Otorgo

Otorgo is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb otorgar. It means I grant or I award, and it is used to indicate that someone is giving or conferring something, often in formal or official contexts. The action can involve rights, permissions, documents, privileges, or benefits.

Otorgar is a regular -ar verb. In the present tense its full conjugation is: yo otorgo, tú otorgas, él/ella/usted otorga, nosotros otorgamos, vosotros otorgáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes otorgan. Other tenses include otorgué (preterite) and otorgaba (imperfect). The verb also appears in the subjunctive as otorgue, otorgues, otorgue, otorguemos, otorguéis, otorguen.

Usage examples illustrate its formal tone: "Yo otorgo mi consentimiento" (I grant my consent). "La autoridad otorga la licencia" (The authority grants the license). "La empresa otorga un préstamo" (The company grants a loan; common in financial or administrative writing). Notable collocations include otorgar un permiso, otorgar una beca, otorgar una patente, or otorgar el visto bueno.

Etymology and register: otorgar likely derives from historical legal language influenced by French octroyer, with the sense of conceding or granting privileges. In contemporary Spanish, otorgar contrasts with más common sinónimos como conceder or dar, often carrying a more formal or ceremonious nuance.

See also: conceder, dar, conferir, visto bueno, licencia, permiso. Otorgo, by itself, is primarily used as the speaker’s form in direct or reported statements and is not a noun.