What does señalar mean in English?

Señalar means "to point out" in English.

How do you conjugate señalar in Spanish?

Señalar 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 señalar?

Common idiomatic expressions using señalar include: "señalar con el dedo" (to point the finger / to blame). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use señalar in a sentence?

Example: "El profesor señaló el error." which means "The teacher pointed out the error." in English.

What are synonyms for señalar?

Spanish synonyms for señalar include: indicar, marcar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Señalar

to point out

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

señalar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

señalando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

señalado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	señalo I point out	I point out
tú	señalas you point out	you point out
él/ella/usted	señala he/she/you point outs	he/she/you point outs
nosotros	señalamos we point out	we point out
vosotros	señaláis you all point out	you all point out
ellos/ustedes	señalan they/you all point out	they/you all point out

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	señalaba I used to point out	I used to point out
tú	señalabas you used to point out	you used to point out
él/ella/usted	señalaba he/she/you used to point out	he/she/you used to point out
nosotros	señalábamos we used to point out	we used to point out
vosotros	señalabais you all used to point out	you all used to point out
ellos/ustedes	señalaban they/you all used to point out	they/you all used to point out

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	señalé I point outed	I point outed
tú	señalaste you point outed	you point outed
él/ella/usted	señaló he/she/you point outed	he/she/you point outed
nosotros	señalamos we point outed	we point outed
vosotros	señalasteis you all point outed	you all point outed
ellos/ustedes	señalaron they/you all point outed	they/you all point outed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	señalaré I will point out	I will point out
tú	señalarás you will point out	you will point out
él/ella/usted	señalará he/she/you will point out	he/she/you will point out
nosotros	señalaremos we will point out	we will point out
vosotros	señalaréis you all will point out	you all will point out
ellos/ustedes	señalarán they/you all will point out	they/you all will point out

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	señalaría I would point out	I would point out
tú	señalarías you would point out	you would point out
él/ella/usted	señalaría he/she/you would point out	he/she/you would point out
nosotros	señalaríamos we would point out	we would point out
vosotros	señalaríais you all would point out	you all would point out
ellos/ustedes	señalarían they/you all would point out	they/you all would point out

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	señale that I point out	that I point out
tú	señales that you point out	that you point out
él/ella/usted	señale that he/she/you point out	that he/she/you point out
nosotros	señalemos that we point out	that we point out
vosotros	señaléis that you all point out	that you all point out
ellos/ustedes	señalen that they/you all point out	that they/you all point out

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	señalara or señalase that I point outed	that I point outed
tú	señalaras or señalases that you point outed	that you point outed
él/ella/usted	señalara or señalase that he/she/you point outed	that he/she/you point outed
nosotros	señaláramos or señalásemos that we point outed	that we point outed
vosotros	señalarais or señalaseis that you all point outed	that you all point outed
ellos/ustedes	señalaran or señalasen that they/you all point outed	that they/you all point outed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	señala	point out! (you)
usted	señale	point out! (you formal)
nosotros	señalemos	let's point out!
vosotros	señalad	point out! (you all)
ustedes	señalen	point out! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no señales	don't point out! (you)
usted	no señale	don't point out! (you formal)
nosotros	no señalemos	let's not point out!
vosotros	no señaléis	don't point out! (you all)
ustedes	no señalen	don't point out! (you all)

More About "señalar"

Idiomatic Expressions

señalar con el dedo

to point the finger / to blame

💡 Blaming or accusing someone

Examples in Context

El profesor señaló el error.

The teacher pointed out the error.

Preterite

Señalo la importancia de este tema.

I point out the importance of this topic.

Present

Las flechas señalan el camino.

The arrows point the way.

Present

El informe señaló varios problemas.

The report pointed out several problems.

Preterite

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

indicar(to indicate)

More formal

marcar(to mark)

For marking physically

Usage Notes

•Señalar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meanings: to point out, to indicate, to mark, to signal
•Can mean physical pointing or abstract indication
•Related noun: la señal (sign, signal)
•Common in academic and formal writing

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