What does disculpar mean?
disculpar means to excuse, forgive, pardon in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to apologize.
Spanish verb guide
Disculpar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn disculpar, meaning to excuse, forgive, pardon, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: disculpandoparticiple: disculpado
Principal forms of disculpar
- Infinitive
- disculpar
- Gerund
- disculpando
- Past participle
- disculpado
Disculpar 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 | disculpo | disculpé | disculpaba | disculparé |
| tú | disculpas | disculpaste | disculpabas | disculparás |
| él / ella / usted | disculpa | disculpó | disculpaba | disculpará |
| nosotros/as | disculpamos | disculpamos | disculpábamos | disculparemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | disculpan | disculparon | disculpaban | disculparán |
Pattern notes
- Disculpar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with disculpar
Tom se disculpó el lunes.Tom apologized on Monday.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Discúlpame. ¿Cuál es tu nombre?Excuse me. What's your name?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Le ruego que me disculpe.Pray forgive me!Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate disculpar 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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