Amargar means to cause someone to become bitter or to spoil a mood or experience. It is often used in contexts where something negatively affects feelings or enjoyment.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | amargo | No quiero amargarme por eso. I don't want to get bitter about that. | |
Tú | amargas | A veces amargas la comida sin querer. Sometimes you ruin the food unintentionally. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | amarga | Eso puede amargar su día. That can spoil his day. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | amargamos | No queremos amargar la fiesta. We don't want to spoil the party. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | amargáis | No amargáis la vida con problemas. Don't spoil life with problems. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | amargan | Las noticias amargan a todos. The news depresses everyone. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | amargué | El comentario me amargó el día. The comment spoiled my day. | |
Tú | amargaste | No amargaste la fiesta con tus quejas. You didn't spoil the party with your complaints. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | amargó | La noticia amargó su tarde. The news spoiled his afternoon. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | amargamos | La experiencia nos amargó un poco. The experience spoiled us a bit. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | amargasteis | Vuestros comentarios amargaron el debate. Your comments spoiled the debate. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | amargaron | Las noticias amargaron a todos. The news spoiled everyone. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | amargaba | Antes, amargaba muchas frutas. I used to bitter many fruits. | |
Tú | amargabas | Tú amargabas el café sin querer. You used to bitter the coffee unintentionally. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | amargaba | Ella amargaba las verduras viejas. She used to bitter the old vegetables. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | amargábamos | Nosotros amargábamos las aceitunas en verano. We used to bitter the olives in summer. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | amargabais | Vosotros amargabais el vino casero. You all used to bitter the homemade wine. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | amargaban | Ellos amargaban las semillas de la fruta. They used to bitter the fruit seeds. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | estoy amargando | Estoy amargando el café con limón. I am bittering the coffee with lemon. | |
Tú | estás amargando | Estás amargando la sopa sin querer. You are bittering the soup unintentionally. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está amargando | Ella está amargando la salsa ahora. She is bittering the sauce now. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos amargando | Estamos amargando las aceitunas para la ensalada. We are bittering the olives for the salad. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis amargando | Vosotros estáis amargando el queso en la receta. You all are bittering the cheese in the recipe. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están amargando | Ellos están amargando las naranjas para la mermelada. They are bittering the oranges for the jam. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | voy a amargar | Voy a amargar la ensalada con limón. I am going to spoil the salad with lemon. | |
Tú | vas a amargar | Vas a amargar el café si lo dejas mucho tiempo. You are going to spoil the coffee if you leave it too long. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | va a amargar | Ella va a amargar la sopa con sal. She is going to spoil the soup with salt. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a amargar | Vamos a amargar las papas con vinagre. We are going to spoil the potatoes with vinegar. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a amargar | Vais a amargar el jugo con limón. You all are going to spoil the juice with lemon. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a amargar | Ellos van a amargar la fruta si no la comen pronto. They are going to spoil the fruit if they don't eat it soon. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | amargaré | El sabor amargará con el tiempo. The bitterness will worsen over time. | |
Tú | amargarás | Tú amargarás la sopa si no la pruebas. You will ruin the soup if you don't taste it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | amargará | La experiencia amargará su día. The experience will sour his day. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | amargaremos | Nos amargaremos si no resolvemos esto. We will become bitter if we don't solve this. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | amargaréis | Vuestros comentarios amargaréis el ambiente. Your comments will sour the atmosphere. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | amargarán | Las noticias amargarán su día. The news will sour their day. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | amargaría | Yo amargaría el plato si lo dejara mucho tiempo. I would make the dish bitter if I left it for a long time. | |
Tú | amagarías | Tú amagarías el vino si no lo guardaras bien. You would make the wine bitter if you didn't store it properly. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | amargaría | Él amargaría la sopa si le añadiera demasiado sal. He would make the soup bitter if he added too much salt. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | amargaríamos | Nosotros amargaríamos el jugo si lo dejáramos en el sol. We would make the juice bitter if we left it in the sun. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | amagaríais | Vosotros amagaríais el café si lo calentarais demasiado. You all would make the coffee bitter if you heated it too much. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | amagarían | Ellos amagarían el vino si no lo sirvieran a tiempo. They would make the wine bitter if they didn't serve it on time. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | he amargado | He amargado mi día con esa noticia. I have spoiled my day with that news. | |
Tú | has amargado | Has amargado el ambiente con tus comentarios. You have spoiled the atmosphere with your comments. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha amargado | Ella ha amargado su experiencia en esa ciudad. She has spoiled her experience in that city. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos amargado | Hemos amargado el día con problemas menores. We have spoiled the day with minor problems. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis amargado | Vosotros habéis amargado la fiesta con quejas. You all have spoiled the party with complaints. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han amargado | Ellos han amargado su relación con discusiones. They have spoiled their relationship with arguments. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | había amargado | Yo había amargado la sopa antes de servirla. I had spoiled the soup before serving it. | |
Tú | habías amargado | Tú habías amargado el café sin querer. You had spoiled the coffee unintentionally. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había amargado | Ella había amargado la leche por accidente. She had spoiled the milk by accident. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos amargado | Nosotros habíamos amargado el vino viejo. We had spoiled the old wine. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais amargado | Vosotros habíais amargado el jugo de naranja. You all had spoiled the orange juice. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían amargado | Ellos habían amargado la ensalada con demasiado vinagre. They had spoiled the salad with too much vinegar. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habré amargado | Para entonces, ya habré amargado el plato. By then, I will have bittered the dish. | |
