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Litigar conjugation

litigar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning litigate / dispute in court. In the present tense: yo litigo, tú litigas, él/ella litiga, nosotros litigamos, vosotros litigáis, ellos litigan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance
Infinitive
litigar
Gerundio
litigando
Meaning
litigate / dispute in court
Pattern
Irregular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Litigar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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FormSpanishUse
InfinitivolitigarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiolitigandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar litigando.

Presente

Present

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yolitigo
Yo litigo solo cuando el diálogo ya no puede sostener por sí solo el mínimo marco de justicia.I litigate only when dialogue can no longer sustain by itself the minimum framework of justice.
litigas
Tú litigas demasiado pronto a veces, como si llevar algo al juez lo volviera automáticamente más claro.You litigate too soon sometimes, as if taking something to a judge automatically made it clearer.
éllitiga
Ese abogado litiga con una paciencia rara que no confunde firmeza con ruido innecesario.That lawyer litigates with a rare patience that does not confuse firmness with unnecessary noise.
nosotroslitigamos
Nosotros litigamos por derechos concretos y no por el puro gusto estéril de prolongar la disputa.We litigate for concrete rights and not for the sterile pleasure of prolonging the dispute.
vosotroslitigáis
Vosotros litigáis cada cláusula como si toda diferencia tuviera que terminar inevitablemente en batalla judicial.You all litigate every clause as if every difference had to end inevitably in judicial battle.
elloslitigan
Ellos litigan contra la administración desde hace años, y el desgaste ya forma parte del caso mismo.They litigate against the administration for years, and the wear is already part of the case itself.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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yohe litigado
Yo he litigado ya por causas más largas que esta y aun así cada expediente vuelve a exigir otra paciencia.I have already litigated for cases longer than this one and even so each file again demands another patience.
has litigado
has litigado durante meses por un derecho básico y por fin el asunto empieza a moverse fuera del puro papel.You have litigated for months over a basic right and at last the matter is beginning to move beyond mere paperwork.
élha litigado
Ese despacho ha litigado con mucha firmeza este año, aunque el costo emocional también se le nota en la voz.That firm has litigated with great firmness this year, although the emotional cost can also be heard in its voice.
nosotroshemos litigado
hemos litigado ya varias veces con la empresa y ahora conocemos mejor tanto su lógica como sus evasiones.We have already litigated several times with the company and now know both its logic and its evasions better.
vosotroshabéis litigado
habéis litigado contra decisiones injustas con una constancia que al principio pocos creían sostenible.You all have litigated against unjust decisions with a constancy that at first few believed sustainable.
elloshan litigado
Ellos han litigado demasiado tiempo sin resolver aún el núcleo, y precisamente por eso el cansancio ya interviene en todo.They have litigated too long without yet resolving the core, and precisely because of that tiredness already intervenes in everything.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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yolitigué
Ayer litigué contra aquella resolución y sentí que entraba en un terreno largo donde la razón no basta sola.Yesterday I litigated against that ruling and felt that I was entering a long terrain where reason alone is not enough.
litigaste
litigaste por tu cliente con una claridad poco común y por eso el tribunal empezó a escuchar de otro modo.You litigated for your client with uncommon clarity and that is why the court began to listen in another way.
éllitigó
Ese abogado litigó durante años por la misma familia y acabó conociendo mejor sus heridas que muchos cercanos.That lawyer litigated for years for the same family and ended up knowing their wounds better than many close people.
nosotroslitigamos
litigamos contra la empresa hasta el final y aprendimos cuánto del proceso desgasta incluso cuando uno tiene razón.We litigated against the company to the end and learned how much of the process wears one down even when one is right.
vosotroslitigasteis
litigasteis con demasiada dureza al principio y después os costó devolverle a la causa un tono más limpio.You all litigated with too much harshness at the beginning and afterward it was hard for you to give the case a cleaner tone.
