Pliega

Pliega is a Spanish verb form derived from plegar, meaning to fold, bend, or crease. It functions as the third-person singular present indicative form (él/ella/usted pliega) and, in affirmative tú commands, as the imperative pliega. In context, it can refer to folding an object such as paper, clothes, or maps, or to the act of folding itself.

In standard present tense conjugation, the forms are: yo pliego, tú pliegas, él/ella/usted pliega, nosotros plegamos, vosotros plegáis, ellos pliegan. The verb is part of a regular -ar conjugation with a stem that shows a mild alternation in some forms, producing plieg- in several present forms. The imperfect tense is plegaba, and the preterites are irregular: yo plegué, tú plegaste, él plegó, nosotros plegamos, vosotros plegasteis, ellos plegaron. The present subjunctive forms include pliegue (yo, él/ella/usted), pliegues, pliegue, pliegamos, plieguéis, plieguen.

Etymologically, ple gar comes from the Latin pactare/plicare, related to folding and bending actions, and shares cognates in other Romance languages. The noun related to the action is pliegue, meaning a fold or crease; pliego is a related noun meaning a sheet or a folded document.

Usage notes: pliega is common in both everyday speech and formal writing when describing the action of folding. It can be used transitively with a direct object (pliega la sábana) or intransitively in phrases describing a folding action. Context typically clarifies whether the subject is he, she, or the formal you.