Erizar means to make hair, feathers, or similar things stand upright, often due to fear, anger, or other strong emotions. It can also refer to the act of causing something to become rough or spiky.
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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 | erizo | El perro eriza su pelo cuando tiene miedo. The dog bristles its fur when it is scared. | |
Tú | erizas | Tú erizas los cabellos con el viento. You stand your hair on end with the wind. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | eriza | Ella eriza la piel al escuchar la historia. She gets goosebumps when hearing the story. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | erizamos | Nosotros erizamos los pelos por el frío. We get goosebumps because of the cold. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | erizáis | Vosotros erizáis los cabellos con esa película. You all get your hair on end with that movie. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | erizan | Los gatos erizan su pelo cuando están enojados. The cats bristle their fur when they are angry. |
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 | ericé | Ayer ericé la bandera en la cima. Yesterday I raised the flag on the hilltop. | |
Tú | erizaste | Tú erizaste el cabello con el viento. You ruffled your hair with the wind. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | erizó | Él erizó los pelos por el susto. He made his hair stand on end out of fear. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | erizamos | Nosotros erizamos la cuerda para el juego. We raised the rope for the game. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | erizasteis | Vosotros erizasteis las velas en la tormenta. You all hoisted the sails during the storm. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | erizaron | Ellos erizaron la piel con la historia. They made their skin crawl with the story. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | erizaba | El pelo se erizaba con el viento fuerte. The hair was standing on end with the strong wind. | |
Tú | erizabas | Tú erizabas los cabellos por el frío. You used to make your hair stand on end because of the cold. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | erizaba | Ella erizaba los pelos al escuchar la historia. She used to make her hair stand on end when hearing the story. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | erizábamos | Nosotros erizábamos los cabellos en la tormenta. We used to make our hair stand on end during the storm. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | erizabais | Vosotros erizabais los pelos por el miedo. You all used to make your hair stand on end out of fear. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | erizaban | Los niños erizaban los pelos con la historia de miedo. The children used to make their hair stand on end with the scary story. |
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 erizando | Estoy erizando la piel con esa historia. I am raising the hairs on my skin with that story. | |
Tú | estás erizando | Estás erizando los cabellos por el frío. You are raising the hairs because of the cold. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | está erizando | Ella está erizando los pelos por la emoción. She is raising the hairs out of excitement. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos erizando | Estamos erizando los vellos por la historia. We are raising the hairs because of the story. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis erizando | Vosotros estáis erizando los cabellos con esa noticia. You all are raising the hairs with that news. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están erizando | Ellos están erizando los pelos por el susto. They are raising the hairs out of fright. |
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 | me voy a erizar | Me voy a erizar con esa noticia. I am going to get goosebumps with that news. | |
Tú | te vas a erizar | ¿Te vas a erizar con esa película? Are you going to get goosebumps with that movie? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | se va a erizar | Se va a erizar al escuchar la historia. He/She is going to get goosebumps when hearing the story. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | nos vamos a erizar | Nos vamos a erizar con esa canción. We are going to get goosebumps with that song. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | os vais a erizar | Os vais a erizar con esa sorpresa. You all are going to get goosebumps with that surprise. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se van a erizar | Se van a erizar al ver la película. They are going to get goosebumps when watching the movie. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | erizaré | Yo erizaré mi cabello mañana. I will raise my hair tomorrow. | |
Tú | erizarás | Tú erizarás la piel con esa historia. You will make your skin stand on end with that story. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | erizará | Ella erizará las plumas del pavo real. She will ruffle the peacock's feathers. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | erizaremos | Nosotros erizaremos la alfombra para limpiarla. We will raise the carpet to clean it. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | erizaréis | Vosotros erizaréis las velas en el barco. You all will raise the sails on the boat. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | erizarán | Ellos erizarán las plumas del ave. They will ruffle the bird's feathers. |
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 | erizaría | Yo erizaría mi cabello si estuviera mojado. I would stand my hair on end if it were wet. | |
