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Sobornar conjugation

sobornar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning bribe. In the present tense: yo soborno, tú sobornas, él/ella soborna, nosotros sobornamos, vosotros sobornáis, ellos sobornan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #1156-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
sobornar
Gerundio
sobornando
Meaning
bribe
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Sobornar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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InfinitivosobornarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiosobornandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar sobornando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yosoborno
Yo soborno al portero con dos entradas sobrantes.I bribe the doorman with two spare tickets.
sobornas
Tú normalmente sobornas al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.You usually bribe the referee with money inside an envelope.
élsoborna
Hoy, el empresario corrupto soborna a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.Today, the corrupt businessman bribes a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotrossobornamos
A veces, nosotros sobornamos al vigilante con comida y promesas.At times, we bribe the guard with food and promises.
vosotrossobornáis
Ahora, vosotros sobornáis a un testigo débil con regalos caros.Right now, you all bribe a weak witness with expensive gifts.
ellossobornan
Casi siempre, los traficantes del puerto sobornan a media oficina con favores pequeños.Most of the time, the smugglers at the port bribe half the office with small favors.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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yohe sobornado
Este año, yo he sobornado al portero con dos entradas sobrantes.This year, I have bribed the doorman with two spare tickets.
has sobornado
Últimamente, tú has sobornado al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.Lately, you have bribed the referee with money inside an envelope.
élha sobornado
En estos meses, el empresario corrupto ha sobornado a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.In these months, the corrupt businessman has bribed a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotroshemos sobornado
Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos sobornado al vigilante con comida y promesas.So far, we have bribed the guard with food and promises.
vosotroshabéis sobornado
En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis sobornado a un testigo débil con regalos caros.This term, you all have bribed a weak witness with expensive gifts.
elloshan sobornado
En este tiempo, los traficantes del puerto han sobornado a media oficina con favores pequeños.During this time, the smugglers at the port have bribed half the office with small favors.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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yosoborné
Ayer, yo soborné al portero con dos entradas sobrantes.Yesterday, I bribed the doorman with two spare tickets.
sobornaste
Hace un rato, tú sobornaste al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.A little while ago, you bribed the referee with money inside an envelope.
élsobornó
Esta mañana, el empresario corrupto sobornó a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.This morning, the corrupt businessman bribed a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotrossobornamos
Anoche, nosotros sobornamos al vigilante con comida y promesas.Last night, we bribed the guard with food and promises.
vosotrossobornasteis
El sábado, vosotros sobornasteis a un testigo débil con regalos caros.On Saturday, you all bribed a weak witness with expensive gifts.
ellossobornaron
Hace poco, los traficantes del puerto sobornaron a media oficina con favores pequeños.Not long ago, the smugglers at the port bribed half the office with small favors.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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yosobornaba
Antes, yo sobornaba al portero con dos entradas sobrantes.Before, I used to bribe the doorman with two spare tickets.
sobornabas
Por entonces, tú sobornabas al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.Back then, you used to bribe the referee with money inside an envelope.
élsobornaba
En esa época, el empresario corrupto sobornaba a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.At that time, the corrupt businessman used to bribe a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotrossobornábamos
Cuando eso era normal, nosotros sobornábamos al vigilante con comida y promesas.When that was normal, we used to bribe the guard with food and promises.
vosotrossobornabais
Hace años, vosotros sobornabais a un testigo débil con regalos caros.Years ago, you all used to bribe a weak witness with expensive gifts.
ellossobornaban
En aquellos días, los traficantes del puerto sobornaban a media oficina con favores pequeños.In those days, the smugglers at the port used to bribe half the office with small favors.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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yohabía sobornado
Cuando llegaste, yo ya había sobornado al portero con dos entradas sobrantes.When you arrived, I had already bribed the doorman with two spare tickets.
habías sobornado
Para entonces, tú ya habías sobornado al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.By then, you had already bribed the referee with money inside an envelope.
élhabía sobornado
Al volver, el empresario corrupto ya había sobornado a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.When we came back, the corrupt businessman had already bribed a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotroshabíamos sobornado
Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos sobornado al vigilante con comida y promesas.Before talking it through, we had already bribed the guard with food and promises.
vosotroshabíais sobornado
Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais sobornado a un testigo débil con regalos caros.When you looked again, you all had already bribed a weak witness with expensive gifts.
elloshabían sobornado
Para ese momento, los traficantes del puerto ya habían sobornado a media oficina con favores pequeños.By that moment, the smugglers at the port had already bribed half the office with small favors.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube sobornado
Apenas yo hube sobornado al portero con dos entradas sobrantes, todo cambió.As soon as I had bribed the doorman with two spare tickets, everything changed.
hubiste sobornado
En cuanto tú hubiste sobornado al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre, se notó.The moment you had bribed the referee with money inside an envelope, it showed.
élhubo sobornado
No bien el empresario corrupto hubo sobornado a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más, hubo ruido.As soon as the corrupt businessman had bribed a minor official to gain one more day, there was trouble.
nosotroshubimos sobornado
Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos sobornado al vigilante con comida y promesas, seguimos adelante.Once we had bribed the guard with food and promises, we moved on.
vosotroshubisteis sobornado
Apenas vosotros hubisteis sobornado a un testigo débil con regalos caros, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had bribed a weak witness with expensive gifts, you checked the result.
elloshubieron sobornado
En cuanto los traficantes del puerto hubieron sobornado a media oficina con favores pequeños, el ambiente cambió.The moment the smugglers at the port had bribed half the office with small favors, the mood changed.

