What does declarar mean in English?

Declarar means "to declare" in English.

How do you conjugate declarar in Spanish?

Declarar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

How do you use declarar in a sentence?

Example: "Declaró su inocencia." which means "He/She declared his/her innocence." in English.

What are synonyms for declarar?

Spanish synonyms for declarar include: afirmar, anunciar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Declarar

to declare

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

declarar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

declarando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

declarado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	declaro I declare	I declare
tú	declaras you declare	you declare
él/ella/usted	declara he/she/you declares	he/she/you declares
nosotros	declaramos we declare	we declare
vosotros	declaráis you all declare	you all declare
ellos/ustedes	declaran they/you all declare	they/you all declare

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	declaraba I used to declare	I used to declare
tú	declarabas you used to declare	you used to declare
él/ella/usted	declaraba he/she/you used to declare	he/she/you used to declare
nosotros	declarábamos we used to declare	we used to declare
vosotros	declarabais you all used to declare	you all used to declare
ellos/ustedes	declaraban they/you all used to declare	they/you all used to declare

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	declaré I declared	I declared
tú	declaraste you declared	you declared
él/ella/usted	declaró he/she/you declared	he/she/you declared
nosotros	declaramos we declared	we declared
vosotros	declarasteis you all declared	you all declared
ellos/ustedes	declararon they/you all declared	they/you all declared

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	declararé I will declare	I will declare
tú	declararás you will declare	you will declare
él/ella/usted	declarará he/she/you will declare	he/she/you will declare
nosotros	declararemos we will declare	we will declare
vosotros	declararéis you all will declare	you all will declare
ellos/ustedes	declararán they/you all will declare	they/you all will declare

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	declararía I would declare	I would declare
tú	declararías you would declare	you would declare
él/ella/usted	declararía he/she/you would declare	he/she/you would declare
nosotros	declararíamos we would declare	we would declare
vosotros	declararíais you all would declare	you all would declare
ellos/ustedes	declararían they/you all would declare	they/you all would declare

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	declare that I declare	that I declare
tú	declares that you declare	that you declare
él/ella/usted	declare that he/she/you declare	that he/she/you declare
nosotros	declaremos that we declare	that we declare
vosotros	declaréis that you all declare	that you all declare
ellos/ustedes	declaren that they/you all declare	that they/you all declare

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	declarara or declarase that I declared	that I declared
tú	declararas or declarases that you declared	that you declared
él/ella/usted	declarara or declarase that he/she/you declared	that he/she/you declared
nosotros	declaráramos or declarásemos that we declared	that we declared
vosotros	declararais or declaraseis that you all declared	that you all declared
ellos/ustedes	declararan or declarasen that they/you all declared	that they/you all declared

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he declarado I have declared	I have declared
tú	has declarado you have declared	you have declared
él/ella/usted	ha declarado he/she/you have declared	he/she/you have declared
nosotros	hemos declarado we have declared	we have declared
vosotros	habéis declarado you all have declared	you all have declared
ellos/ustedes	han declarado they/you all have declared	they/you all have declared

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había declarado I had declared	I had declared
tú	habías declarado you had declared	you had declared
él/ella/usted	había declarado he/she/you had declared	he/she/you had declared
nosotros	habíamos declarado we had declared	we had declared
vosotros	habíais declarado you all had declared	you all had declared
ellos/ustedes	habían declarado they/you all had declared	they/you all had declared

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube declarado I had declared	I had declared
tú	hubiste declarado you had declared	you had declared
él/ella/usted	hubo declarado he/she/you had declared	he/she/you had declared
nosotros	hubimos declarado we had declared	we had declared
vosotros	hubisteis declarado you all had declared	you all had declared
ellos/ustedes	hubieron declarado they/you all had declared	they/you all had declared

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré declarado I will have declared	I will have declared
tú	habrás declarado you will have declared	you will have declared
él/ella/usted	habrá declarado he/she/you will have declared	he/she/you will have declared
nosotros	habremos declarado we will have declared	we will have declared
vosotros	habréis declarado you all will have declared	you all will have declared
ellos/ustedes	habrán declarado they/you all will have declared	they/you all will have declared

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría declarado I would have declared	I would have declared
tú	habrías declarado you would have declared	you would have declared
él/ella/usted	habría declarado he/she/you would have declared	he/she/you would have declared
nosotros	habríamos declarado we would have declared	we would have declared
vosotros	habríais declarado you all would have declared	you all would have declared
ellos/ustedes	habrían declarado they/you all would have declared	they/you all would have declared

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya declarado that I have declared	that I have declared
tú	hayas declarado that you have declared	that you have declared
él/ella/usted	haya declarado that he/she/you have declared	that he/she/you have declared
nosotros	hayamos declarado that we have declared	that we have declared
vosotros	hayáis declarado that you all have declared	that you all have declared
ellos/ustedes	hayan declarado that they/you all have declared	that they/you all have declared

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera declarado that I had declared	that I had declared
tú	hubieras declarado that you had declared	that you had declared
él/ella/usted	hubiera declarado that he/she/you had declared	that he/she/you had declared
nosotros	hubiéramos declarado that we had declared	that we had declared
vosotros	hubierais declarado that you all had declared	that you all had declared
ellos/ustedes	hubieran declarado that they/you all had declared	that they/you all had declared

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	declara	declare! (you)
usted	declare	declare! (you formal)
nosotros	declaremos	let's declare!
vosotros	declarad	declare! (you all)
ustedes	declaren	declare! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no declares	don't declare! (you)
usted	no declare	don't declare! (you formal)
nosotros	no declaremos	let's not declare!
vosotros	no declaréis	don't declare! (you all)
ustedes	no declaren	don't declare! (you all)

More About "declarar"

Examples in Context

Declaró su inocencia.

He/She declared his/her innocence.

Preterite

Declaro que es verdad.

I declare that it's true.

Present

Han declarado la guerra.

They have declared war.

Present Perfect

Declararé mis impuestos.

I will file my taxes.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

afirmar(to affirm, state)

More general statement

anunciar(to announce)

More about making public

Usage Notes

•Declarar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to declare, to state, to testify
•Commonly used in legal and formal contexts
•Also used for filing taxes (declarar impuestos)

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