Tú | erizarías | Tú erizarías los pelos si escucharas eso. You would make your hair stand on end if you heard that. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | erizaría | Él erizaría la piel con esa historia. He would make his skin crawl with that story. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | erizaríamos | Nosotros erizaríamos los pelos si fuera cierto. We would make our hair stand on end if it were true. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | erizaríais | Vosotros erizaríais los cabellos con esa noticia. You all would make your hair stand on end with that news. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | erizarían | Ellos erizarían la piel si escucharan el rumor. They would make their skin crawl if they heard the rumor. |
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 erizado | He erizado mi cabello con el viento. I have ruffled my hair with the wind. | |
Tú | has erizado | ¿Has erizado tus plumas hoy? Have you ruffled your feathers today? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | ha erizado | Ella ha erizado su cabello para la fiesta. She has ruffled her hair for the party. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos erizado | Hemos erizado las cortinas con el viento. We have ruffled the curtains with the wind. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis erizado | ¿Habéis erizado las hojas del árbol? Have you ruffled the leaves of the tree? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han erizado | Los niños han erizado sus peluches. The children have ruffled their stuffed animals. |
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 erizado | El peluquero había erizado el cabello. The hairdresser had curled the hair. | |
Tú | habías erizado | Tú habías erizado el pelo antes de salir. You had curled the hair before leaving. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | había erizado | Ella había erizado su cabello para la fiesta. She had curled her hair for the party. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos erizado | Nosotros habíamos erizado el cabello para la boda. We had curled our hair for the wedding. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais erizado | Vosotros habíais erizado el cabello antes de la foto. You all had curled your hair before the photo. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían erizado | Ellos habían erizado el cabello para la ocasión. They had curled their hair for the occasion. |
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 erizado | Para entonces, ya habré erizado el cabello. By then, I will have straightened my hair. | |
Tú | habrás erizado | Tú habrás erizado el pelaje del perro. You will have straightened the dog's coat. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habrá erizado | Él habrá erizado las plumas del ave. He will have ruffled the bird's feathers. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos erizado | Nosotros habremos erizado el cabello para la fiesta. We will have straightened our hair for the party. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis erizado | Vosotros habréis erizado las cerdas del cepillo. You all will have ruffled the bristles of the brush. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán erizado | Ellos habrán erizado las plumas del pavo. They will have ruffled the turkey's feathers. |
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 erizado | Yo habría erizado mi cabello si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have ruffled my hair if I had had time. | |
Tú | habrías erizado | Tú habrías erizado la piel con esa historia. You would have made your skin stand on end with that story. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | habría erizado | Él habría erizado los pelos del cuello. He would have made the hairs on his neck stand up. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos erizado | Nosotros habríamos erizado si hubiéramos visto eso. We would have made our hair stand on end if we had seen that. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais erizado | Vosotros habríais erizado a todos con esa historia. You all would have made everyone’s hair stand on end with that story. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían erizado | Ellos habrían erizado si hubieran escuchado la noticia. They would have made their hair stand on end if they had heard the news. |
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 | erice | Espero que yo erice el cabello hoy. I hope that I curl my hair today. | |
Tú | erizas | Es importante que tú erizas la ropa. It's important that you curl the clothes. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | erice | Es bueno que él erice el pelo para la fiesta. It's good that he curls his hair for the party. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | ericemos | Queremos que nosotros ericemos las cortinas. We want us to curl the curtains. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | ericéis | Es necesario que vosotros ericéis el cabello antes de salir. It's necessary that you all curl your hair before going out. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ericen | Dudo que ellas ericen sus peinados hoy. I doubt that they curl their hairstyles today. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | erizara | Esperaba que él erizara el cabello. I hoped that he would stand the hair on end. | |
