Kilo Lingo

/siɣnifiˈkaɾ/

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Translation

to mean, to signify

Word origin

From Latin significare ('to make signs, to indicate, to mean'), from signum ('sign') and facere ('to make').

Origin
Latin
Root
significare
English cognates
signify, significant, sign

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yosignificosignificésignificabasignificarésignificaría
significassignificastesignificabassignificarássignificarías
él/ella/ud.significasignificósignificabasignificarásignificaría
nos.significamossignificamossignificábamossignificaremossignificaríamos
vos.significáissignificasteissignificabaissignificaréissignificaríais
ellos/uds.significansignificaronsignificabansignificaránsignificarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yosignificesignificarasignificase
significessignificarassignificases
él/ella/ud.significesignificarasignificase
nos.significemossignificáramossignificásemos
vos.significéissignificaraissignificaseis
ellos/uds.significensignificaransignificasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
significa
ud.significe
nosotrossignificemos
vosotrossignificad
uds.significen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
significando
Past participle
significado

Examples

¿ español?

What does this word mean in Spanish?

.

That does not mean you are right.

.

His support means a lot to me.

.

That photo meant a lot to my grandmother.

Madrid.

Accepting the position would mean going to live in Madrid.

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