What does 'resignar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'resignar' means to resign / accept / submit. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is resignar an irregular verb in Spanish?

Resignar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate resignar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of resignar: yo resigno, tú resignas, él/ella/usted resigna, nosotros resignamos, vosotros resignáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes resignan.

How do you conjugate resignar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of resignar: yo resigné, tú resignaste, él/ella/usted resignó, nosotros resignamos, vosotros resignasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes resignaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of resignar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of resignar: yo resignaba, tú resignabas, él/ella/usted resignaba, nosotros resignábamos, vosotros resignabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes resignaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of resignar?

The past participle of resignar is 'resignado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he resignado' (I have resign / accept / submited), 'has resignado', 'ha resignado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of resignar?

The gerundio of resignar is 'resignando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy resignando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Resignar conjugation

resignar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning resign / accept / submit. In the present tense: yo resigno, tú resignas, él/ella resigna, nosotros resignamos, vosotros resignáis, ellos resignan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: resignar
Gerundio: resignando
Meaning: resign / accept / submit
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 2

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Conjugation tables

Resignar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	resignar	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	resignando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar resignando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	resigno	Yo me resigno a perder algunas comodidades si eso me da más libertad real.I resign myself to losing some comforts if that gives me more real freedom.
tú	resignas	Tú no te resignas fácilmente a aceptar decisiones que consideras injustas.You do not resign yourself easily to accepting decisions you consider unfair.
él	resigna	El director resigna su cargo después de semanas de presión pública insoportable.The director resigns his position after weeks of unbearable public pressure.
nosotros	resignamos	Nosotros no nos resignamos a vivir con mediocridad si vemos otra posibilidad.We do not resign ourselves to living with mediocrity if we see another possibility.
vosotros	resignáis	Vosotros os resignáis demasiado pronto cuando el primer plan empieza a fallar.You all resign yourselves too quickly when the first plan starts to fail.
ellos	resignan	Los ministros resignan sus responsabilidades cuando la crisis entra en su fase más delicada.The ministers resign their responsibilities when the crisis enters its most delicate phase.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he resignado	Esta semana me he resignado por fin a cerrar una etapa que llevaba meses abierta.This week I have finally resigned myself to closing a stage that had been open for months.
tú	has resignado	has resignado tu puesto sin hacer ruido, pero todos han entendido lo que significa.You have resigned your post without making noise, but everyone has understood what it means.
él	ha resignado	El portavoz ha resignado su cargo tras la filtración del informe interno.The spokesperson has resigned his position after the leak of the internal report.
nosotros	hemos resignado	Nos hemos resignado a cambiar el calendario porque ya no había otra salida razonable.We have resigned ourselves to changing the schedule because there was no other reasonable way out.
vosotros	habéis resignado	habéis resignado vuestra comodidad para sostener un proyecto más ambicioso y arriesgado.You all have given up your comfort to support a more ambitious and risky project.
ellos	han resignado	Los miembros del consejo han resignado sus cargos antes de la votación decisiva.The board members have resigned their posts before the decisive vote.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	resigné	Me resigné a empezar de nuevo cuando entendí que el antiguo plan estaba agotado.I resigned myself to starting over when I understood that the old plan was exhausted.
tú	resignaste	resignaste el puesto al amanecer y nadie en la oficina lo esperaba tan pronto.You resigned the position at dawn and nobody in the office expected it so soon.
él	resignó	El ministro resignó su cargo con una carta breve y durísima.The minister resigned his office with a brief and extremely harsh letter.
nosotros	resignamos	Nos resignamos a reducir el proyecto para no perderlo por completo.We resigned ourselves to reducing the project so as not to lose it completely.
vosotros	resignasteis	Os resignasteis a la derrota demasiado pronto y dejasteis de luchar por el empate.You all resigned yourselves to defeat too soon and stopped fighting for the draw.
ellos	resignaron	Los directivos resignaron sus privilegios cuando vieron la gravedad de la quiebra.The executives gave up their privileges when they saw the seriousness of the bankruptcy.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	resignaba	Antes me resignaba con demasiada facilidad a lo que no podía controlar.Before, I used to resign myself too easily to what I could not control.