elloslitigaron
Ellos litigaron por la tierra durante décadas y el expediente terminó pareciéndose a una biografía entera.They litigated over the land for decades and the file ended up resembling an entire biography.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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yolitigaba
Antes litigaba con más rigidez, como si el derecho no tuviera también que respirar dentro de lo humano.Before, I used to litigate with more rigidity, as if the law did not also have to breathe within the human.
litigabas
litigabas por casi todo y a veces parecía que el conflicto te ofrecía una identidad demasiado cómoda.You used to litigate over almost everything and sometimes it seemed that conflict offered you an identity that was too comfortable.
éllitigaba
Ese despacho litigaba cada caso con una seriedad extrema que a veces rozaba ya el desgaste moral.That firm used to litigate every case with an extreme seriousness that sometimes already touched moral wear.
nosotroslitigábamos
litigábamos por derechos laborales mientras aprendíamos que la justicia lenta también hiere de otra manera.We used to litigate for labor rights while learning that slow justice also wounds in another way.
vosotroslitigabais
litigabais durante años contra la administración y el expediente crecía como si quisiera sustituir la vida misma.You all used to litigate for years against the administration and the file grew as if it wanted to replace life itself.
elloslitigaban
Ellos litigaban con una calma impresionante, aunque esa calma escondía a veces un agotamiento muy hondo.They used to litigate with impressive calmness, although that calm sometimes hid a very deep exhaustion.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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yohabía litigado
Cuando llegó la audiencia decisiva, yo ya había litigado demasiado tiempo y sabía bien que la ley sola no cerraría el desgaste.When the decisive hearing arrived, I had already litigated too long and knew well that the law alone would not close the wear.
habías litigado
Ya habías litigado por ese derecho antes de entender que el proceso también estaba moldeando tu manera de mirar a todos.You had already litigated for that right before understanding that the process was also shaping your way of looking at everyone.
élhabía litigado
Ese despacho ya había litigado durante años cuando descubrió que el caso estaba consumiendo también a quienes lo defendían.That firm had already litigated for years when it discovered that the case was also consuming those who defended it.
nosotroshabíamos litigado
Ya habíamos litigado contra la empresa antes de ver que una parte del daño no podía repararse solo por sentencia.We had already litigated against the company before seeing that one part of the harm could not be repaired by a ruling alone.
vosotroshabíais litigado
Ya habíais litigado demasiado cuando aceptasteis que el expediente había empezado a ocupar el lugar de la vida cotidiana.You all had already litigated too much when you accepted that the file had begun to occupy the place of everyday life.
elloshabían litigado
Ellos ya habían litigado por la herencia cuando apareció un documento capaz de reordenarlo todo.They had already litigated over the inheritance when a document appeared capable of reordering everything.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube litigado
Apenas hube litigado contra aquella decisión, comprendí que el proceso iba a ser más largo que el agravio inicial.As soon as I had litigated against that decision, I understood that the process was going to be longer than the initial grievance.
hubiste litigado
Cuando hubiste litigado por tu cliente, viste que la verdad procesal no siempre coincide con la verdad vivida.When you had litigated for your client, you saw that procedural truth does not always coincide with lived truth.
élhubo litigado
Cuando ese abogado hubo litigado durante años en el mismo asunto, su modo de escuchar el dolor ajeno había cambiado ya para siempre.When that lawyer had litigated for years in the same matter, his way of listening to others' pain had already changed forever.
nosotroshubimos litigado
Cuando hubimos litigado contra la empresa, entendimos que la sentencia futura no devolvería intacto el tiempo perdido.When we had litigated against the company, we understood that the future ruling would not return the lost time intact.
vosotroshubisteis litigado
hubisteis litigado demasiado antes de medir bien cuánto estaba costando el proceso a quienes ya venían cansados.You all had litigated too much before properly measuring how much the process was costing those who already came tired.
elloshubieron litigado
Ellos hubieron litigado por la tierra cuando todavía no sabían que el conflicto escondía una herida mucho más antigua.They had litigated over the land when they still did not know that the conflict hid a much older wound.