Futuro

Future

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yosobornaré
Mañana, yo sobornaré al portero con dos entradas sobrantes.Tomorrow, I will bribe the doorman with two spare tickets.
sobornarás
Dentro de poco, tú sobornarás al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.Soon, you will bribe the referee with money inside an envelope.
élsobornará
Esta tarde, el empresario corrupto sobornará a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.This afternoon, the corrupt businessman will bribe a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotrossobornaremos
La semana que viene, nosotros sobornaremos al vigilante con comida y promesas.Next week, we will bribe the guard with food and promises.
vosotrossobornaréis
Pronto, vosotros sobornaréis a un testigo débil con regalos caros.Before long, you all will bribe a weak witness with expensive gifts.
ellossobornarán
Más adelante, los traficantes del puerto sobornarán a media oficina con favores pequeños.Later on, the smugglers at the port will bribe half the office with small favors.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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yohabré sobornado
Para entonces, yo ya habré sobornado al portero con dos entradas sobrantes.By then, I will already have bribed the doorman with two spare tickets.
habrás sobornado
Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás sobornado al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.Before closing time, you will already have bribed the referee with money inside an envelope.
élhabrá sobornado
Al final del día, el empresario corrupto ya habrá sobornado a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.By the end of the day, the corrupt businessman will already have bribed a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotroshabremos sobornado
Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos sobornado al vigilante con comida y promesas.By tomorrow, we will already have bribed the guard with food and promises.
vosotroshabréis sobornado
Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis sobornado a un testigo débil con regalos caros.Before leaving, you all will already have bribed a weak witness with expensive gifts.
elloshabrán sobornado
Para esa hora, los traficantes del puerto ya habrán sobornado a media oficina con favores pequeños.By that hour, the smugglers at the port will already have bribed half the office with small favors.