tú	resignabas	Nunca te resignabas a una respuesta mediocre cuando sabías que había una mejor.You never used to resign yourself to a mediocre answer when you knew there was a better one.
él	resignaba	El anciano resignaba ciertas pérdidas con una serenidad que impresionaba a todos.The old man used to accept certain losses with a serenity that impressed everyone.
nosotros	resignábamos	No nos resignábamos a cerrar el archivo aunque cada invierno fuera más duro.We did not resign ourselves to closing the archive even though every winter was harsher.
vosotros	resignabais	Os resignabais a jornadas interminables porque creíais que no había alternativa.You all used to resign yourselves to endless workdays because you believed there was no alternative.
ellos	resignaban	Los funcionarios resignaban sus cargos cuando cambiaba el gobierno con demasiada frecuencia.The officials used to resign their posts when the government changed too frequently.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había resignado	Cuando me llamaron, ya me había resignado a que aquella oportunidad se había perdido.When they called me, I had already resigned myself to the fact that that opportunity had been lost.
tú	habías resignado	Ya habías resignado el puesto antes de saber que la investigación interna iba a archivarse.You had already resigned the post before knowing that the internal investigation was going to be shelved.
él	había resignado	El director ya había resignado su cargo cuando apareció una posible solución de última hora.The director had already resigned his position when a possible last-minute solution appeared.
nosotros	habíamos resignado	Ya nos habíamos resignado a reducir el proyecto antes de recibir la ayuda externa.We had already resigned ourselves to shrinking the project before receiving outside help.
vosotros	habíais resignado	Os habíais resignado a la derrota antes de que comenzara siquiera la segunda parte.You all had already resigned yourselves to defeat before the second half had even begun.
ellos	habían resignado	Los consejeros ya habían resignado sus privilegios cuando se hizo pública la auditoría.The council members had already given up their privileges when the audit became public.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube resignado	Apenas me hube resignado a perder aquel contrato, apareció un cliente mucho más sólido.As soon as I had resigned myself to losing that contract, a much more solid client appeared.
tú	hubiste resignado	Cuando hubiste resignado tu cargo, el ambiente en la oficina se volvió irrespirable.When you had resigned your position, the atmosphere in the office became unbearable.
él	hubo resignado	Cuando hubo resignado a discutir más, la conversación tomó un rumbo inesperadamente pacífico.When he had resigned himself to arguing no more, the conversation took an unexpectedly peaceful turn.
nosotros	hubimos resignado	Cuando nos hubimos resignado a recortar gastos, el consejo aceptó renegociar las condiciones.When we had resigned ourselves to cutting expenses, the board agreed to renegotiate the conditions.
vosotros	hubisteis resignado	Os hubisteis resignado a la pérdida cuando aún quedaban minutos decisivos por jugarse.You all had resigned yourselves to the loss when there were still decisive minutes left to play.
ellos	hubieron resignado	hubieron resignado sus puestos antes de que la comisión empezara a interrogarles.They had resigned their posts before the commission began to question them.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	resignaré	No me resignaré a una vida más pequeña mientras todavía existan otras posibilidades.I will not resign myself to a smaller life while other possibilities still exist.
tú	resignarás	resignarás el cargo si la situación ética se vuelve ya insostenible.You will resign the post if the ethical situation becomes unsustainable.
él	resignará	El ministro se resignará solo cuando ya no pueda defender públicamente su versión.The minister will resign only when he can no longer publicly defend his version.
nosotros	resignaremos	Nos resignaremos a cambiar de estrategia si los datos vuelven a caer así.We will resign ourselves to changing strategy if the data falls like this again.
vosotros	resignaréis	No os resignaréis a ese resultado si todavía podéis darle la vuelta al partido.You all will not resign yourselves to that result if you can still turn the match around.
ellos	resignarán	Los directivos resignarán sus privilegios si quieren conservar alguna credibilidad pública.The executives will give up their privileges if they want to preserve any public credibility.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré resignado	Para entonces, me habré resignado a cerrar definitivamente esa etapa de mi vida.By then, I will have resigned myself to definitively closing that stage of my life.
tú	habrás resignado	Para mañana, habrás resignado el cargo y dejado clara tu posición moral.By tomorrow, you will have resigned the post and made your moral position clear.
él	habrá resignado	Para cuando hable la prensa, el ministro ya habrá resignado su puesto oficialmente.By the time the press speaks, the minister will already have officially resigned his post.
nosotros	habremos resignado	Para entonces, nos habremos resignado a modificar el proyecto sin destruir su esencia.By then, we will have resigned ourselves to modifying the project without destroying its essence.
vosotros	habréis resignado	Para el final del torneo, os habréis resignado a jugar con menos margen de error.By the end of the tournament, you all will have resigned yourselves to playing with less margin for error.
ellos	habrán resignado	Para el cierre del año, los consejeros habrán resignado varios de sus privilegios históricos.By the year's closing, the council members will have given up several of their historical privileges.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	resignaría	No me resignaría tan fácilmente si aún viera una mínima salida inteligente.I would not resign myself so easily if I still saw even a minimal intelligent way out.
