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significarConjugation

significar means to mean.

regular (-car verb, sound change in some tenses)-ar9 tenses52 forms
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Indicative

Conditional

yosignificaría
significarías
él/ella/ustedsignificaría
nosotrossignificaríamos
vosotrossignificaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedessignificarían

The conditional is regular: significaría, significarías, significaría...

Present

yosignifico
significas
él/ella/ustedsignifica
nosotrossignificamos
vosotrossignificáis
ellos/ellas/ustedessignifican

The present tense of significar is regular: significo, significas, significa, significamos, significáis, significan.

Preterite

yosignifiqué
significaste
él/ella/ustedsignificó
nosotrossignificamos
vosotrossignificasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedessignificaron

The preterite of significar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form: signifiqué.

Imperfect

yosignificaba
significabas
él/ella/ustedsignificaba
nosotrossignificábamos
vosotrossignificabais
ellos/ellas/ustedessignificaban

The imperfect of significar is regular: significaba, significabas, significaba...

Future

yosignificaré
significarás
él/ella/ustedsignificará
nosotrossignificaremos
vosotrossignificaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedessignificarán

The future tense is regular, formed by adding endings to the infinitive: significaré, significarás...

Imperative

Imperative

significa
ustedsignifique
nosotrossignifiquemos
vosotrossignificad
ustedessignifiquen

The imperative forms for significar are rarely used but follow standard patterns.

Negative Imperative

no signifiques
ustedno signifique
nosotrosno signifiquemos
vosotrosno signifiquéis
ustedesno signifiquen

The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yosignifique
signifiques
él/ella/ustedsignifique
nosotrossignifiquemos
vosotrossignifiquéis
ellos/ellas/ustedessignifiquen

The present subjunctive uses the 'qu' spelling change: signifique, signifiques, signifique...

Imperfect Subjunctive

yosignificara
significaras
él/ella/ustedsignificara
nosotrossignificáramos
vosotrossignificarais
ellos/ellas/ustedessignificaran

The imperfect subjunctive is regular: significara, significaras, significara...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does significar mean in Spanish?

significar means "to mean".

Is significar a regular or irregular verb?

significar is a regular (-car verb, sound change in some tenses) -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate significar in the present tense?

The present tense of significar is: yo significo, tú significas, él/ella/usted significa, nosotros significamos, vosotros significáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes significan.

How do you conjugate significar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of significar is: yo signifiqué, tú significaste, él/ella/usted significó, nosotros significamos, vosotros significasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes significaron.

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