Spanish Conversation · Level 79
60 words
Spanish word
conjugación
Pronunciation
IPA/koŋxuɣaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounconjugation
Example
Estudio la conjugación de los verbos regulares.
I study the conjugation of regular verbs.
More examples
Necesito practicar la conjugación en conversaciones cotidianas.
I need to practice the conjugation in everyday conversations.
Core concept
Collection of a verb's inflected forms showing person, number, tense and mood.
Common phrases
conjugación de los verbos regulares
conjugation of regular verbs
conjugación irregular
irregular conjugation
tabla de conjugación
conjugation table
Similar words
terminación: Ending added to a verb stem that signals person, number or tense.
persona: Label for which participant does the action: first, second or third person.
forma: One concrete conjugated form showing a specific person, tense or mood.
Definition in Spanish
Formas verbales que muestra un verbo para indicar la persona, el número, el tiempo y el modo.
Word origin
From Latin coniugatio 'a joining together' (from coniugare 'to join'), conjugación names the process of linking a verb stem with different endings to mark person, number, tense and mood.
Usage tips
- Conjugation includes moods such as the subjunctive, which uses distinct endings and appears more often in Spanish than in English.
Other meanings
- inflectionnoun
Opposites
- infinitivoinfinitivenoun
Related words
- conjugarconjugateverb
- conjugadoconjugatedadjective