estabilices

Estabilices is the second-person singular present subjunctive form of the Spanish verb estabilizar, meaning to stabilize. It is used in subordinate clauses that express doubt, desire, necessity, possibility, or emotion, and typically follows expressions or verbs that require the subjunctive mood, often in combination with a clause introduced by que.

Morphology and formation

Estabilices is derived from the stem estabilic- and the present subjunctive endings for -ar verbs. The full present subjunctive paradigm for estabilizar in the tú form is: estabilice (yo), estabilices (tú), estabilice (él/ella/usted), estabilicemos (nosotros), estabilicéis (vosotros), estabilicen (ellos/ellas/ustedes). The form estabilices retains the standard spelling rules that apply to -zar verbs in the subjunctive, where the ending changes to preserve the expected pronunciation.

Usage notes

Estabilices appears in clauses that express wishes, doubts, hypothetical situations, or non-certainty. It is not used in independent statements; instead, it relates to a subordinate clause introduced by que or implied by a triggering expression such as es necesario que, es importante que, dudo que, quiero que, etc. Its formal counterpart for usted is estabilice, and for ustedes is estabilicen.

Examples

Quiero que tú estabilices la estructura antes de la prueba. Es posible que tú estabilices la carga para evitar movimientos. No es seguro que estabilices el sistema sin supervisión.

Relation to related terms

The related noun stabilización denotes the process of stabilization, while estabilizar is the base verb. The subjunctive mood contrasts with the indicative forms, which express factual statements about stabilizing actions.

See also

Estabilización, estabilizar, subjuntivo.