subyugar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subiugāre. Compare the inherited sojuzgar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /subʝuˈɡaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /subʃuˈɡaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /subʒuˈɡaɾ/

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: sub‧yu‧gar

Verb

subyugar (first-person singular present subyugo, first-person singular preterite subyugué, past participle subyugado)

  1. to captivate, to mesmerize
  2. to subjugate, to overpower
    • 2015 September 21, “Serrat ciudadano íntimo”, in El País‎:
      Ha habido versiones: cuando ya tuvo 40 años, y subyugó a los cuarentones; y la sigue cantando, “porque soy catalán, y ya saben que un catalán no tira nada, y menos algo que funciona…”.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of subyugar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive subyugar
gerund subyugando
past participle masculine feminine
singular subyugado subyugada
plural subyugados subyugadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present subyugo subyugastú
subyugásvos 		subyuga subyugamos subyugáis subyugan
imperfect subyugaba subyugabas subyugaba subyugábamos subyugabais subyugaban
preterite subyugué subyugaste subyugó subyugamos subyugasteis subyugaron
future subyugaré subyugarás subyugará subyugaremos subyugaréis subyugarán
conditional subyugaría subyugarías subyugaría subyugaríamos subyugaríais subyugarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present subyugue subyuguestú
subyuguésvos2 		subyugue subyuguemos subyuguéis subyuguen
imperfect
(ra) 		subyugara subyugaras subyugara subyugáramos subyugarais subyugaran
imperfect
(se) 		subyugase subyugases subyugase subyugásemos subyugaseis subyugasen
future1 subyugare subyugares subyugare subyugáremos subyugareis subyugaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative subyugatú
subyugávos 		subyugue subyuguemos subyugad subyuguen
negative no subyugues no subyugue no subyuguemos no subyuguéis no subyuguen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of subyugar (g-gu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive subyugar
dative subyugarme subyugarte subyugarle, subyugarse subyugarnos subyugaros subyugarles, subyugarse
accusative subyugarme subyugarte subyugarlo, subyugarla, subyugarse subyugarnos subyugaros subyugarlos, subyugarlas, subyugarse
with gerund subyugando
dative subyugándome subyugándote subyugándole, subyugándose subyugándonos subyugándoos subyugándoles, subyugándose
accusative subyugándome subyugándote subyugándolo, subyugándola, subyugándose subyugándonos subyugándoos subyugándolos, subyugándolas, subyugándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative subyuga
dative subyúgame subyúgate subyúgale subyúganos not used subyúgales
accusative subyúgame subyúgate subyúgalo, subyúgala subyúganos not used subyúgalos, subyúgalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative subyugá
dative subyugame subyugate subyugale subyuganos not used subyugales
accusative subyugame subyugate subyugalo, subyugala subyuganos not used subyugalos, subyugalas
with formal second-person singular imperative subyugue
dative subyúgueme not used subyúguele, subyúguese subyúguenos not used subyúgueles
accusative subyúgueme not used subyúguelo, subyúguela, subyúguese subyúguenos not used subyúguelos, subyúguelas
with first-person plural imperative subyuguemos
dative not used subyuguémoste subyuguémosle subyuguémonos subyuguémoos subyuguémosles
accusative not used subyuguémoste subyuguémoslo, subyuguémosla subyuguémonos subyuguémoos subyuguémoslos, subyuguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative subyugad
dative subyugadme not used subyugadle subyugadnos subyugaos subyugadles
accusative subyugadme not used subyugadlo, subyugadla subyugadnos subyugaos subyugadlos, subyugadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative subyuguen
dative subyúguenme not used subyúguenle subyúguennos not used subyúguenles, subyúguense
accusative subyúguenme not used subyúguenlo, subyúguenla subyúguennos not used subyúguenlos, subyúguenlas, subyúguense

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