subyugar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subiugāre. Compare the inherited sojuzgar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /subʝuˈɡaɾ/ [suβ̞.ʝuˈɣ̞aɾ]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /subʃuˈɡaɾ/ [suβ̞.ʃuˈɣ̞aɾ]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /subʒuˈɡaɾ/ [suβ̞.ʒuˈɣ̞aɾ]

Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: sub‧yu‧gar

Verb

subyugar (first-person singular present subyugo, first-person singular preterite subyugué, past participle subyugado)

to captivate, to mesmerize
to subjugate, to overpower
- 2015 September 21, “Serrat ciudadano íntimo”, in El País‎^[1]:
  Ha habido versiones: cuando ya tuvo 40 años, y subyugó a los cuarentones; y la sigue cantando, “porque soy catalán, y ya saben que un catalán no tira nada, y menos algo que funciona…”.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of subyugar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			subyugar
gerund			subyugando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		subyugado		subyugada
		plural		subyugados		subyugadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	subyugo	subyugas^{^tú} subyugás^{^vos}	subyuga	subyugamos	subyugáis	subyugan
	imperfect	subyugaba	subyugabas	subyugaba	subyugábamos	subyugabais	subyugaban
	preterite	subyugué	subyugaste	subyugó	subyugamos	subyugasteis	subyugaron
	future	subyugaré	subyugarás	subyugará	subyugaremos	subyugaréis	subyugarán
	conditional	subyugaría	subyugarías	subyugaría	subyugaríamos	subyugaríais	subyugarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	subyugue	subyugues^{^tú} subyugués^{^vos²}	subyugue	subyuguemos	subyuguéis	subyuguen
	imperfect (ra)	subyugara	subyugaras	subyugara	subyugáramos	subyugarais	subyugaran
	imperfect (se)	subyugase	subyugases	subyugase	subyugásemos	subyugaseis	subyugasen
	future¹	subyugare	subyugares	subyugare	subyugáremos	subyugareis	subyugaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		subyuga^{^tú} subyugá^{^vos}	subyugue	subyuguemos	subyugad	subyuguen
	negative		no subyugues	no subyugue	no subyuguemos	no subyuguéis	no subyuguen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of subyugar (g-gu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive subyugar	dative	subyugarme	subyugarte	subyugarle, subyugarse	subyugarnos	subyugaros	subyugarles, subyugarse
with infinitive subyugar	accusative	subyugarme	subyugarte	subyugarlo, subyugarla, subyugarse	subyugarnos	subyugaros	subyugarlos, subyugarlas, subyugarse

with gerund subyugando	dative	subyugándome	subyugándote	subyugándole, subyugándose	subyugándonos	subyugándoos	subyugándoles, subyugándose
with gerund subyugando	accusative	subyugándome	subyugándote	subyugándolo, subyugándola, subyugándose	subyugándonos	subyugándoos	subyugándolos, subyugándolas, subyugándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative subyuga	dative	subyúgame	subyúgate	subyúgale	subyúganos	not used	subyúgales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative subyuga	accusative	subyúgame	subyúgate	subyúgalo, subyúgala	subyúganos	not used	subyúgalos, subyúgalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative subyugá	dative	subyugame	subyugate	subyugale	subyuganos	not used	subyugales
	accusative	subyugame	subyugate	subyugalo, subyugala	subyuganos	not used	subyugalos, subyugalas

with formal second-person singular imperative subyugue	dative	subyúgueme	not used	subyúguele, subyúguese	subyúguenos	not used	subyúgueles
with formal second-person singular imperative subyugue	accusative	subyúgueme	not used	subyúguelo, subyúguela, subyúguese	subyúguenos	not used	subyúguelos, subyúguelas

with first-person plural imperative subyuguemos	dative	not used	subyuguémoste	subyuguémosle	subyuguémonos	subyuguémoos	subyuguémosles
with first-person plural imperative subyuguemos	accusative	not used	subyuguémoste	subyuguémoslo, subyuguémosla	subyuguémonos	subyuguémoos	subyuguémoslos, subyuguémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative subyugad	dative	subyugadme	not used	subyugadle	subyugadnos	subyugaos	subyugadles
with informal second-person plural imperative subyugad	accusative	subyugadme	not used	subyugadlo, subyugadla	subyugadnos	subyugaos	subyugadlos, subyugadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative subyuguen	dative	subyúguenme	not used	subyúguenle	subyúguennos	not used	subyúguenles, subyúguense
with formal second-person plural imperative subyuguen	accusative	subyúguenme	not used	subyúguenlo, subyúguenla	subyúguennos	not used	subyúguenlos, subyúguenlas, subyúguense