verb
- transitive to characterize
caracterizar
to characterize
Meanings
Conjugation
Gerund caracterizando · past participle caracterizado
Indicative
| present | imperfect | preterite | future | conditional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | caracterizo | caracterizaba | caractericé | caracterizaré | caracterizaría |
| tú | caracterizas | caracterizabas | caracterizaste | caracterizarás | caracterizarías |
| vos | caracterizás | caracterizabas | caracterizaste | caracterizarás | caracterizarías |
| él, ella, usted | caracteriza | caracterizaba | caracterizó | caracterizará | caracterizaría |
| nosotros | caracterizamos | caracterizábamos | caracterizamos | caracterizaremos | caracterizaríamos |
| vosotros | caracterizáis | caracterizabais | caracterizasteis | caracterizaréis | caracterizaríais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | caracterizan | caracterizaban | caracterizaron | caracterizarán | caracterizarían |
Subjunctive
| present | imperfect (-ra) | imperfect (-se) | future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | caracterice | caracterizara | caracterizase | caracterizare |
| tú | caracterices | caracterizaras | caracterizases | caracterizares |
| vos | caractericés | caracterizaras | caracterizases | caracterizares |
| él, ella, usted | caracterice | caracterizara | caracterizase | caracterizare |
| nosotros | caractericemos | caracterizáramos | caracterizásemos | caracterizáremos |
| vosotros | caractericéis | caracterizarais | caracterizaseis | caracterizareis |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | caractericen | caracterizaran | caracterizasen | caracterizaren |
Imperative
| affirmative | negative | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | caracteriza | no caracterices |
| vos | caracterizá | |
| usted | caracterice | no caracterice |
| nosotros | caractericemos | no caractericemos |
| vosotros | caracterizad | no caractericéis |
| ustedes | caractericen | no caractericen |
In sentences
Los japoneses se caracterizan por su cortesía. A polite manner is characteristic of Japanese people. #740407
Esos tiempos se caracterizaron por su mística. Those times were characterized by their mysticism. #1327887