What does justificar mean?
justificar means to justify in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to account for.
Spanish verb guide
Justificar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn justificar, meaning to justify, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: justificandoparticiple: justificado
Principal forms of justificar
- Infinitive
- justificar
- Gerund
- justificando
- Past participle
- justificado
Justificar 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 | justifico | justifiqué | justificaba | justificaré |
| tú | justificas | justificaste | justificabas | justificarás |
| él / ella / usted | justifica | justificó | justificaba | justificará |
| nosotros/as | justificamos | justificamos | justificábamos | justificaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | justifican | justificaron | justificaban | justificarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Examples with justificar
El fin justifica los medios.The end justifies the means.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿El fin justifica los medios?Does the end justify the means?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate justificar 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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