tú	resignarías	resignarías el cargo solo si descubrieras que te han utilizado desde el principio.You would resign the post only if you discovered that they had used you from the beginning.
él	resignaría	El director se resignaría antes si sintiera que ya no cuenta con apoyo real.The director would resign earlier if he felt he no longer had real support.
nosotros	resignaríamos	Nos resignaríamos a reducir el proyecto solo si no quedara otra vía financiera.We would resign ourselves to reducing the project only if no other financial path remained.
vosotros	resignaríais	No os resignaríais a la derrota si jugarais con más convicción y paciencia.You all would not resign yourselves to defeat if you played with more conviction and patience.
ellos	resignarían	Los directivos resignarían ciertos privilegios si eso calmara de verdad la crisis.The executives would give up certain privileges if that truly calmed the crisis.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría resignado	No me habría resignado tan pronto si hubiera conocido todos los datos del problema.I would not have resigned myself so soon if I had known all the facts of the problem.
tú	habrías resignado	habrías resignado el cargo si hubieras visto hasta dónde llegaba realmente la manipulación.You would have resigned the post if you had seen how far the manipulation really went.
él	habría resignado	El ministro se habría resignado semanas antes si hubiera actuado con coherencia.The minister would have resigned weeks earlier if he had acted coherently.
nosotros	habríamos resignado	Nos habríamos resignado a recortar el proyecto si no hubiéramos recibido aquella última ayuda.We would have resigned ourselves to cutting the project if we had not received that last aid.
vosotros	habríais resignado	No os habríais resignado a la derrota si hubierais creído de verdad en la remontada.You all would not have resigned yourselves to defeat if you had truly believed in the comeback.
ellos	habrían resignado	Los consejeros habrían resignado antes sus privilegios si hubieran temido una reacción mayor.The council members would have given up their privileges earlier if they had feared a stronger reaction.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	resigne	Mi conciencia no quiere que yo me resigne a una vida que no me representa.My conscience does not want me to resign myself to a life that does not represent me.
tú	resignes	Es posible que resignes el cargo si las condiciones siguen empeorando.It is possible that you resign the post if the conditions keep worsening.
él	resigne	El partido teme que el ministro resigne demasiado pronto y abra otra crisis.The party fears that the minister may resign too soon and open another crisis.
nosotros	resignemos	No quieren que nos resignemos a una versión reducida del proyecto original.They do not want us to resign ourselves to a reduced version of the original project.
vosotros	resignéis	Es injusto que os resignéis tan pronto a un resultado mediocre.It is unfair that you all resign yourselves so soon to a mediocre result.
ellos	resignen	Conviene que los directivos resignen algunos privilegios para recuperar credibilidad.It is advisable that the executives give up some privileges to recover credibility.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya resignado	Espero no me haya resignado demasiado rápido a una solución tan pobre.I hope I have not resigned myself too quickly to such a poor solution.
tú	hayas resignado	Ojalá hayas resignado el cargo por las razones correctas y no por simple cansancio.Hopefully you have resigned the post for the right reasons and not out of simple exhaustion.
él	haya resignado	Dudo que el ministro se haya resignado de verdad a perder toda influencia.I doubt that the minister has truly resigned himself to losing all influence.
nosotros	hayamos resignado	Espero que no nos hayamos resignado a reducir el proyecto más de lo indispensable.I hope we have not resigned ourselves to reducing the project more than necessary.
vosotros	hayáis resignado	Ojalá no os hayáis resignado a la derrota antes de escuchar el último silbato.Hopefully you all have not resigned yourselves to defeat before hearing the final whistle.
ellos	hayan resignado	Es posible que los consejeros hayan resignado ya a varias de sus ventajas internas.It is possible that the council members have already given up several of their internal advantages.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	resignara	Si yo me resignara menos a lo inevitable, buscaría soluciones con más energía.If I resigned myself less to the inevitable, I would look for solutions with more energy.
tú	resignaras	Si resignaras el cargo ahora, muchos interpretarían tu salida como una denuncia ética.If you resigned the post now, many would interpret your departure as an ethical denunciation.
él	resignara	Si el director se resignara hoy, el consejo tendría que reaccionar de inmediato.If the director resigned today, the board would have to react immediately.
nosotros	resignáramos	Si nos resignáramos a una versión tan débil del proyecto, perderíamos su sentido.If we resigned ourselves to such a weak version of the project, we would lose its meaning.
vosotros	resignarais	Si os resignarais tan pronto a la derrota, jamás creceríais como equipo.If you all resigned yourselves so soon to defeat, you would never grow as a team.
ellos	resignaran	Si los directivos resignaran sus privilegios, la plantilla confiaría algo más en ellos.If the executives gave up their privileges, the staff would trust them a bit more.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera resignado	Si yo me hubiera resignado antes a cerrar esa etapa, habría sufrido bastante menos.If I had resigned myself earlier to closing that stage, I would have suffered much less.
