consigue

Consigue is a Spanish verb form that can function as the third-person singular present indicative of conseguir or as the affirmative tú command. The infinitive form is conseguir, which means to obtain, to get, to achieve, or to manage to do something. The exact meaning depends on the context and the object that follows.

Conseguir belongs to a set of stem-changing verbs. In the present tense, conseguir changes e to i in all forms except for the nosotros and vosotros forms. The full present tense paradigm is: yo consigo, tú consigues, él/ella/Ud. consigue, nosotros conseguimos, vosotros conseguís, ellos/ellas/Uds. consiguen. The verb is irregular in other tenses as well (for example, preterite: conseguí, conseguiste, consiguió, conseguimos, conseguisteis, consiguieron). The imperative for tú is consige (affirmative) or no consigas (negative), while for Ud. it is consiga.

Usage notes and related forms: conseguir emphasizes obtaining or achieving something often after effort or persistence. Common collocations include conseguir un empleo, conseguir una meta, o conseguir que alguien haga algo. Related nouns include la consecución (attainment) and its derivatives. Synonyms in Spanish include obtener, lograr, alcanzar, each with subtle nuances. Etymology traces conseguir to the Latin consequī, combining con- “with/together” and sequī “to follow, to go after,” reflecting the sense of following through to obtain something.