Futuro

Future

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yolitigaré
Yo litigaré solo si la negociación vuelve a cerrarse sin dejar un mínimo espacio para reparar el daño.I will litigate only if the negotiation closes again without leaving a minimum space to repair the harm.
litigarás
litigarás mejor cuando aceptes que ganar un caso no siempre equivale a salir menos roto de él.You will litigate better when you accept that winning a case does not always equal leaving it less broken.
éllitigará
Ese despacho litigará otra vez contra la administración y la cuestión será si esta vez logra sostener también a su gente.That firm will litigate again against the administration and the question will be whether this time it also manages to sustain its own people.
nosotroslitigaremos
litigaremos hasta el final si hace falta, pero no queremos que el expediente se coma el resto de la vida.We will litigate to the end if necessary, but we do not want the file to consume the rest of life.
vosotroslitigaréis
litigaréis con más rigor si dejáis de tratar cada desacuerdo como si ya mereciera tribunal y sentencia.You all will litigate with more rigor if you stop treating each disagreement as if it already deserved court and ruling.
elloslitigarán
Ellos litigarán por reparación el año próximo, y la verdadera pregunta será cuánto del daño sigue siendo todavía traducible en derecho.They will litigate for reparations next year, and the real question will be how much of the harm still remains translatable into law.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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yohabré litigado
Para entonces, yo habré litigado ya demasiado tiempo y sabré mejor cuánto del caso me estaba también litigando a mí.By then, I will already have litigated too long and will better know how much of the case was also litigating me.
habrás litigado
Para la noche, habrás litigado por tu cliente y verás si el tribunal abrió algo o solo confirmó su propia rigidez.By night, you will have litigated for your client and will see whether the court opened something or only confirmed its own rigidity.
élhabrá litigado
Ese despacho habrá litigado ya contra la empresa y entonces quedará claro si el proceso deja todavía espacio para la reparación humana.That firm will already have litigated against the company and then it will become clear whether the process still leaves room for human repair.
nosotroshabremos litigado
Para esa fecha, habremos litigado varios años y después tendremos que preguntarnos si la causa sigue sosteniendo nuestra energía o solo la consume.By that date, we will have litigated several years and afterward we will have to ask ourselves whether the cause still sustains our energy or only consumes it.
vosotroshabréis litigado
Para entonces, habréis litigado demasiados asuntos si seguís creyendo que el juzgado puede dar forma a todo lo roto.By then, you all will have litigated too many matters if you keep believing that the court can give shape to everything broken.
elloshabrán litigado
Ellos habrán litigado ya por la herencia y luego descubrirán cuánto de la disputa estaba más allá del patrimonio mismo.They will already have litigated over the inheritance and later will discover how much of the dispute lay beyond the estate itself.

