Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | empoderarse | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | empoderándose | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar empoderándose. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Empoderarse conjugation
empoderarse is an irregular Spanish -OTHER verb meaning feel empowered by. In the present tense: yo me empodero, tú te empoderas, él/ella se empodera, nosotros nos empoderamos, vosotros os empoderáis, ellos se empoderan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- empoderarse
- Gerundio
- empoderándose
- Meaning
- feel empowered by
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Empoderarse across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me empodero | Yo me empodero el apoyo de mi hermana.I feel empowered by my sister's support. |
| tú | te empoderas | Normalmente, tú te empoderas ese curso de verano.You usually feel empowered by that summer course. |
| él | se empodera | Hoy, la alumna nueva se empodera los aplausos del aula.Today, the new student feels empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | nos empoderamos | A veces, nosotros nos empoderamos trabajar por nuestra cuenta.At times, we feel empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | os empoderáis | Ahora, vosotros os empoderáis las primeras ventas del mes.Right now, you all feel empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | se empoderan | Casi siempre, las vecinas del taller se empoderan la ayuda del barrio.Most of the time, the women in the workshop feel empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me he empoderado | Este año, yo me he empoderado el apoyo de mi hermana.This year, I have felt empowered by my sister's support. |
| tú | te has empoderado | Últimamente, tú te has empoderado ese curso de verano.Lately, you have felt empowered by that summer course. |
| él | se ha empoderado | En estos meses, la alumna nueva se ha empoderado los aplausos del aula.In these months, the new student has felt empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | nos hemos empoderado | Hasta ahora, nosotros nos hemos empoderado trabajar por nuestra cuenta.So far, we have felt empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | os habéis empoderado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros os habéis empoderado las primeras ventas del mes.This term, you all have felt empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | se han empoderado | En este tiempo, las vecinas del taller se han empoderado la ayuda del barrio.During this time, the women in the workshop have felt empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me empoderé | Ayer, yo me empoderé el apoyo de mi hermana.Yesterday, I felt empowered by my sister's support. |
| tú | te empoderaste | Hace un rato, tú te empoderaste ese curso de verano.A little while ago, you felt empowered by that summer course. |
| él | se empoderó | Esta mañana, la alumna nueva se empoderó los aplausos del aula.This morning, the new student felt empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | nos empoderamos | Anoche, nosotros nos empoderamos trabajar por nuestra cuenta.Last night, we felt empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | os empoderasteis | El sábado, vosotros os empoderasteis las primeras ventas del mes.On Saturday, you all felt empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | se empoderaron | Hace poco, las vecinas del taller se empoderaron la ayuda del barrio.Not long ago, the women in the workshop felt empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me empoderaba | Antes, yo me empoderaba el apoyo de mi hermana.Before, I used to feel empowered by my sister's support. |
| tú | te empoderabas | Por entonces, tú te empoderabas ese curso de verano.Back then, you used to feel empowered by that summer course. |
| él | se empoderaba | En esa época, la alumna nueva se empoderaba los aplausos del aula.At that time, the new student used to feel empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | nos empoderábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros nos empoderábamos trabajar por nuestra cuenta.When that was normal, we used to feel empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | os empoderabais | Hace años, vosotros os empoderabais las primeras ventas del mes.Years ago, you all used to feel empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | se empoderaban | En aquellos días, las vecinas del taller se empoderaban la ayuda del barrio.In those days, the women in the workshop used to feel empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me había empoderado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya me había empoderado el apoyo de mi hermana.When you arrived, I had already felt empowered by my sister's support. |
| tú | te habías empoderado | Para entonces, tú ya te habías empoderado ese curso de verano.By then, you had already felt empowered by that summer course. |
