Verbos –uar con acento
Spanish verbs that end in –uar are conjugated with the same endings as regular -ar verbs, but most –uar verbs require an acute accent (tilde) on the u in certain forms of the present tense, subjunctive, and imperative.
-uar verbs
All –uar verbs except those that end in –cuar or –guar need ú in all but the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Por ejemplo, evaluar:
yo |
evalúo |
|
nosotros |
evaluamos |
tú |
evalúas |
|
vosotros |
evaluáis |
él |
evalúa |
|
ellos |
evalúan |
yo |
evalúe |
|
nosotros |
evaluemos |
tú |
evalúes |
|
vosotros |
evaluéis |
él |
evalúe |
|
ellos |
evalúen |
tú |
evalúa, no evalúes |
Ud. |
evalúe |
nosotros |
evaluemos |
vosotros |
evaluad, no evaluéis |
Uds. |
evalúen |
-uar verbs with ú
acentuar |
|
to emphasize, accentuate |
actuar |
|
to act |
atenuar |
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to attenuate |
conceptuar |
|
to deem |
continuar |
|
to continue |
desvirtuar |
|
to spoil |
efectuar |
|
to carry out, effect |
evaluar |
|
to assess, evaluate |
exceptuar |
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to except |
extenuar |
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to emaciate |
fluctuar |
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to fluctuate |
graduar |
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to grade |
habituar |
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to habituate |
individuar |
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to individualize |
infatuar |
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to infatuate |
insinuar |
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to hint, insinuate |
menstruar |
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to menstruate |
perpetuar |
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to perpetuate |
preceptuar |
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to establish, lay down |
puntuar |
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to punctuate, to assess |
redituar |
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to yield (a profit) |
situar |
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to situate |
tatuar |
|
to tattoo |
valuar |
|
to value |
-guar verbs
Spanish verbs that end in –guar do not have an acute accent on the u, because that letter is not stressed. However, because these are spelling change verbs, a dieresis is required on the u in all the conjugations where it’s followed by e in order to maintain the correct pronunciation.
Por ejemplo, aguar:
yo |
agüé |
|
nosotros |
aguamos |
tú |
aguaste |
|
vosotros |
aguasteis |
él |
aguó |
|
ellos |
aguaron |
yo |
agüe |
|
nosotros |
agüemos |
tú |
agües |
|
vosotros |
agüéis |
él |
agüe |
|
ellos |
agüen |
tú |
|
agua, no agües |
Ud. |
|
agüe |
nosotros |
|
agüemos |
vosotros |
|
aguad, no agüéis |
Uds. |
|
agüen |
-guar verbs conjugated with ü
aguar |
|
to water |
amenguar |
|
to lessen, diminish |
amortiguar |
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to muffle, cushion |
apaciguar |
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to appease |
atestiguar |
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to testify |
averiguar |
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to find out |
desaguar |
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to drain |
fraguar |
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to forge, harden |
menguar |
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to decrease |
santiguar |
|
to bless |
-cuar verbs
Spanish verbs that end in –cuar are exceptions to all of the above: they do not have any kind of accent on the u, and are thus conjugated exactly like regular –ar verbs.
Por ejemplo, evacuar:
yo |
evacuo |
|
nosotros |
evacuamos |
tú |
evacuas |
|
vosotros |
evacuáis |
él |
evacua |
|
ellos |
evacuan |
-cuar verbs conjugated with no accent on u
adecuar |
|
to adapt |
anticuar |
|
to antiquate, outdate |
colicuar |
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to melt, dissolve |
evacuar |
|
to evacuate |
licuar |
|
to blend, liquify |
oblicuar |
|
to slant, tilt, deviate |
promiscuar |
|
to do two things simultaneously |
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