Tú | habrás amargado | Para mañana, habrás amargado el café. By tomorrow, you will have bittered the coffee. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá amargado | Ella habrá amargado la sopa antes de servirla. She will have bittered the soup before serving it. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos amargado | Nosotros habremos amargado el vino para entonces. We will have bittered the wine by then. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis amargado | Vosotros habréis amargado el jugo de limón. You all will have bittered the lemon juice. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán amargado | Ellos habrán amargado el caldo antes de servirlo. They will have bittered the broth before serving it. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | habría amargado | Yo habría amargado si hubiera sabido. I would have bittered if I had known. | |
Tú | habrías amargado | Tú habrías amargado con esa actitud. You would have bittered with that attitude. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría amargado | Él habría amargado si no hubiera sido cuidadoso. He would have bittered if he hadn't been careful. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos amargado | Nosotros habríamos amargado sin tu ayuda. We would have bittered without your help. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais amargado | Vosotros habríais amargado si hubierais insistido. You all would have bittered if you had insisted. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían amargado | Ellos habrían amargado sin la información. They would have bittered without the information. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | amargue | Espero que no amargue el día. I hope I don't ruin the day. | |
Tú | amargues | Es importante que no amargues a nadie. It's important that you don't ruin anyone's day. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | amargue | Es posible que ella amargue la sopa. It's possible that she ruins the soup. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | amarguemos | Queremos que no amarguemos el ambiente. We want us not to spoil the atmosphere. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | amarguéis | Es necesario que no amarguéis la fiesta. It's necessary that you don't spoil the party. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | amarguen | Dudo que ellos amarguen el momento. I doubt that they spoil the moment. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | amargara | Esperaba que no amargara la fiesta. I hoped he wouldn't spoil the party. | |
Tú | amargaras | No creía que amargaras el día. I didn't think you would ruin the day. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | amargara | Pensé que ella amargara el café. I thought she would spoil the coffee. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | amargáramos | Si amargáramos la sopa, no la comeríamos. If we spoiled the soup, we wouldn't eat it. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | amargarais | No creía que amargarais el postre. I didn't think you would spoil the dessert. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | amargaran | Esperaba que no amargaran la noticia. I hoped they wouldn't spoil the news. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | amargare | Si la situación empeora, amargare aún más. If the situation worsens, I will become even more bitter. | |
Tú | amargares | Cuando llegues, amargares la sopa. When you arrive, you will bitter the soup. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | amargare | El chef amargare la salsa si no le gusta. The chef will bitter the sauce if he doesn't like it. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | amargáremos | Nosotros amargáremos el vino para la fiesta. We will bitter the wine for the party. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | amargareís | Vosotros amargareís el café si está muy fuerte. You all will bitter the coffee if it's too strong. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | amargaren | Ellos amargaren la miel si no está dulce. They will bitter the honey if it's not sweet. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | haya amargado | Espero que haya amargado menos hoy. I hope I have been less bitter today. | |
Tú | hayas amargado | Es posible que hayas amargado por la noticia. It's possible that you have become bitter because of the news. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya amargado | Es probable que él haya amargado por eso. It's likely that he has become bitter because of that. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos amargado | Quizá hayamos amargado sin querer. Maybe we have become bitter unintentionally. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis amargado | No creo que hayáis amargado tanto. I don't think you all have become that bitter. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan amargado | Es posible que hayan amargado con la situación. It's possible that they have become bitter with the situation. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera amargado | Si hubiera amargado menos, habría sido más feliz. If I had been less bitter, I would have been happier. | |
Tú | hubieras amargado | Es posible que no hubieras amargado tanto. Maybe you hadn't been so bitter. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera amargado | Ella hubiera amargado la experiencia si hubiera sabido. She would have spoiled the experience if she had known. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos amargado | Nosotros hubiéramos amargado el día sin tu ayuda. We would have spoiled the day without your help. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais amargado | Si vosotros hubierais amargado menos, todo sería mejor. If you all had been less bitter, everything would be better. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran amargado | Ellos no hubieran amargado la reunión si hubieran sido amables. They wouldn't have spoiled the meeting if they had been kind. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiere amargado | Para entonces, ya hubiere amargado el café. By then, I will have already bittered the coffee. | |
Tú | hubieres amargado | Es posible que tú hubieres amargado el té. It is possible that you will have bittered the tea. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere amargado | Quizá él hubiere amargado la sopa. Maybe he will have bittered the soup. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos amargado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos amargado el vino. By then, we will have bittered the wine. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis amargado | ¿Vosotros hubiereis amargado el jugo? Will you have bittered the juice? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren amargado | Es probable que ellos hubieren amargado la salsa. It is likely that they will have bittered the sauce. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | amarga | No amargues a los demás con tus palabras. Don't sour others with your words. | |
Tú | amarga | Amarga la ensalada antes de servirla. Sour the salad before serving it. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | amargue | Amargue la sopa si está demasiado dulce. Sour the soup if it's too sweet. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | amarguemos | Amarguemos el café un poco más. Let's sour the coffee a bit more. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | amargad | Amargad la fruta antes de comerla. Sour the fruit before eating it. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | amarguen | Amarguen el vino si está muy ácido. Sour the wine if it's too acidic. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | no amargues | No amargues el día con quejas. Don't spoil the day with complaints. | |
Tú | no amargues | No amargues a tus amigos con tus problemas. Don't sour your friends with your problems. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no amargue | Por favor, no amargue la fiesta. Please, don't spoil the party. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no amarguemos | No amarguemos el ambiente con discusiones. Let's not spoil the atmosphere with arguments. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no amarguéis | No amarguéis la tarde con quejas. Don't spoil the afternoon with complaints. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no amarguen | Que no amarguen el día con malas noticias. Let them not spoil the day with bad news. |
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