conjugas

Conjugas is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb conjugar, which means to conjugate. It is used with the informal pronoun tú to indicate that you perform the action of conjugating. For example: “Tú conjugas los verbos regulares” illustrates the action in the present tense.

The verb conjugar comes from the Latin coniugare, formed from con- “together” and iugare “to join.” Through the evolution of Spanish, coniugare became conjugar, and the related noun conjugación denotes the full set of a verb’s forms (its conjugation). The form conjugas is one component of this system, representing the second-person singular in the present tense.

Dialectal and regional variation is common in the Spanish-speaking world. While tú conjugas is widely understood and used in most regions, some dialects use vos instead of tú, yielding conjugás (for example, vos conjugás). In formal address, the corresponding form is usted conjuga, not conjugas.

In linguistic terms, conjugas is part of a broader inflectional paradigm that includes other persons and tenses (conjugamos, conjugáis, conjugan, etc.). It illustrates how verbs shift form to reflect subject, person, and mood within the Spanish conjugation system.

See also: conjugación, conjugación verbal, conjugator.