What does sacar mean in English?

Sacar means "to take out" in English.

How do you conjugate sacar in Spanish?

Sacar 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 sacar?

Common idiomatic expressions using sacar include: "sacar de quicio" (to drive crazy), "sacar a bailar" (to ask to dance), "sacar fotos" (to take photos). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using sacar?

Sacar is a regular -ar verb with spelling change

How do you use sacar in a sentence?

Example: "Saqué dinero del banco." which means "I took money out of the bank." in English.

What are synonyms for sacar?

Spanish synonyms for sacar include: extraer. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Sacar

to take out

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

sacar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

sacando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

sacado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	saco I take out	I take out
tú	sacas you take out	you take out
él/ella/usted	saca he/she/you take outs	he/she/you take outs
nosotros	sacamos we take out	we take out
vosotros	sacáis you all take out	you all take out
ellos/ustedes	sacan they/you all take out	they/you all take out

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sacaba I used to take out	I used to take out
tú	sacabas you used to take out	you used to take out
él/ella/usted	sacaba he/she/you used to take out	he/she/you used to take out
nosotros	sacábamos we used to take out	we used to take out
vosotros	sacabais you all used to take out	you all used to take out
ellos/ustedes	sacaban they/you all used to take out	they/you all used to take out

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sacé I take outed	I take outed
tú	sacaste you take outed	you take outed
él/ella/usted	sacó he/she/you take outed	he/she/you take outed
nosotros	sacamos we take outed	we take outed
vosotros	sacasteis you all take outed	you all take outed
ellos/ustedes	sacaron they/you all take outed	they/you all take outed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sacaré I will take out	I will take out
tú	sacarás you will take out	you will take out
él/ella/usted	sacará he/she/you will take out	he/she/you will take out
nosotros	sacaremos we will take out	we will take out
vosotros	sacaréis you all will take out	you all will take out
ellos/ustedes	sacarán they/you all will take out	they/you all will take out

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sacaría I would take out	I would take out
tú	sacarías you would take out	you would take out
él/ella/usted	sacaría he/she/you would take out	he/she/you would take out
nosotros	sacaríamos we would take out	we would take out
vosotros	sacaríais you all would take out	you all would take out
ellos/ustedes	sacarían they/you all would take out	they/you all would take out

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sace that I take out	that I take out
tú	saces that you take out	that you take out
él/ella/usted	sace that he/she/you take out	that he/she/you take out
nosotros	sacemos that we take out	that we take out
vosotros	sacéis that you all take out	that you all take out
ellos/ustedes	sacen that they/you all take out	that they/you all take out

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	sacara or sacase that I take outed	that I take outed
tú	sacaras or sacases that you take outed	that you take outed
él/ella/usted	sacara or sacase that he/she/you take outed	that he/she/you take outed
nosotros	sacáramos or sacásemos that we take outed	that we take outed
vosotros	sacarais or sacaseis that you all take outed	that you all take outed
ellos/ustedes	sacaran or sacasen that they/you all take outed	that they/you all take outed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	saca	take out! (you)
usted	sace	take out! (you formal)
nosotros	sacemos	let's take out!
vosotros	sacad	take out! (you all)
ustedes	sacen	take out! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no saces	don't take out! (you)
usted	no sace	don't take out! (you formal)
nosotros	no sacemos	let's not take out!
vosotros	no sacéis	don't take out! (you all)
ustedes	no sacen	don't take out! (you all)

More About "sacar"

Idiomatic Expressions

sacar de quicio

to drive crazy

💡 Making someone very angry

sacar a bailar

to ask to dance

💡 Inviting someone to dance

sacar fotos

to take photos

💡 Photography

Examples in Context

Saqué dinero del banco.

I took money out of the bank.

Preterite

Saco la basura todos los días.

I take out the trash every day.

Present

He sacado buenas notas.

I have gotten good grades.

Present Perfect

Sacaré una foto.

I will take a photo.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

extraer(to extract)

More formal

Antonyms:

meter(to put in)

Usage Notes

•Sacar is a regular -ar verb with spelling change
•Spelling change: c→qu before e (saqué, saque)
•Main meanings: to take out, to get, to extract
•Very versatile verb with many idiomatic uses

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