What does postular mean?
postular means to nominate in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to apply (for example to a job); to postulate.
Spanish verb guide
Postular Conjugation in Spanish
Learn postular, meaning to nominate, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: postulandoparticiple: postulado
Principal forms of postular
- Infinitive
- postular
- Gerund
- postulando
- Past participle
- postulado
Postular 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 | postulo | postulé | postulaba | postularé |
| tú | postulas | postulaste | postulabas | postularás |
| él / ella / usted | postula | postuló | postulaba | postulará |
| nosotros/as | postulamos | postulamos | postulábamos | postularemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | postulan | postularon | postulaban | postularán |
Pattern notes
- Postular follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with postular
Tom se postuló a alcalde.Tom ran for mayor.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Postulé a un puesto en la oficina.I applied for a position in the office.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Él postuló para la admisión al club.He applied for admission to the club.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate postular 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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