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SPANISH VERB

significar

to mean

  • #143 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: significando
  • Past participle: significado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use significar

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

  1. Present

    ¿Qué significa esta palabra en español?

    What does this word mean in Spanish?

  2. Past

    Tu ayuda significó mucho para mi familia.

    Your help meant a lot to my family.

  3. Imperfect

    Para mi abuela, la comida significaba amor.

    For my grandmother, food meant love.

  4. Future

    Ese ascenso significará más viajes para ti.

    That promotion will mean more trips for you.

  5. Conditional

    Mudarnos significaría cambiar de escuela a los niños.

    Moving would mean changing the kids' school.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No creo que signifique nada malo.

    I don't think it means anything bad.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si significara tanto para ti, lo haría.

    If it meant that much to you, I'd do it.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Signifique lo que signifique, yo no voy!

    Whatever it means, I'm not going!

Where you hear significar

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Esa palabra significa otra cosa. That word means something else.
  • Su ayuda significó mucho para mí. Her help meant a lot to me.
  • Tu visita va a significar mucho para mi familia. Your visit is going to mean a lot to my family.
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This Is My Sister

Beginner Level 2 · significa

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