Tú | erizaras | No creía que tú erizaras la piel. I didn't believe that you would make your skin stand on end. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | erizara | Dudaba que ella erizara los cabellos. I doubted that she would make her hair stand on end. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | erizáramos | Queríamos que nosotros erizáramos los pelos. We wanted us to make our hairs stand on end. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | erizarais | Esperabais que vosotros erizarais los nervios. You all hoped that you would make your nerves stand on end. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | erizaran | No pensaban que ellos erizaran los vellos. They didn't think that they would make their hairs stand on end. |
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 | erizare | Si me erizare el cabello, pareceré más alto. If I curl my hair, I will look taller. | |
Tú | erizare | ¿Qué harás si erizaras las plumas? What will you do if you curl the feathers? | |
Él / Ella / Usted | erizare | Cuando erizare la piel, sabré que tengo fiebre. When I curl the skin, I will know I have a fever. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | erizáremos | Si nos erizáremos, pareceríamos más grandes. If we curl ourselves, we would look bigger. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | erizareis | ¿Cuándo erizareis el cabello para la fiesta? When will you curl your hair for the party? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | erizaren | Si se erizaren los pelos, sería por miedo. If their hairs stand on end, it would be because of fear. |
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 erizado | Espero que haya erizado el cabello. I hope he has ruffled the hair. | |
Tú | hayas erizado | Es posible que hayas erizado la piel. It's possible that you have bristled the skin. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya erizado | No creo que él haya erizado el pelo. I don't think he has ruffled the hair. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos erizado | Es probable que hayamos erizado las plumas. It's likely that we have ruffled the feathers. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis erizado | ¿Habéis erizado las hojas aún? Have you all ruffled the leaves yet? | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan erizado | Es posible que hayan erizado la piel. It's possible that they have bristled the skin. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | hubiera erizado | Si hubiera erizado el cabello, habría sido más elegante. If I had ruffled my hair, I would have been more elegant. | |
Tú | hubieras erizado | Si hubieras erizado el pelo, te verías diferente. If you had ruffled your hair, you would look different. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera erizado | Ella hubiera erizado el cabello para la fiesta. She had ruffled her hair for the party. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos erizado | Nosotros hubiéramos erizado el cabello si hubiéramos tenido tiempo. We would have ruffled our hair if we had had time. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais erizado | Vosotros hubierais erizado el cabello para la foto. You all would have ruffled your hair for the photo. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran erizado | Ellos hubieran erizado el cabello antes de salir. They had ruffled their hair before going out. |
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 | haya erizado | Es posible que haya erizado el cabello. It is possible that I will have ruffled the hair. | |
Tú | hayas erizado | Quizás hayas erizado la piel. Maybe you will have bristled the skin. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | haya erizado | Es probable que haya erizado la barba. It is likely that he/she will have bristled the beard. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos erizado | Es posible que hayamos erizado el cabello. It is possible that we will have ruffled the hair. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis erizado | Quizás hayáis erizado la piel. Maybe you all will have bristled the skin. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan erizado | Es probable que hayan erizado el cabello. It is likely that they will have bristled the hair. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
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Yo | erice | ¡Erice el cabello con cuidado! Style your hair carefully! | |
Tú | eriza | ¡Eriza las plumas del ave! Ruffle the bird's feathers! | |
Él / Ella / Usted | erice | ¡Erice la piel del pez! Ruffle the fish's skin! | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | ericemos | ¡Ericemos las banderas con entusiasmo! Let's ruffle the flags enthusiastically! | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | erizad | ¡Erizad las alfombras antes de limpiar! Ruffle the rugs before cleaning! | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | ericen | ¡Ericen las hojas secas en el suelo! Ruffle the dry leaves on the ground! |
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 erice | No erice el cabello con esa herramienta. Don't ruffle your hair with that tool. | |
Tú | no erices | No erices las plumas del pavo real. Don't ruffle the peacock's feathers. | |
Él / Ella / Usted | no erice | No erice las hojas del árbol en otoño. Don't ruffle the leaves of the tree in autumn. | |
Nosotros / Nosotras | no ericemos | No ericemos las cortinas todavía. Let's not ruffle the curtains yet. | |
Vosotros / Vosotras | no ericéis | No ericéis las plumas del ave. Don't ruffle the bird's feathers. | |
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no ericen | No ericen las banderas en la ceremonia. Don't ruffle the flags during the ceremony. |
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