dedicar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
dedicar — to dedicate
The present subjunctive of dedicar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu': dedique, dediques, dedique, dediquemos, dediquéis, dediquen.
dedicar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing wishes, doubts, or suggestions about what someone should dedicate time or effort to, often following 'que'.
Notes on dedicar in the Present Subjunctive
This is a spelling-change (orthographic) verb. To keep the hard 'k' sound before an 'e', the 'c' changes to 'qu' in all persons.
Example Sentences
Espero que le dediques más tiempo a tus estudios.
I hope you dedicate more time to your studies.
tú
Dudo que ellos dediquen el dinero a la caridad.
I doubt they will dedicate the money to charity.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Sugiero que dediquemos la tarde a descansar.
I suggest we dedicate the afternoon to resting.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'dedice' instead of 'dedique'.
Correct: dedique
Why: Using a 'c' before 'e' would change the pronunciation to an 's' or 'th' sound; 'qu' is needed to maintain the 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: dedico
The present tense of dedicar is regular: dedico, dedicas, dedica, dedicamos, dedicáis, dedican.
Preterite
yo: dediqué
The preterite of dedicar has a spelling change only in the first person (yo): dediqué, dedicaste, dedicó, dedicamos, dedicasteis, dedicaron.
Imperfect
yo: dedicaba
The imperfect of dedicar is regular: dedicaba, dedicabas, dedicaba, dedicábamos, dedicabais, dedicaban.
Future
yo: dedicaré
The future tense of dedicar is regular: dedicaré, dedicarás, dedicará, dedicaremos, dedicaréis, dedicarán.
Conditional
yo: dedicaría
The conditional of dedicar is regular: dedicaría, dedicarías, dedicaría, dedicaríamos, dedicaríais, dedicarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dedicara
The imperfect subjunctive of dedicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: dedicara, dedicaras, dedicara, dedicáramos, dedicarais, dedicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dedica
The imperative of dedicar uses the 'c' to 'qu' spelling change for formal and plural commands: dedica, dedique, dediquemos, dedicad, dediquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dediques
The negative imperative of dedicar uses the present subjunctive forms: no dediques, no dedique, no dediquemos, no dediquéis, no dediquen.