What does manejar mean?
manejar means to handle in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to manage; to drive (a vehicle).
Spanish verb guide
Manejar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn manejar, meaning to handle, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: manejandoparticiple: manejado
Principal forms of manejar
- Infinitive
- manejar
- Gerund
- manejando
- Past participle
- manejado
Manejar 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 | manejo | manejé | manejaba | manejaré |
| tú | manejas | manejaste | manejabas | manejarás |
| él / ella / usted | maneja | manejó | manejaba | manejará |
| nosotros/as | manejamos | manejamos | manejábamos | manejaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | manejan | manejaron | manejaban | manejarán |
Pattern notes
- Manejar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with manejar
Mi tío maneja un hotel.My uncle runs a hotel.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él maneja un auto, ¿no?He drives a car, doesn't he?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom maneja muy bien la sierra.Tom handles a saw very well.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate manejar 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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