emerger Present Subjunctive Conjugation
emerger — to emerge
The present subjunctive uses a 'j' in all forms: emerja, emerjas, emerja, emerjamos, emerjáis, emerjan.
emerger Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want, hope, or doubt that something will emerge (e.g., 'I hope the truth emerges').
Notes on emerger in the Present Subjunctive
Because the subjunctive endings for -er verbs start with 'a', the 'g' must change to 'j' in every single person to keep the soft sound.
Example Sentences
Espero que la isla emerja pronto.
I hope the island emerges soon.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos emerjan del agua ahora.
I doubt they will emerge from the water now.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que emerjamos con una solución.
It is important that we emerge with a solution.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Spelling it with a 'g' (e.g., 'emerga').
Correct: Use a 'j': 'emerja'.
Why: In Spanish, 'ga' is a hard sound (like 'gap'). To keep the soft 'h' sound of the verb, you must use 'ja'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: emerjo
The present of emerger is mostly regular, but the 'yo' form changes to 'emerjo' to keep the soft 'j' sound.
Preterite
yo: emergí
The preterite of emerger is completely regular: emergí, emergiste, emergió, emergimos, emergisteis, emergieron.
Imperfect
yo: emergía
The imperfect of emerger is regular: emergía, emergías, emergía, emergíamos, emergíais, emergían.
Future
yo: emergeré
The future of emerger is regular: emergeré, emergerás, emergerá, emergeremos, emergeréis, emergerán.
Conditional
yo: emergería
The conditional of emerger is regular: emergería, emergerías, emergería, emergeríamos, emergeríais, emergerían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: emergiera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: emergiera, emergieras, emergiera, emergiéramos, emergierais, emergieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: emerge
Commands use 'emerge' (tú) and 'emerja' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no emerjas
Negative commands always use the 'j': no emerjas, no emerja, no emerjamos, no emerjáis, no emerjan.