What does caracterizar mean?
caracterizar means to characterize in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Caracterizar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn caracterizar, meaning to characterize, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: caracterizandoparticiple: caracterizado
Principal forms of caracterizar
- Infinitive
- caracterizar
- Gerund
- caracterizando
- Past participle
- caracterizado
Caracterizar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | caracterizo | caractericé | caracterizaba | caracterizaré |
| tú | caracterizas | caracterizaste | caracterizabas | caracterizarás |
| él / ella / usted | caracteriza | caracterizó | caracterizaba | caracterizará |
| nosotros/as | caracterizamos | caracterizamos | caracterizábamos | caracterizaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | caracterizan | caracterizaron | caracterizaban | caracterizarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Examples with caracterizar
Su pintura se caracteriza por el uso de texturas complejas.His painting is characterised by the use of complex textures.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La poesía de Góngora se caracteriza por el uso de cultismos y frases complejas.Góngora's poetry is characterized by erudition and complex sentences.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Esos tiempos se caracterizaron por su mística.Those times were characterized by their mysticism.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate caracterizar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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