What does significar mean in English?

Significar means "to mean" in English.

How do you conjugate significar in Spanish?

Significar 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 should I know about using significar?

Significar has spelling change: c→qu before e

How do you use significar in a sentence?

Example: "¿Qué significa esta palabra?" which means "What does this word mean?" in English.

What are synonyms for significar?

Spanish synonyms for significar include: querer decir. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Significar

to mean

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

significar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

significando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

significado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	significo I mean	I mean
tú	significas you mean	you mean
él/ella/usted	significa he/she/you means	he/she/you means
nosotros	significamos we mean	we mean
vosotros	significáis you all mean	you all mean
ellos/ustedes	significan they/you all mean	they/you all mean

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	significaba I used to mean	I used to mean
tú	significabas you used to mean	you used to mean
él/ella/usted	significaba he/she/you used to mean	he/she/you used to mean
nosotros	significábamos we used to mean	we used to mean
vosotros	significabais you all used to mean	you all used to mean
ellos/ustedes	significaban they/you all used to mean	they/you all used to mean

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	significé I meant	I meant
tú	significaste you meant	you meant
él/ella/usted	significó he/she/you meant	he/she/you meant
nosotros	significamos we meant	we meant
vosotros	significasteis you all meant	you all meant
ellos/ustedes	significaron they/you all meant	they/you all meant

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	significaré I will mean	I will mean
tú	significarás you will mean	you will mean
él/ella/usted	significará he/she/you will mean	he/she/you will mean
nosotros	significaremos we will mean	we will mean
vosotros	significaréis you all will mean	you all will mean
ellos/ustedes	significarán they/you all will mean	they/you all will mean

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	significaría I would mean	I would mean
tú	significarías you would mean	you would mean
él/ella/usted	significaría he/she/you would mean	he/she/you would mean
nosotros	significaríamos we would mean	we would mean
vosotros	significaríais you all would mean	you all would mean
ellos/ustedes	significarían they/you all would mean	they/you all would mean

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	significe that I mean	that I mean
tú	significes that you mean	that you mean
él/ella/usted	significe that he/she/you mean	that he/she/you mean
nosotros	significemos that we mean	that we mean
vosotros	significéis that you all mean	that you all mean
ellos/ustedes	significen that they/you all mean	that they/you all mean

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	significara or significase that I meant	that I meant
tú	significaras or significases that you meant	that you meant
él/ella/usted	significara or significase that he/she/you meant	that he/she/you meant
nosotros	significáramos or significásemos that we meant	that we meant
vosotros	significarais or significaseis that you all meant	that you all meant
ellos/ustedes	significaran or significasen that they/you all meant	that they/you all meant

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	significa	mean! (you)
usted	significe	mean! (you formal)
nosotros	significemos	let's mean!
vosotros	significad	mean! (you all)
ustedes	significen	mean! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no significes	don't mean! (you)
usted	no significe	don't mean! (you formal)
nosotros	no significemos	let's not mean!
vosotros	no significéis	don't mean! (you all)
ustedes	no significen	don't mean! (you all)