sanar Conditional Conjugation
sanar — to heal
Sanar is regular in the conditional: sanaría, sanarías, sanaría, sanaríamos, sanaríais, sanarían.
sanar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what 'would' happen to a wound under certain conditions or to make polite medical suggestions.
Notes on sanar in the Conditional
Sanar is regular. The stem is the infinitive 'sanar' and the endings always include an 'i' with an accent.
Example Sentences
Con esta crema, la piel sanaría mejor.
With this cream, the skin would heal better.
él/ella/usted
¿Sanarías más rápido en la playa?
Would you heal faster at the beach?
tú
Yo sanaría si dejara de trabajar tanto.
I would heal if I stopped working so much.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'sanaría' with 'sanaba'.
Correct: Use 'sanaría' for 'would heal' and 'sanaba' for 'was healing'.
Why: Learners sometimes mix up the conditional and imperfect because both describe non-specific past or hypothetical states.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sano
Sanar is regular in the present: sano, sanas, sana, sanamos, sanáis, sanan.
Preterite
yo: sané
Sanar follows regular -ar preterite endings: sané, sanaste, sanó, sanamos, sanasteis, sanaron.
Imperfect
yo: sanaba
Sanar uses regular -aba endings in the imperfect: sanaba, sanabas, sanaba, sanábamos, sanabais, sanaban.
Future
yo: sanaré
Sanar is regular in the future: add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sane
Sanar follows the regular -ar subjunctive pattern: sane, sanes, sane, sanemos, sanéis, sanen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sanara
Sanar in the imperfect subjunctive uses the 'ellos' preterite stem: sanara, sanaras, sanara, sanáramos, sanarais, sanaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sana
The imperative of sanar is: sana (tú), sane (usted), sanemos (nosotros), sanad (vosotros), sanen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sanes
The negative imperative of sanar uses present subjunctive forms: no sanes, no sane, no sanemos, no sanéis, no sanen.