meditar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
meditar — to ponder
Use 'medite', 'medites', 'meditemos', 'mediten' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
meditar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive is used after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty, and in certain subordinate clauses. For example, 'I hope you meditate well' or 'It's unlikely that he meditates every day.'
Notes on meditar in the Present Subjunctive
Meditar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms are derived from the 'yo' form of the present indicative ('medito') by changing the '-o' ending to '-e' for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Espero que medites tranquilamente.
I hope you meditate peacefully.
tú
Dudo que él medite sobre sus errores.
I doubt he meditates on his mistakes.
él/ella/usted
Queremos que meditemos juntos.
We want us to meditate together.
nosotros
Es importante que mediten antes de tomar decisiones.
It's important that they meditate before making decisions.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive after verbs of doubt or desire.
Correct: After 'dudar', 'esperar', 'querer', use the subjunctive: 'Dudo que medite', not 'Dudo que medita'.
Why: These verbs trigger the subjunctive mood in Spanish.
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'tú' forms.
Correct: The 'yo' and 'él/ella/usted' forms are 'medite', while the 'tú' form is 'medites'.
Why: The '-s' is added for the 'tú' form in the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: medito
Use 'medito', 'meditas', 'medita', 'meditamos', 'meditáis', 'meditan' for current, habitual, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: medité
Use 'medité', 'meditaste', 'méditó', 'meditamos', 'meditasteis', 'meditaron' for completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: meditaba
Use 'meditaba', 'meditabas', 'meditábamos', 'meditaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: meditaré
Use 'meditaré', 'meditarás', 'meditará', 'meditaremos', 'meditaréis', 'meditarán' for future actions or probability.
Conditional
yo: meditaría
Use 'meditaría', 'meditarías', 'meditaría', 'meditaríamos', 'meditaríais', 'meditarían' for hypotheticals or polite requests.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: meditara
Use 'meditara', 'meditaras', 'meditáramos', 'meditaran' for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: medita
Use 'medita', 'medite', 'meditemos', 'mediten', 'meditad' for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no medites
Use 'no medites', 'no medite', 'no meditemos', 'no mediten', 'no meditéis' for negative commands.