Condicional

Conditional

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yolitigaría
Yo litigaría menos si viera más caminos reales de reparación antes de llegar al tribunal.I would litigate less if I saw more real paths of repair before reaching court.
litigarías
litigarías mejor si dejaras de usar el proceso judicial como prolongación automática de tu propia dureza.You would litigate better if you stopped using the judicial process as an automatic extension of your own harshness.
éllitigaría
Ese despacho litigaría de otro modo si no confundiera a veces estrategia con desgaste prolongado.That firm would litigate differently if it did not sometimes confuse strategy with prolonged wear.
nosotroslitigaríamos
litigaríamos menos si confiáramos más en que algunas grietas pueden todavía trabajarse antes del juicio.We would litigate less if we trusted more that some cracks can still be worked through before trial.
vosotroslitigaríais
litigaríais con más limpieza si dejarais de convertir toda fricción en una cuestión total de principio.You all would litigate more cleanly if you stopped turning every friction into a total matter of principle.
elloslitigarían
Ellos litigarían de otra manera si entendieran mejor cuánto del proceso judicial produce también otra clase de daño.They would litigate differently if they better understood how much of the judicial process also produces another kind of harm.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría litigado
Yo habría litigado mejor si hubiera aceptado antes que la razón jurídica no siempre protege del desgaste emocional.I would have litigated better if I had accepted earlier that legal reason does not always protect against emotional wear.
habrías litigado
habrías litigado menos tiempo si hubieras distinguido antes entre defender un derecho y quedarte a vivir dentro del conflicto.You would have litigated less time if you had earlier distinguished between defending a right and remaining to live inside the conflict.
élhabría litigado
Ese despacho habría litigado con menos dureza si hubiera medido antes cuánto del expediente ya estaba rompiendo a su propia gente.That firm would have litigated with less harshness if it had measured earlier how much of the file was already breaking its own people.
nosotroshabríamos litigado
habríamos litigado de otro modo contra la empresa si hubiéramos entendido antes qué parte del daño no cabía en la sentencia.We would have litigated differently against the company if we had understood earlier which part of the harm did not fit within the ruling.
vosotroshabríais litigado
habríais litigado mejor si hubierais dejado antes de tratar el juicio como única forma legítima de cerrar la disputa.You all would have litigated better if you had earlier stopped treating trial as the only legitimate way to close the dispute.
elloshabrían litigado
Ellos habrían litigado con menos cansancio si hubieran repartido antes el peso largo del proceso.They would have litigated with less tiredness if they had earlier distributed the long weight of the process.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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yolitigue
Es importante que yo litigue solo cuando el proceso todavía conserve alguna posibilidad real de justicia.It is important that I litigate only when the process still preserves some real possibility of justice.
litigues
Conviene que litigues con más medida, para que la causa no se deforme por el mismo desgaste que intenta reparar.It is advisable that you litigate with more measure, so that the cause is not deformed by the same wear it tries to repair.
éllitigue
Es lógico que ese abogado litigue con prudencia si sabe que el expediente ya viene demasiado cargado de dolor.It is logical that that lawyer litigate cautiously if he knows that the file already comes too burdened with pain.
nosotroslitiguemos
Es mejor que litiguemos ahora por lo esencial y no por cada herida lateral que el proceso vaya produciendo.It is better that we litigate now for what is essential and not for every side wound that the process may keep producing.
vosotroslitiguéis
Nadie quiere que litiguéis por reflejo cada vez que algo deja de encajar con vuestra expectativa.Nobody wants you all to litigate by reflex every time something stops fitting your expectation.
elloslitiguen
Me preocupa que ellos litiguen durante años sin que nadie les ayude a sostener el costo humano del caso.I am concerned that they litigate for years without anyone helping them sustain the human cost of the case.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya litigado
Espero haya litigado ya lo suficiente como para no idealizar más el proceso judicial como si fuera una cura entera.I hope I have already litigated enough not to keep idealizing the judicial process as if it were an entire cure.
hayas litigado
Ojalá hayas litigado por ese derecho sin dejarte por dentro una dureza mayor que la injusticia inicial.Hopefully you have litigated for that right without leaving yourself inside a hardness greater than the initial injustice.
élhaya litigado
Dudo que ese despacho haya litigado bien si todavía sigue alimentando el caso con una hostilidad innecesaria.I doubt that that firm has litigated well if it still keeps feeding the case with unnecessary hostility.
nosotroshayamos litigado
Espero que hayamos litigado ya por lo central y no sigamos dispersando energía en cuestiones que el proceso agranda sin necesidad.I hope that we have already litigated for what is central and are not still dispersing energy into issues that the process enlarges without need.
