/suxeˈtaɾ/

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Translation

to hold, to fasten

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Grammar

Verb type-ar regular (1st group)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yosujetosujetésujetabasujetarésujetaría
túsujetassujetastesujetabassujetarássujetarías
él/ella/ud.sujetasujetósujetabasujetarásujetaría
nos.sujetamossujetamossujetábamossujetaremossujetaríamos
vos.sujetáissujetasteissujetabaissujetaréissujetaríais
ellos/uds.sujetansujetaronsujetabansujetaránsujetarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yosujetesujetarasujetase
túsujetessujetarassujetases
él/ella/ud.sujetesujetarasujetase
nos.sujetemossujetáramossujetásemos
vos.sujetéissujetaraissujetaseis
ellos/uds.sujetensujetaransujetasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túsujeta
ud.sujete
nosotrossujetemos
vosotrossujetad
uds.sujeten

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
sujetando
Past participle
sujetado

Examples

.

Hold the ladder firmly while I climb up.

.

I need a rope to fasten the load.

, .

Hold my bag for a moment, please.

clip .

The clip holds all the papers together.

¿ ?

Can you hold the door so it does not close?

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This word is taught in chapter 43, lesson 2: sujetar, mandíbula, langosta and 7 more words.