What does obtener mean in English?

Obtener means "to obtain" in English.

How do you conjugate obtener in Spanish?

Obtener 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.

What are common idiomatic expressions with obtener?

Common idiomatic expressions using obtener include: "obtener resultados" (to get results). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using obtener?

Obtener is irregular like tener: e→ie stem change

What verbs are related to obtener?

Verbs related to obtener include: tener, mantener. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use obtener in a sentence?

Example: "Obtuve un buen resultado." which means "I obtained a good result." in English.

What are synonyms for obtener?

Spanish synonyms for obtener include: conseguir, lograr. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Obtener

to obtain

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

obtener

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

obteniendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

obtenido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obteno I obtain	I obtain
tú	obtenes you obtain	you obtain
él/ella/usted	obtene he/she/you obtains	he/she/you obtains
nosotros	obtenemos we obtain	we obtain
vosotros	obtenéis you all obtain	you all obtain
ellos/ustedes	obtenen they/you all obtain	they/you all obtain

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obtenía I used to obtain	I used to obtain
tú	obtenías you used to obtain	you used to obtain
él/ella/usted	obtenía he/she/you used to obtain	he/she/you used to obtain
nosotros	obteníamos we used to obtain	we used to obtain
vosotros	obteníais you all used to obtain	you all used to obtain
ellos/ustedes	obtenían they/you all used to obtain	they/you all used to obtain

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obtení I obtained	I obtained
tú	obteniste you obtained	you obtained
él/ella/usted	obtenió he/she/you obtained	he/she/you obtained
nosotros	obtenimos we obtained	we obtained
vosotros	obtenisteis you all obtained	you all obtained
ellos/ustedes	obtenieron they/you all obtained	they/you all obtained

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obteneré I will obtain	I will obtain
tú	obtenerás you will obtain	you will obtain
él/ella/usted	obtenerá he/she/you will obtain	he/she/you will obtain
nosotros	obteneremos we will obtain	we will obtain
vosotros	obteneréis you all will obtain	you all will obtain
ellos/ustedes	obtenerán they/you all will obtain	they/you all will obtain

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obtenería I would obtain	I would obtain
tú	obtenerías you would obtain	you would obtain
él/ella/usted	obtenería he/she/you would obtain	he/she/you would obtain
nosotros	obteneríamos we would obtain	we would obtain
vosotros	obteneríais you all would obtain	you all would obtain
ellos/ustedes	obtenerían they/you all would obtain	they/you all would obtain

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obtena that I obtain	that I obtain
tú	obtenas that you obtain	that you obtain
él/ella/usted	obtena that he/she/you obtain	that he/she/you obtain
nosotros	obtenamos that we obtain	that we obtain
vosotros	obtenáis that you all obtain	that you all obtain
ellos/ustedes	obtenan that they/you all obtain	that they/you all obtain

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	obteniera or obteniese that I obtained	that I obtained
tú	obtenieras or obtenieses that you obtained	that you obtained
él/ella/usted	obteniera or obteniese that he/she/you obtained	that he/she/you obtained
nosotros	obteniéramos or obteniésemos that we obtained	that we obtained
vosotros	obtenierais or obtenieseis that you all obtained	that you all obtained
ellos/ustedes	obtenieran or obteniesen that they/you all obtained	that they/you all obtained

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	obtene	obtain! (you)
usted	obtena	obtain! (you formal)
nosotros	obtenamos	let's obtain!
vosotros	obtened	obtain! (you all)
ustedes	obtenan	obtain! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no obtenas	don't obtain! (you)
usted	no obtena	don't obtain! (you formal)
nosotros	no obtenamos	let's not obtain!
vosotros	no obtenáis	don't obtain! (you all)
ustedes	no obtenan	don't obtain! (you all)

More About "obtener"

Idiomatic Expressions

obtener resultados

to get results

💡 Achieving outcomes

Examples in Context

Obtuve un buen resultado.

I obtained a good result.

Preterite

La empresa obtiene grandes beneficios.

The company obtains large profits.

Present

He obtenido mi título universitario.

I have obtained my university degree.

Present Perfect

Obtendrás la información mañana.

You will obtain the information tomorrow.

Future

Related Verbs

tener(to have)

same stem - to have

mantener(to maintain)

same stem - to maintain

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

conseguir(to get, achieve)

Less formal

lograr(to achieve)

Emphasizes achievement

Usage Notes

•Obtener is irregular like tener: e→ie stem change
•Irregular first person: obtengo (not "obteno")
•Main meaning: to obtain, to get (formally)
•Irregular future/conditional stem "obtendr-": obtendré, obtendría
•More formal than "conseguir"

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