vosotroshayáis litigado
Ojalá no hayáis litigado tanto tiempo que ahora el expediente pese más que la vida que intentabais defender.Hopefully you all have not litigated so long that now the file weighs more than the life you were trying to defend.
elloshayan litigado
Es posible que ellos hayan litigado ya demasiado y por eso ahora les cueste imaginar una salida fuera del tribunal.It is possible that they have already litigated too much and because of that now it is hard for them to imagine a way out outside the court.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yolitigara
Si yo litigara menos desde la pura dureza, quizá el caso respiraría con una verdad más limpia.If I litigated less from pure hardness, perhaps the case would breathe with a cleaner truth.
litigaras
Si litigaras con más serenidad, verías mejor qué parte del proceso sirve y cuál solo desgasta.If you litigated with more serenity, you would better see which part of the process serves and which only wears things down.
éllitigara
Ese despacho litigara mejor si dejara de responder a toda resistencia con más escalada.That firm would litigate better if it stopped responding to every resistance with more escalation.
nosotroslitigáramos
Si litigáramos con más claridad por lo esencial, evitaríamos que el caso se disperse en demasiadas capas.If we litigated more clearly for what is essential, we would avoid the case dispersing into too many layers.
vosotroslitigarais
Si litigarais menos por costumbre, distinguiríais antes qué conflictos todavía merecen otra salida.If you all litigated less out of habit, you would sooner distinguish which conflicts still deserve another way out.
elloslitigaran
Si ellos litigaran de otra manera, quizá el proceso dejaría de parecer una segunda condena cotidiana.If they litigated in another way, perhaps the process would stop seeming like a second daily sentence.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera litigado
Si yo hubiera litigado con menos rigidez, quizá no habría dejado que el caso me endureciera tanto por dentro.If I had litigated with less rigidity, perhaps I would not have let the case harden me so much inside.
hubieras litigado
hubieras litigado mejor si hubieras visto antes que no toda victoria procesal te devolvería intacto lo perdido.You would have litigated better if you had seen earlier that not every procedural victory would give back intact what was lost.
élhubiera litigado
Ese despacho hubiera litigado con menos desgaste si hubiera repartido antes la carga emocional del expediente.That firm would have litigated with less wear if it had earlier distributed the emotional burden of the file.
nosotroshubiéramos litigado
hubiéramos litigado de otra manera si hubiéramos aceptado antes que una parte de la reparación no cabía en el juicio.We would have litigated in another way if we had accepted earlier that part of the repair did not fit within the trial.
vosotroshubierais litigado
hubierais litigado menos tiempo si hubierais dejado antes de convertir la disputa en una identidad compartida.You all would have litigated less time if you had earlier stopped turning the dispute into a shared identity.
elloshubieran litigado
Ellos hubieran litigado con más humanidad si hubieran protegido antes a quienes estaban cargando el proceso en silencio.They would have litigated with more humanity if they had earlier protected those who were carrying the process in silence.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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yolitigare
Si yo litigare mañana por esa causa, intentaré no olvidar que detrás del expediente sigue habiendo vidas enteras.If I litigate tomorrow for that cause, I will try not to forget that behind the file there are still entire lives.
litigares
Cuando litigares por tu cliente, recuerda que defender no siempre significa endurecer todo el tono.When you litigate for your client, remember that defending does not always mean hardening the entire tone.
éllitigare
El abogado que litigare mañana contra la resolución tendrá que decidir también qué parte de sí mismo quiere conservar intacta.The lawyer who litigates tomorrow against the ruling will also have to decide what part of himself he wants to keep intact.
nosotroslitigáremos
Si nosotros litigáremos esta semana, lo haremos cuidando que el expediente no absorba toda la vida alrededor.If we litigate this week, we will do it taking care that the file does not absorb the whole life around it.
vosotroslitigareis
Si vosotros litigareis otra vez por puro reflejo, volveréis a perder la salida que todavía estaba abierta fuera del juicio.If you all litigate again out of pure reflex, you will again lose the way out that was still open outside the trial.
elloslitigaren
Ellos que litigaren mañana por la tierra tendrán que decidir después cuánto del caso sigue siendo patrimonio y cuánto herida.Those who litigate tomorrow over the land will afterward have to decide how much of the case still is property and how much wound.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere litigado
Cuando yo hubiere litigado ya por esa causa y el desgaste siga ahí, entenderé que la justicia formal no agota todo el trabajo.When I have already litigated for that cause and the wear remains there, I will understand that formal justice does not exhaust all the work.
hubieres litigado
Cuando hubieres litigado por tu cliente y la herida siga abierta, verás que ganar no bastaba para cerrar.When you have litigated for your client and the wound remains open, you will see that winning was not enough to close it.
