What does surgir mean?
surgir means to arise, emerge, surface, crop up, spring up, pop up in English. It is a irregular -ir verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to appear; to grow out of, to come from, arise from (followed by de).
Spanish verb guide
Surgir Conjugation in Spanish
Learn surgir, meaning to arise, emerge, surface, crop up, spring up, pop up, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-irgerund: surgiendoparticiple: surgido
Principal forms of surgir
- Infinitive
- surgir
- Gerund
- surgiendo
- Past participle
- surgido
Surgir 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 | surjo | surgí | surgía | surgiré |
| tú | surges | surgiste | surgías | surgirás |
| él / ella / usted | surge | surgió | surgía | surgirá |
| nosotros/as | surgimos | surgimos | surgíamos | surgiremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | surgen | surgieron | surgían | surgirán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ir pattern in the present.
Examples with surgir
La pregunta sobre el talento de Tom surgió.The question of Tom's ability came up.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Todas las invenciones surgen de la necesidad.All inventions grow out of necessity.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Los accidentes surgen de la falta de atención.Accidents arise from carelessness.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate surgir 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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