responsabilizar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
responsabilizar — to hold responsible
The present subjunctive of responsabilizar requires a 'z' to 'c' spelling change: responsabilice, responsabilices, responsabilice, etc.
responsabilizar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or suggestion that someone be held accountable, or after phrases like 'es importante que' or 'no creo que'.
Notes on responsabilizar in the Present Subjunctive
This tense is regular in its endings but features a spelling change (z > c) in all persons to maintain the soft 's' sound before the 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que no me responsabilicen por el error de ayer.
I hope they don't hold me responsible for yesterday's error.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que te responsabilices de tus actos.
It is important that you take responsibility for your actions.
tú
No quiero que el jefe me responsabilice de esto.
I don't want the boss to hold me responsible for this.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'responsabilize'.
Correct: responsabilice
Why: In Spanish, the letter 'z' almost never appears before 'e' or 'i'; it changes to 'c' to keep the sound consistent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: responsabilizo
The present tense is fully regular: responsabilizo, responsabilizas, responsabiliza, etc.
Preterite
yo: responsabilicé
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form (responsabilicé), which changes 'z' to 'c'.
Imperfect
yo: responsabilizaba
The imperfect is regular for -ar verbs: responsabilizaba, responsabilizabas, responsabilizaba, etc.
Future
yo: responsabilizaré
The future tense is regular: add endings -é, -ás, -á to the full infinitive responsabilizar.
Conditional
yo: responsabilizaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive responsabilizar.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: responsabilizara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: responsabilizara, responsabilizaras, responsabilizara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: responsabiliza
The imperative uses the 'z' to 'c' spelling change for formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no responsabilices
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no responsabilices, no responsabilice, etc.