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Spanish -ger and -gir verbs undergo a consonant change in El Presente de Subjuntivo in Spanish.
Learn how to conjugate -ger and -gir verbs in El Presente de Subjuntivo in Spanish
Spanish verbs ending in -ger / -gir replace the -g- with a -j- in all forms in El Presente de Subjuntivo. This is to maintain the original sound of the infinitive.
Two common verbs that undergo this change are proteger (to protect) and dirigir (to lead).
Conjugation of proteger and dirigir in El Presente de Subjuntivo in Spanish
| PROTEGER to protect |
DIRIGIR to lead |
|
| yo | proteja | dirija |
| tú | protejas | dirijas |
|
él / ella |
proteja | dirija |
| nosotros nosotras |
protejamos | dirijamos |
| vosotros vosotras |
protejáis | dirijáis |
| ellos / ellas ustedes |
protejan | dirijan |
Notice how the -g- from the infinitive has switched to a -j- in all forms.
Other verbs affected by this change are:
- Coger (to take) Note that Latin American Spanish speakers use the verb "tomar" instead of 'coger".
- Acoger (to take in/to receive)
- Recoger (to pick up)
- Escoger (to choose)
- Exigir (to demand)
- Sumergir (to plunge)
- Fingir (to pretend)
Have a look and listen to these examples:
See the List of Spanish -ger/-gir stem-changing verbs (g > j)
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