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SPANISH VERB

dedicar

to dedicate

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dedicando
  • Past participle: dedicado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I dedicate
  2. tú you dedicate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she dedicates
  4. nosotros we dedicate
  5. vosotros Spain you all dedicate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they dedicate

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I dedicated
  2. tú you dedicated
  3. usted, él, ella he/she dedicated
  4. nosotros we dedicated
  5. vosotros Spain you all dedicated
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they dedicated

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to dedicate
  2. tú you used to dedicate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to dedicate
  4. nosotros we used to dedicate
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to dedicate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to dedicate

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will dedicate
  2. tú you will dedicate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will dedicate
  4. nosotros we will dedicate
  5. vosotros Spain you all will dedicate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will dedicate

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would dedicate
  2. tú you would dedicate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would dedicate
  4. nosotros we would dedicate
  5. vosotros Spain you all would dedicate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would dedicate

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I dedicate
  2. tú (that) you dedicate
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she dedicate
  4. nosotros (that) we dedicate
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all dedicate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they dedicate

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I dedicated
  2. tú (if) you dedicated
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she dedicated
  4. nosotros (if) we dedicated
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all dedicated
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they dedicated

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú dedicate!
  2. usted dedicate! (formal)
  3. nosotros dedicate! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain dedicate! (all of you)
  5. ustedes dedicate! (all of you)

How to use dedicar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Dedico las mañanas a estudiar y las tardes a mi hijo.

    I dedicate my mornings to studying and my afternoons to my son.

  2. Past

    Julián dedicó el libro a su padre.

    Julián dedicated the book to his father.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi madre dedicaba los domingos a la familia.

    My mother used to dedicate Sundays to the family.

  4. Future

    Dedicaré este verano a aprender a nadar.

    I'll dedicate this summer to learning to swim.

  5. Conditional

    Yo le dedicaría más tiempo al inglés.

    I'd dedicate more time to English.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que dediques una tarde a tu abuela.

    I want you to dedicate an afternoon to your grandmother.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí al cantante que me dedicara una canción.

    I asked the singer to dedicate a song to me.

  8. Imperative

    Dedícale diez minutos al día y verás.

    Dedicate ten minutes a day to it and you'll see.

Good to know

  • "Dedicarse a" is what you do for a living: ¿a qué te dedicas? "Dedicar tiempo a" is to spend time on something.

Where you hear dedicar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Cada canción que toco se la dedico a Lucía. Every song I play, I dedicate to Lucia.
  • Mi primer libro se lo dediqué a mi mujer. I dedicated my first book to my wife.
  • El libro se lo voy a dedicar a Ortega y a don Manuel. I'm going to dedicate the book to Ortega and Don Manuel.
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