idearConjugation
idear means to devise.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive ('ideara', 'idease') is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive ('idee', 'idees', 'ideemos') expresses wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty about current or future events.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
Use negative commands like 'no idees' (tú) and 'no ideen' (ustedes) with 'no' and the present subjunctive.
Imperative
Use imperative forms like 'idea' (tú) and 'ideen' (ustedes) for direct commands with idear.
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional of idear ('idearía', 'idearías') is used for hypotheticals ('would devise'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Preterite
The preterite of idear is regular: ideé, ideaste, ideó, ideamos, ideasteis, idearon, for completed past actions.
Imperfect
The imperfect of idear ('ideaba', 'ideabas') describes ongoing or habitual past actions of devising ideas.
Present
The present tense of idear ('ideo', 'ideas', 'idea') describes current actions, habits, or general truths about devising ideas.
Future
The future tense of idear ('idearé', 'idearás') expresses actions that will happen or expresses probability.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does idear mean in Spanish?
idear means "to devise".
Is idear a regular or irregular verb?
idear is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate idear in the present tense?
The present tense of idear is: yo ideo, tú ideas, él/ella/usted idea, nosotros ideamos, vosotros ideáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes idean.
How do you conjugate idear in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of idear is: yo ideé, tú ideaste, él/ella/usted ideó, nosotros ideamos, vosotros ideasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes idearon.
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