ella/ustedbrotaría

The conditional 'brotaría' expresses what would happen or polite suggestions.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesbrotaron
yobroté
brotaste
vosotrosbrotasteis
nosotrosbrotamos
él/ella/ustedbrotó

The preterite of 'brotar' is regular: broté, brotaste, brotó, brotamos, brotasteis, brotaron.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesbrotaban
yobrotaba
brotabas
vosotrosbrotabais
nosotrosbrotabamos
él/ella/ustedbrotaba

The imperfect 'brotar' (brotábamos, brotaban) describes ongoing or habitual sprouting in the past.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesbrotan
yobroto
brotas
vosotrosbrotáis
nosotrosbrotamos
él/ella/ustedbrota

The present tense 'brotar' (brotamos, brotan) describes things sprouting now or habitually.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesbrotarán
yobrotaré
brotarás
vosotrosbrotaréis
nosotrosbrotaremos
él/ella/ustedbrotará

The future tense 'brotará' indicates something will sprout or happen in the future.

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