asegures

Asegures is a verb form in Spanish. It is the second-person singular present subjunctive of asegurar, the verb that means to assure, guarantee, or secure. The form appears in subordinate clauses and is used to express desire, doubt, necessity, or obligation, typically after verbs or expressions that introduce a subjunctive.

In practice, asegures is common in formal or careful speech and writing. It appears in sentences such as Es importante que asegures tus contraseñas, or Quiero que asegures que la información es veraz. It is not usually used as an affirmative command; for commands with tú the form is asegúrate (reflexive) or simply asegura in affirmative imperative.

Related forms include asegure (usted/él/ella present subjunctive) and asegures (tú present subjunctive). The base verb is asegurar, from which other tenses and moods are built. Asegurar itself covers meanings like to insure, to guarantee, or to secure, depending on context. In contrast to imperative forms, ensure that the sense of obligation or request is conveyed through the subjunctive.

Etymology traces asegurar to the Spanish adjective seguro (secure, safe) with the anticipated development of a verb meaning to make secure or guarantee. The form asegures reflects standard Spanish verb conjugation in the present subjunctive for the second person singular. It is distinct from reflexive commands such as asegúrate, which also convey securing or ensuring but with a different grammatical construction.