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SPANISH VERB

hincarse

to kneel

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: hincándose
  • Past participle: hincado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use hincarse

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

  1. Present

    En la iglesia, mi abuela se hinca para rezar.

    At church, my grandmother kneels to pray.

  2. Past

    Me hinqué para amarrarme el zapato.

    I knelt down to tie my shoe.

  3. Imperfect

    De niños nos hincábamos a jugar canicas en la banqueta.

    As kids we would kneel to play marbles on the sidewalk.

  4. Future

    ¿Te hincarás para pedirle matrimonio?

    Will you get down on one knee to propose to her?

  5. Conditional

    Yo no me hincaría en ese piso tan sucio.

    I wouldn't kneel on that floor, it's so dirty.

  6. Present subjunctive

    El doctor no quiere que te hinques por ahora.

    The doctor doesn't want you kneeling for now.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si me hincara, no podría volver a levantarme.

    If I knelt down, I couldn't get back up.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Hínquese aquí, don Luis, para la foto!

    Kneel here, Don Luis, for the photo!

Good to know

  • Hincarse is the everyday Mexican word for kneeling down; arrodillarse is the general one.

Where you hear hincarse

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

Spanish · Intermediate Level 3

  • Yo me hinco en la iglesia todos los domingos. I kneel in church every Sunday.
  • Los novios se hincaron frente al altar. The bride and groom knelt in front of the altar.
  • Mañana se van a hincar en el reclinatorio. Tomorrow they're going to kneel on the kneeler.
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Someone Who Knows

Intermediate Level 3 · se hincan

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.