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asignar

ah-seen-YAR/asiˈnaɾ/

“asignar” means “to assign” in Spanish (giving a task or responsibility).

to assign, to allocate

Also: to appoint, to earmark
VerbB1regular ar
A teacher handing a small gardening tool to a student to give them a specific task.
gerundasignando
past Participleasignado
infinitiveasignar

📝 In Action

El profesor asignó mucha tarea para el fin de semana.

A2

The teacher assigned a lot of homework for the weekend.

Debemos asignar un color diferente a cada carpeta.

B1

We should assign a different color to each folder.

El gobierno decidió asignar más fondos a la investigación médica.

B2

The government decided to allocate more funds to medical research.

Word Connections

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Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • asignar fondos – to allocate funds
  • asignar una tarea – to assign a task
  • asignar un valor – to assign a value

🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesasignaran
yoasignara
túasignaras
vosotrosasignarais
nosotrosasignáramos
él/ella/ustedasignara

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesasignen
yoasigne
túasignes
vosotrosasignéis
nosotrosasignemos
él/ella/ustedasigne

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesasignaron
yoasigné
túasignaste
vosotrosasignasteis
nosotrosasignamos
él/ella/ustedasignó

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesasignaban
yoasignaba
túasignabas
vosotrosasignabais
nosotrosasignábamos
él/ella/ustedasignaba

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesasignan
yoasigno
túasignas
vosotrosasignáis
nosotrosasignamos
él/ella/ustedasigna
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Words that translate to "asignar" in Spanish:

to allocate→to appoint→to assign→to earmark→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: asignar

Question 1 of 3

If you want to 'sign' a contract, should you use 'asignar'?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼
asignación(assignment/allowance) — Noun
asignatura(school subject) — Noun
reasignar(to reassign) — Verb
asignado(assigned) — Adjective
🎵 Rhymes▼
📚 Etymology▼

From Latin 'assignare', which combines 'ad' (to) and 'signare' (to mark). It literally means 'to mark out' or 'to designate'.

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: assignFrench: assigner

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does 'asignar' ever mean 'subject' in school?

No, the word for a school subject is 'asignatura', which comes from the same root but is a noun.

Can I use 'asignar' for people?

Yes, you can 'asignar' (appoint) a person to a role or a position within a team.

Is 'asignar' a common word?

Yes, it is very common in professional, educational, and official contexts.