/aktwaliˈθaɾ/ ES

/aktwaliˈsaɾ/ MX

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Translation

to update; to bring up to date

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Word origin

From actual ('current', from Latin actualis) and the suffix -izar.

Origin
Spanish
Root
actual + -izar

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoactualizoactualicéactualizabaactualizaréactualizaría
túactualizasactualizasteactualizabasactualizarásactualizarías
él/ella/ud.actualizaactualizóactualizabaactualizaráactualizaría
nos.actualizamosactualizamosactualizábamosactualizaremosactualizaríamos
vos.actualizáisactualizasteisactualizabaisactualizaréisactualizaríais
ellos/uds.actualizanactualizaronactualizabanactualizaránactualizarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoactualiceactualizaraactualizase
túactualicesactualizarasactualizases
él/ella/ud.actualiceactualizaraactualizase
nos.actualicemosactualizáramosactualizásemos
vos.actualicéisactualizaraisactualizaseis
ellos/uds.actualicenactualizaranactualizasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túactualiza
ud.actualice
nosotrosactualicemos
vosotrosactualizad
uds.actualicen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
actualizando
Past participle
actualizado

Examples

.

You need to update the app.

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My phone updates itself overnight.

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I updated my details on the bank's website.

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The newspaper updates the news every hour.

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Don't update anything before the exam.

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