What does manifestar mean?
manifestar means to manifest, reveal, display, show in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to declare, express; to protest (publicly demonstrate).
Spanish verb guide
Manifestar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn manifestar, meaning to manifest, reveal, display, show, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: manifestandoparticiple: manifestado
Principal forms of manifestar
- Infinitive
- manifestar
- Gerund
- manifestando
- Past participle
- manifestado
Manifestar 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 | manifiesto | manifesté | manifestaba | manifestaré |
| tú | manifiestas | manifestaste | manifestabas | manifestarás |
| él / ella / usted | manifiesta | manifestó | manifestaba | manifestará |
| nosotros/as | manifestamos | manifestamos | manifestábamos | manifestaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | manifiestan | manifestaron | manifestaban | manifestarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the present.
Examples with manifestar
Los estudiantes se manifestaron contra el nuevo gobierno.The students demonstrated against the new government.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Los ciudadanos se manifestaron contra el nuevo proyecto.The citizens demonstrated to protest against the new project.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
La caspa se manifiesta más en hombres que en mujeres.Dandruff occurs more in men than in women.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate manifestar 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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