sanar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
sanar — to heal
Sanar follows the regular -ar subjunctive pattern: sane, sanes, sane, sanemos, sanéis, sanen.
sanar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, hope, or doubt about someone's recovery (e.g., 'I hope you heal').
Notes on sanar in the Present Subjunctive
Sanar is regular. Since it ends in -ar, the subjunctive uses 'e' as the characteristic vowel.
Example Sentences
Espero que tu pierna sane pronto.
I hope your leg heals soon.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos sanen sin medicina.
I doubt they will heal without medicine.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que sanemos emocionalmente.
It is important that we heal emotionally.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'sana' when 'sane' is required after 'que'.
Correct: Use the subjunctive 'sane' after expressions of hope.
Why: Learners often default to the indicative 'sana' when they should use the subjunctive for desires.
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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.
Conditional
yo: sanaría
Sanar is regular in the conditional: sanaría, sanarías, sanaría, sanaríamos, sanaríais, sanarían.
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.