sintetizar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
sintetizar — to summarize
Sintetizar changes 'z' to 'c' in all forms: sintetice, sintetices, sintetice, sinteticemos, sinteticéis, sinteticen.
sintetizar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or request that someone summarizes something, like 'Espero que sintetices el tema'.
Notes on sintetizar in the Present Subjunctive
Because the endings start with 'e', the 'z' from the root changes to 'c' in every single person to maintain the correct pronunciation.
Example Sentences
Espero que tú sintetices bien la propuesta.
I hope you summarize the proposal well.
tú
Es mejor que nosotros sinteticemos los datos ahora.
It's better that we summarize the data now.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos sinteticen todo el libro.
I doubt they will summarize the whole book.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'sintetize' with a 'z'.
Correct: sintetice
Why: Spelling rules in Spanish require 'z' to change to 'c' before the letter 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sintetizo
Sintetizar is regular in the present tense: sintetizo, sintetizas, sintetiza, sintetizamos, sintetizáis, sintetizan.
Preterite
yo: sinteticé
Sintetizar has a spelling change in the first person (yo) to 'sinteticé', but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: sintetizaba
Sintetizar is regular in the imperfect: sintetizaba, sintetizabas, sintetizaba, sintetizábamos, sintetizabais, sintetizaban.
Future
yo: sintetizaré
Sintetizar is regular in the future: sintetizaré, sintetizarás, sintetizará, sintetizaremos, sintetizaréis, sintetizarán.
Conditional
yo: sintetizaría
Sintetizar is regular in the conditional: sintetizaría, sintetizarías, sintetizaría, sintetizaríamos, sintetizaríais, sintetizarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sintetizara
Sintetizar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: sintetizara, sintetizaras, sintetizara, sintetizáramos, sintetizarais, sintetizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sintetiza
The imperative uses 'sintetiza' (tú) and 'sintetice' (usted/ustedes) for commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sintetices
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no sintetices, no sintetice, no sinteticemos, no sinteticéis, no sinteticen.