| él | se había empoderado | Al volver, la alumna nueva ya se había empoderado los aplausos del aula.When we came back, the new student had already felt empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | nos habíamos empoderado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya nos habíamos empoderado trabajar por nuestra cuenta.Before talking it through, we had already felt empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | os habíais empoderado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya os habíais empoderado las primeras ventas del mes.When you looked again, you all had already felt empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | se habían empoderado | Para ese momento, las vecinas del taller ya se habían empoderado la ayuda del barrio.By that moment, the women in the workshop had already felt empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me hube empoderado | Apenas yo me hube empoderado el apoyo de mi hermana, todo cambió.As soon as I had felt empowered by my sister's support, everything changed. |
| tú | te hubiste empoderado | En cuanto tú te hubiste empoderado ese curso de verano, se notó.The moment you had felt empowered by that summer course, it showed. |
| él | se hubo empoderado | No bien la alumna nueva se hubo empoderado los aplausos del aula, hubo ruido.As soon as the new student had felt empowered by the applause in the classroom, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | nos hubimos empoderado | Tan pronto como nosotros nos hubimos empoderado trabajar por nuestra cuenta, seguimos adelante.Once we had felt empowered by working on our own, we moved on. |
| vosotros | os hubisteis empoderado | Apenas vosotros os hubisteis empoderado las primeras ventas del mes, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had felt empowered by the first sales of the month, you checked the result. |
| ellos | se hubieron empoderado | En cuanto las vecinas del taller se hubieron empoderado la ayuda del barrio, el ambiente cambió.The moment the women in the workshop had felt empowered by the help from the neighborhood, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me empoderaré | Mañana, yo me empoderaré el apoyo de mi hermana.Tomorrow, I will feel empowered by my sister's support. |
| tú | te empoderarás | Dentro de poco, tú te empoderarás ese curso de verano.Soon, you will feel empowered by that summer course. |
| él | se empoderará | Esta tarde, la alumna nueva se empoderará los aplausos del aula.This afternoon, the new student will feel empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | nos empoderaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros nos empoderaremos trabajar por nuestra cuenta.Next week, we will feel empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | os empoderaréis | Pronto, vosotros os empoderaréis las primeras ventas del mes.Before long, you all will feel empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | se empoderarán | Más adelante, las vecinas del taller se empoderarán la ayuda del barrio.Later on, the women in the workshop will feel empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me habré empoderado | Para entonces, yo ya me habré empoderado el apoyo de mi hermana.By then, I will already have felt empowered by my sister's support. |
| tú | te habrás empoderado | Antes del cierre, tú ya te habrás empoderado ese curso de verano.Before closing time, you will already have felt empowered by that summer course. |
| él | se habrá empoderado | Al final del día, la alumna nueva ya se habrá empoderado los aplausos del aula.By the end of the day, the new student will already have felt empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | nos habremos empoderado | Para mañana, nosotros ya nos habremos empoderado trabajar por nuestra cuenta.By tomorrow, we will already have felt empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | os habréis empoderado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya os habréis empoderado las primeras ventas del mes.Before leaving, you all will already have felt empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | se habrán empoderado | Para esa hora, las vecinas del taller ya se habrán empoderado la ayuda del barrio.By that hour, the women in the workshop will already have felt empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me empoderaría | En un caso así, yo me empoderaría el apoyo de mi hermana.In a case like that, I would feel empowered by my sister's support. |
| tú | te empoderarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú te empoderarías ese curso de verano.With a little more time, you would feel empowered by that summer course. |
| él | se empoderaría | En esa situación, la alumna nueva se empoderaría los aplausos del aula.In that situation, the new student would feel empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | nos empoderaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros nos empoderaríamos trabajar por nuestra cuenta.With that outlook, we would feel empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | os empoderaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros os empoderaríais las primeras ventas del mes.If it came to that, you all would feel empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | se empoderarían | En un día así, las vecinas del taller se empoderarían la ayuda del barrio.On a day like that, the women in the workshop would feel empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me habría empoderado | En otro momento, yo me habría empoderado el apoyo de mi hermana.At another moment, I would have felt empowered by my sister's support. |
| tú | te habrías empoderado | Con un poco más de margen, tú te habrías empoderado ese curso de verano.With a little more margin, you would have felt empowered by that summer course. |