élhubiere litigado
Cuando ese despacho hubiere litigado ya contra la empresa y el daño continúe, sabrá mejor qué parte del problema nunca fue solo jurídico.When that firm has already litigated against the company and the harm continues, it will better know what part of the problem was never only legal.
nosotroshubiéremos litigado
Cuando hubiéremos litigado ya durante años y el expediente siga creciendo, comprenderemos que una parte del conflicto estaba alimentándose sola.When we have already litigated for years and the file keeps growing, we will understand that part of the conflict was feeding itself.
vosotroshubiereis litigado
Cuando hubiereis litigado ya demasiado tiempo y la vida siga suspendida, veréis que el proceso os estaba devorando más de lo que admitíais.When you all have litigated too long and life remains suspended, you will see that the process was devouring you more than you admitted.
elloshubieren litigado
Cuando ellos hubieren litigado ya por la herencia y el vacío familiar siga intacto, entenderán que no todo se resolvía en la sentencia.When they have already litigated over the inheritance and the family emptiness remains intact, they will understand that not everything was resolved in the ruling.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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litiga
litiga solo por lo esencial y deja fuera del tribunal lo que todavía pueda repararse de otra manera.Litigate only for what is essential and leave outside the court what can still be repaired in another way.
éllitigue
litigue si quiere por esa causa, pero que no entregue al proceso todo lo humano que intenta defender.Let him litigate for that cause if he wants, but let him not hand over to the process all the humanity he is trying to defend.
nosotroslitiguemos
litiguemos con rigor y dejemos que el expediente no se vuelva una máquina ciega de desgaste.Let us litigate with rigor and not let the file become a blind machine of wear.
vosotroslitigad
litigad menos por reflejo y comprobad cuánto conflicto se aclara antes de necesitar sentencia.Litigate less by reflex and see how much conflict clears before needing a ruling.
elloslitiguen
litiguen si hace falta contra la resolución, pero que no olviden proteger también a quienes cargan el caso por dentro.Let them litigate against the ruling if necessary, but let them not forget also to protect those who carry the case inside.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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no litigues
No no litigues por todo como si el tribunal pudiera cerrar cada herida que la vida deja abierta.Do not litigate over everything as if the court could close every wound that life leaves open.
élno litigue
No no litigue desde la pura hostilidad si todavía quiere que la causa conserve su centro justo.Do not let him litigate from pure hostility if he still wants the cause to preserve its just center.
nosotrosno litiguemos
No no litiguemos durante años sin revisar también cuánto del proceso nos está vaciando a nosotros.Let us not litigate for years without also reviewing how much of the process is emptying us out.
vosotrosno litiguéis
No no litiguéis cada fricción como si toda diferencia mereciera ya expediente y sentencia.Do not litigate every friction as if every difference already deserved file and ruling.
ellosno litiguen
No no litiguen por la herencia como si el patrimonio bastara para explicar toda la ruptura.Do not let them litigate over the inheritance as if the estate were enough to explain the whole rupture.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ solo cuando el diálogo ya no puede sostener por sí solo el mínimo marco de justicia.

I litigate only when dialogue can no longer sustain by itself the minimum framework of justice.

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Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 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 'litigar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'litigar' means to litigate / dispute in court. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is litigar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Yes, litigar is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -AR 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 litigar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of litigar: yo litigo, tú litigas, él/ella/usted litiga, nosotros litigamos, vosotros litigáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes litigan.
How do you conjugate litigar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of litigar: yo litigué, tú litigaste, él/ella/usted litigó, nosotros litigamos, vosotros litigasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes litigaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of litigar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of litigar: yo litigaba, tú litigabas, él/ella/usted litigaba, nosotros litigábamos, vosotros litigabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes litigaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of litigar?
The past participle of litigar is 'litigado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he litigado' (I have litigate / dispute in courted), 'has litigado', 'ha litigado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of litigar?
The gerundio of litigar is 'litigando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy litigando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.