caracterizar Conditional Conjugation
caracterizar — to characterize
The conditional of caracterizar is regular: caracterizaría, caracterizarías, caracterizaría.
caracterizar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say how someone 'would' characterize a situation or what traits 'would' define something under certain conditions.
Notes on caracterizar in the Conditional
This verb is regular in the conditional. The stem is the full infinitive 'caracterizar'.
Example Sentences
Yo caracterizaría su estilo como minimalista.
I would characterize his style as minimalist.
yo
¿Cómo caracterizarías tú este problema?
How would you characterize this problem?
tú
Esa decisión caracterizaría el resto de su carrera.
That decision would characterize the rest of her career.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing the conditional with the imperfect 'caracterizaba'.
Correct: caracterizaría
Why: The conditional implies a 'would' or hypothetical, whereas the imperfect describes a repeated past action.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: caracterizo
The present of caracterizar is regular, but remember the 'z' sounds like 's' (or 'th' in Spain): caracterizo, caracterizas, caracteriza.
Preterite
yo: caractericé
The preterite of caracterizar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: caractericé.
Imperfect
yo: caracterizaba
The imperfect of caracterizar is regular: caracterizaba, caracterizabas, caracterizaba.
Future
yo: caracterizaré
The future of caracterizar is regular: caracterizaré, caracterizarás, caracterizará.
Present Subjunctive
yo: caracterice
The present subjunctive of caracterizar requires a 'z' to 'c' spelling change in all forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: caracterizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: caracterizara, caracterizaras, caracterizara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: caracteriza
The imperative uses 'caracteriza' for tú and 'caracterice' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no caracterices
Negative commands all use the 'c' spelling change: no caracterices, no caracterice.