realizAR

Realizar is a Spanish verb with several related senses. The most common are to carry out, perform, or accomplish a task or plan (realizar un proyecto, realizar un trámite), and to realize something in the sense of making it real or bringing it to fruition (realizar un sueño). It can also appear in contexts meaning to become aware, though in everyday speech that sense is often expressed with darse cuenta de or comprender.

Etymology and usage notes: Realizar derives from Latin realis "real" via Old French réaliser; the sense "to make real" appears early in Spanish. It is a regular -ar verb and is widely used in Spain and Latin America. The sense "to realize that" is less common in casual speech; many speakers prefer "darse cuenta de" or "comprender que."

Conjugation: Realizar is conjugated as a regular -ar verb. Present indicative: yo realizo, tú realizas, él realiza, nosotros realizamos, vosotros realizáis, ellos realizan. Preterite: yo realicé, tú realizaste, él realizó, nosotros realizamos, vosotros realizasteis, ellos realizaron. Present subjunctive: yo realice, tú realices, él realice, nosotros realicemos, vosotros realicéis, ellos realicen. Imperfect: yo realizaba, tú realizabas, él realizaba, nosotros realizábamos, vosotros realizabais, ellos realizaban. Gerund: realizando; past participle: realizado. Compound tenses use haber realizado.

Related forms: La realización (noun) means achievement, execution, or realization; realizable means feasible. Realizador(a) can refer to a creator or producer, such as a filmmaker.