tú	hubieras resignado	Si hubieras resignado el cargo antes, habrías evitado que dañaran tanto tu reputación.If you had resigned the post earlier, you would have avoided so much damage to your reputation.
él	hubiera resignado	Si el ministro se hubiera resignado a tiempo, la crisis habría sido menos destructiva.If the minister had resigned in time, the crisis would have been less destructive.
nosotros	hubiéramos resignado	Si nos hubiéramos resignado a recortar el proyecto sin luchar antes, hoy lo lamentaríamos mucho más.If we had resigned ourselves to cutting the project without first fighting, today we would regret it much more.
vosotros	hubierais resignado	Si os hubierais resignado a la derrota tan pronto, no habríais forzado aquella prórroga épica.If you all had resigned yourselves to defeat so soon, you would not have forced that epic extra time.
ellos	hubieran resignado	Si los consejeros hubieran resignado sus privilegios antes, habrían preservado parte de su autoridad moral.If the council members had given up their privileges earlier, they would have preserved part of their moral authority.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	resignare	Si yo me resignare a una salida peor, al menos lo haré con plena conciencia.If I resign myself to a worse outcome, at least I will do so with full awareness.
tú	resignares	Cuando resignares el cargo, explica con claridad qué te obliga a hacerlo.When you resign the post, explain clearly what forces you to do it.
él	resignare	El que se resignare demasiado pronto perderá margen para cambiar el resultado.Whoever resigns too soon will lose room to change the outcome.
nosotros	resignáremos	Si nosotros nos resignáremos a modificar el proyecto, lo haremos sin traicionar su núcleo.If we resign ourselves to modifying the project, we will do it without betraying its core.
vosotros	resignareis	Si vosotros os resignareis a una versión menor del plan, debilitaréis vuestra posición.If you all resign yourselves to a lesser version of the plan, you will weaken your position.
ellos	resignaren	Los directivos que resignaren sus privilegios a tiempo evitarán una ruptura mayor.The executives who give up their privileges in time will avoid a greater rupture.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere resignado	Cuando yo me hubiere resignado por completo a cerrar esa etapa, volveré a construir algo mejor.When I have fully resigned myself to closing that stage, I will build something better again.
tú	hubieres resignado	Cuando hubieres resignado el cargo, se entenderá por fin hasta qué punto la situación era insostenible.When you have resigned the post, it will finally be understood how unsustainable the situation was.
él	hubiere resignado	Cuando el ministro se hubiere resignado oficialmente, empezará la verdadera disputa por el relevo.When the minister has officially resigned, the real dispute over the replacement will begin.
nosotros	hubiéremos resignado	Cuando nos hubiéremos resignado a modificar el proyecto, negociaremos cada cambio con rigor.When we have resigned ourselves to modifying the project, we will negotiate every change rigorously.
vosotros	hubiereis resignado	Cuando os hubiereis resignado a una fase más dura del torneo, jugaréis con otra madurez.When you all have resigned yourselves to a harder phase of the tournament, you will play with another maturity.
ellos	hubieren resignado	Cuando los directivos hubieren resignado parte de sus privilegios, quizá empiece a volver la confianza.When the executives have given up part of their privileges, perhaps trust will begin to return.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	resigna	No te rindas sin pensar, pero si debes hacerlo, resigna el cargo con dignidad.Do not give up thoughtlessly, but if you must do it, resign the post with dignity.
él	resigne	resigne a ciertas ventajas si quiere recuperar algo de autoridad moral.Let him give up certain advantages if he wants to recover some moral authority.
nosotros	resignemos	resignemos a cambiar el plan, pero no a renunciar del todo a su sentido.Let us resign ourselves to changing the plan, but not to giving up its meaning altogether.
vosotros	resignad	No os hundáis, solo resignad a una fase más dura y jugad con inteligencia.Do not sink, just resign yourselves to a harder phase and play intelligently.
ellos	resignen	resignen sus privilegios antes de que la presión pública los arrastre por completo.Let them give up their privileges before public pressure drags them down completely.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	no resignes	No te no resignes tan pronto a una salida mediocre; aún puedes forzar otra vía.Do not resign yourself so soon to a mediocre outcome; you can still force another path.
él	no resigne	No no resigne el cargo sin dejar antes por escrito las razones reales.Do not let him resign the post without first leaving the real reasons in writing.
nosotros	no resignemos	No nos no resignemos a recortar el proyecto sin explorar antes todas las alternativas.Let us not resign ourselves to cutting the project without first exploring all the alternatives.
vosotros	no resignéis	No os no resignéis a la derrota mientras quede tiempo y una mínima opción.Do not resign yourselves to defeat while time and even a minimal option remain.
ellos	no resignen	No no resignen sus principios por conservar privilegios cada vez más vacíos.Do not let them give up their principles in order to preserve ever emptier privileges.

Resignar conjugation

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Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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