| él | se habría empoderado | A esas alturas, la alumna nueva se habría empoderado los aplausos del aula.By then, the new student would have felt empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | nos habríamos empoderado | Con ese giro, nosotros nos habríamos empoderado trabajar por nuestra cuenta.With that turn, we would have felt empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | os habríais empoderado | Llegados ahí, vosotros os habríais empoderado las primeras ventas del mes.At that point, you all would have felt empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | se habrían empoderado | En ese punto, las vecinas del taller se habrían empoderado la ayuda del barrio.From there, the women in the workshop would have felt empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me empodere | Es mejor que yo me empodere el apoyo de mi hermana.It is better that I feel empowered by my sister's support. |
| tú | te empoderes | Hace falta que tú te empoderes ese curso de verano.It is necessary that you feel empowered by that summer course. |
| él | se empodere | Conviene que la alumna nueva se empodere los aplausos del aula.It is wise that the new student feel empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | nos empoderemos | Importa que nosotros nos empoderemos trabajar por nuestra cuenta.It matters that we feel empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | os empoderéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros os empoderéis las primeras ventas del mes.It may help if you all feel empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | se empoderen | Es posible que las vecinas del taller se empoderen la ayuda del barrio.It is possible that the women in the workshop feel empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me haya empoderado | Ojalá yo me haya empoderado el apoyo de mi hermana.Hopefully I have felt empowered by my sister's support. |
| tú | te hayas empoderado | Puede que tú ya te hayas empoderado ese curso de verano.Maybe you already have felt empowered by that summer course. |
| él | se haya empoderado | Tal vez la alumna nueva se haya empoderado los aplausos del aula.Perhaps the new student has felt empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | nos hayamos empoderado | Quizá nosotros ya nos hayamos empoderado trabajar por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have felt empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | os hayáis empoderado | Es probable que vosotros os hayáis empoderado las primeras ventas del mes.It is likely that you all have felt empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | se hayan empoderado | Puede ser que las vecinas del taller ya se hayan empoderado la ayuda del barrio.It may be that the women in the workshop already have felt empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me empoderara | Si yo me empoderara el apoyo de mi hermana, se notaría enseguida.If I felt empowered by my sister's support, it would show right away. |
| tú | te empoderaras | Si tú te empoderaras ese curso de verano, costaría ocultarlo.If you felt empowered by that summer course, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | se empoderara | Si la alumna nueva se empoderara los aplausos del aula, daría mucho que hablar.If the new student felt empowered by the applause in the classroom, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | nos empoderáramos | Si nosotros nos empoderáramos trabajar por nuestra cuenta, todo iría por otro lado.If we felt empowered by working on our own, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | os empoderarais | Si vosotros os empoderarais las primeras ventas del mes, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all felt empowered by the first sales of the month, the mood would change. |
| ellos | se empoderaran | Si las vecinas del taller se empoderaran la ayuda del barrio, la escena sería otra.If the women in the workshop felt empowered by the help from the neighborhood, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me hubiera empoderado | Si yo me hubiera empoderado el apoyo de mi hermana, aún se recordaría.If I had felt empowered by my sister's support, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | te hubieras empoderado | Si tú te hubieras empoderado ese curso de verano, eso habría dejado marca.If you had felt empowered by that summer course, that would have left a mark. |
| él | se hubiera empoderado | Si la alumna nueva se hubiera empoderado los aplausos del aula, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the new student had felt empowered by the applause in the classroom, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | nos hubiéramos empoderado | Si nosotros nos hubiéramos empoderado trabajar por nuestra cuenta, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had felt empowered by working on our own, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | os hubierais empoderado | Si vosotros os hubierais empoderado las primeras ventas del mes, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had felt empowered by the first sales of the month, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | se hubieran empoderado | Si las vecinas del taller se hubieran empoderado la ayuda del barrio, nada habría quedado igual.If the women in the workshop had felt empowered by the help from the neighborhood, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me empoderare | Si yo me empoderare el apoyo de mi hermana, se notará enseguida.If I feel empowered by my sister's support, it will show right away. |
