What does aparecer mean in English?

Aparecer means "to appear" in English.

How do you conjugate aparecer in Spanish?

Aparecer 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 aparecer?

Common idiomatic expressions using aparecer include: "aparecer de la nada" (to appear out of nowhere). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using aparecer?

Aparecer is irregular in first person present: aparezco (c→zc)

What verbs are related to aparecer?

Verbs related to aparecer include: parecer, desaparecer. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use aparecer in a sentence?

Example: "El sol apareció detrás de las nubes." which means "The sun appeared from behind the clouds." in English.

What are synonyms for aparecer?

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

Aparecer

to appear

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

aparecer

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

apareciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

aparecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apareco I appear	I appear
tú	apareces you appear	you appear
él/ella/usted	aparece he/she/you appears	he/she/you appears
nosotros	aparecemos we appear	we appear
vosotros	aparecéis you all appear	you all appear
ellos/ustedes	aparecen they/you all appear	they/you all appear

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aparecía I used to appear	I used to appear
tú	aparecías you used to appear	you used to appear
él/ella/usted	aparecía he/she/you used to appear	he/she/you used to appear
nosotros	aparecíamos we used to appear	we used to appear
vosotros	aparecíais you all used to appear	you all used to appear
ellos/ustedes	aparecían they/you all used to appear	they/you all used to appear

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aparecí I appeared	I appeared
tú	apareciste you appeared	you appeared
él/ella/usted	apareció he/she/you appeared	he/she/you appeared
nosotros	aparecimos we appeared	we appeared
vosotros	aparecisteis you all appeared	you all appeared
ellos/ustedes	aparecieron they/you all appeared	they/you all appeared

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apareceré I will appear	I will appear
tú	aparecerás you will appear	you will appear
él/ella/usted	aparecerá he/she/you will appear	he/she/you will appear
nosotros	apareceremos we will appear	we will appear
vosotros	apareceréis you all will appear	you all will appear
ellos/ustedes	aparecerán they/you all will appear	they/you all will appear

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aparecería I would appear	I would appear
tú	aparecerías you would appear	you would appear
él/ella/usted	aparecería he/she/you would appear	he/she/you would appear
nosotros	apareceríamos we would appear	we would appear
vosotros	apareceríais you all would appear	you all would appear
ellos/ustedes	aparecerían they/you all would appear	they/you all would appear

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apareca that I appear	that I appear
tú	aparecas that you appear	that you appear
él/ella/usted	apareca that he/she/you appear	that he/she/you appear
nosotros	aparecamos that we appear	that we appear
vosotros	aparecáis that you all appear	that you all appear
ellos/ustedes	aparecan that they/you all appear	that they/you all appear

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apareciera or apareciese that I appeared	that I appeared
tú	aparecieras or aparecieses that you appeared	that you appeared
él/ella/usted	apareciera or apareciese that he/she/you appeared	that he/she/you appeared
nosotros	apareciéramos or apareciésemos that we appeared	that we appeared
vosotros	aparecierais or aparecieseis that you all appeared	that you all appeared
ellos/ustedes	aparecieran or apareciesen that they/you all appeared	that they/you all appeared

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	aparece	appear! (you)
usted	apareca	appear! (you formal)
nosotros	aparecamos	let's appear!
vosotros	apareced	appear! (you all)
ustedes	aparecan	appear! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no aparecas	don't appear! (you)
usted	no apareca	don't appear! (you formal)
nosotros	no aparecamos	let's not appear!
vosotros	no aparecáis	don't appear! (you all)
ustedes	no aparecan	don't appear! (you all)

Más sobre "aparecer"

Expresiones idiomáticas

aparecer de la nada

to appear out of nowhere

💡 Showing up unexpectedly

Ejemplos en contexto

El sol apareció detrás de las nubes.

The sun appeared from behind the clouds.

Preterite

Aparecen nuevas oportunidades cada día.

New opportunities appear every day.

Present

Mi libro ha aparecido en la lista.

My book has appeared on the list.

Present Perfect

Aparecerá pronto la solución.

The solution will appear soon.

Future

Verbos relacionados

parecer(to seem)

same stem - to seem

desaparecer(to disappear)

opposite - to disappear

Sinónimos y antónimos

Sinónimos:

surgir(to emerge, arise)

More formal

Antónimos:

desaparecer(to disappear)

Notas de uso

•Aparecer is irregular in first person present: aparezco (c→zc)
•Spelling change c→zc before o and a
•Main meaning: to appear, to show up, to turn up
•Present subjunctive: aparezca, aparezcas, aparezca
•Conjugated like conocer

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