| tú | te empoderares | Si tú te empoderares ese curso de verano, costará ignorarlo.If you feel empowered by that summer course, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | se empoderare | Si la alumna nueva se empoderare los aplausos del aula, dará mucho que hablar.If the new student feels empowered by the applause in the classroom, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | nos empoderáremos | Si nosotros nos empoderáremos trabajar por nuestra cuenta, todo irá por otro camino.If we feel empowered by working on our own, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | os empoderareis | Si vosotros os empoderareis las primeras ventas del mes, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all feel empowered by the first sales of the month, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | se empoderaren | Si las vecinas del taller se empoderaren la ayuda del barrio, la escena será distinta.If the women in the workshop feel empowered by the help from the neighborhood, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | me hubiere empoderado | Cuando yo me hubiere empoderado el apoyo de mi hermana, ya se notará.When I have felt empowered by my sister's support, it will already show. |
| tú | te hubieres empoderado | En cuanto tú te hubieres empoderado ese curso de verano, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have felt empowered by that summer course, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | se hubiere empoderado | Cuando la alumna nueva se hubiere empoderado los aplausos del aula, se verá de inmediato.When the new student has felt empowered by the applause in the classroom, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | nos hubiéremos empoderado | Si para entonces nosotros nos hubiéremos empoderado trabajar por nuestra cuenta, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have felt empowered by working on our own, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | os hubiereis empoderado | Cuando vosotros os hubiereis empoderado las primeras ventas del mes, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have felt empowered by the first sales of the month, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | se hubieren empoderado | En cuanto las vecinas del taller se hubieren empoderado la ayuda del barrio, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the women in the workshop have felt empowered by the help from the neighborhood, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | empodérate | empodérate ese curso de verano.Feel empowered by that summer course. |
| él | empodérese | Que la alumna nueva empodérese los aplausos del aula.Let the new student feel empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | empoderémonos | empoderémonos trabajar por nuestra cuenta.Feel empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | empoderaos | empoderaos las primeras ventas del mes.Feel empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | empodérense | Que las vecinas del taller empodérense la ayuda del barrio.Let the women in the workshop feel empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no te empoderes | No no te empoderes ese curso de verano.Do not feel empowered by that summer course. |
| él | no se empodere | Que la alumna nueva no no se empodere los aplausos del aula.Let the new student not feel empowered by the applause in the classroom. |
| nosotros | no nos empoderemos | No no nos empoderemos trabajar por nuestra cuenta.Let us not feel empowered by working on our own. |
| vosotros | no os empoderéis | No no os empoderéis las primeras ventas del mes.Do not feel empowered by the first sales of the month. |
| ellos | no se empoderen | Que las vecinas del taller no no se empoderen la ayuda del barrio.Let the women in the workshop not feel empowered by the help from the neighborhood. |
Free web drill
Practice empoderarse
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ el apoyo de mi hermana.
I feel empowered by my sister's support.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'empoderarse' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'empoderarse' means to feel empowered by. It is a irregular verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is empoderarse an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, empoderarse is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate empoderarse in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of empoderarse: yo me empodero, tú te empoderas, él/ella/usted se empodera, nosotros nos empoderamos, vosotros os empoderáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se empoderan.
- How do you conjugate empoderarse in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of empoderarse: yo me empoderé, tú te empoderaste, él/ella/usted se empoderó, nosotros nos empoderamos, vosotros os empoderasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se empoderaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of empoderarse?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of empoderarse: yo me empoderaba, tú te empoderabas, él/ella/usted se empoderaba, nosotros nos empoderábamos, vosotros os empoderabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se empoderaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of empoderarse?
- The gerundio of empoderarse is 'empoderándose'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy empoderándose) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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