Condicional

Conditional

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yosobornaría
En un caso así, yo sobornaría al portero con dos entradas sobrantes.In a case like that, I would bribe the doorman with two spare tickets.
sobornarías
Con un poco más de tiempo, tú sobornarías al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.With a little more time, you would bribe the referee with money inside an envelope.
élsobornaría
En esa situación, el empresario corrupto sobornaría a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.In that situation, the corrupt businessman would bribe a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotrossobornaríamos
Con ese panorama, nosotros sobornaríamos al vigilante con comida y promesas.With that outlook, we would bribe the guard with food and promises.
vosotrossobornaríais
Llegado el caso, vosotros sobornaríais a un testigo débil con regalos caros.If it came to that, you all would bribe a weak witness with expensive gifts.
ellossobornarían
En un día así, los traficantes del puerto sobornarían a media oficina con favores pequeños.On a day like that, the smugglers at the port would bribe half the office with small favors.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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yohabría sobornado
En otro momento, yo habría sobornado al portero con dos entradas sobrantes.At another moment, I would have bribed the doorman with two spare tickets.
habrías sobornado
Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías sobornado al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.With a little more margin, you would have bribed the referee with money inside an envelope.
élhabría sobornado
A esas alturas, el empresario corrupto habría sobornado a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.By then, the corrupt businessman would have bribed a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotroshabríamos sobornado
Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos sobornado al vigilante con comida y promesas.With that turn, we would have bribed the guard with food and promises.
vosotroshabríais sobornado
Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais sobornado a un testigo débil con regalos caros.At that point, you all would have bribed a weak witness with expensive gifts.
elloshabrían sobornado
En ese punto, los traficantes del puerto habrían sobornado a media oficina con favores pequeños.From there, the smugglers at the port would have bribed half the office with small favors.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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yosoborne
Es mejor que yo soborne al portero con dos entradas sobrantes.It is better that I bribe the doorman with two spare tickets.
sobornes
Hace falta que tú sobornes al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.It is necessary that you bribe the referee with money inside an envelope.
élsoborne
Conviene que el empresario corrupto soborne a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.It is wise that the corrupt businessman bribe a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotrossobornemos
Importa que nosotros sobornemos al vigilante con comida y promesas.It matters that we bribe the guard with food and promises.
vosotrossobornéis
Puede ser útil que vosotros sobornéis a un testigo débil con regalos caros.It may help if you all bribe a weak witness with expensive gifts.
ellossobornen
Es posible que los traficantes del puerto sobornen a media oficina con favores pequeños.It is possible that the smugglers at the port bribe half the office with small favors.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya sobornado
Ojalá yo haya sobornado al portero con dos entradas sobrantes.Hopefully I have bribed the doorman with two spare tickets.
hayas sobornado
Puede que tú ya hayas sobornado al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.Maybe you already have bribed the referee with money inside an envelope.
élhaya sobornado
Tal vez el empresario corrupto haya sobornado a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.Perhaps the corrupt businessman has bribed a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotroshayamos sobornado
Quizá nosotros ya hayamos sobornado al vigilante con comida y promesas.Maybe we already have bribed the guard with food and promises.
vosotroshayáis sobornado
Es probable que vosotros hayáis sobornado a un testigo débil con regalos caros.It is likely that you all have bribed a weak witness with expensive gifts.
elloshayan sobornado
Puede ser que los traficantes del puerto ya hayan sobornado a media oficina con favores pequeños.It may be that the smugglers at the port already have bribed half the office with small favors.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yosobornara
Si yo sobornara al portero con dos entradas sobrantes, se notaría enseguida.If I bribed the doorman with two spare tickets, it would show right away.
sobornaras
Si tú sobornaras al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre, costaría ocultarlo.If you bribed the referee with money inside an envelope, it would be hard to hide.
élsobornara
Si el empresario corrupto sobornara a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más, daría mucho que hablar.If the corrupt businessman bribed a minor official to gain one more day, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrossobornáramos
Si nosotros sobornáramos al vigilante con comida y promesas, todo iría por otro lado.If we bribed the guard with food and promises, everything would go another way.
vosotrossobornarais
Si vosotros sobornarais a un testigo débil con regalos caros, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all bribed a weak witness with expensive gifts, the mood would change.
ellossobornaran
Si los traficantes del puerto sobornaran a media oficina con favores pequeños, la escena sería otra.If the smugglers at the port bribed half the office with small favors, the whole scene would be different.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera sobornado
Si yo hubiera sobornado al portero con dos entradas sobrantes, aún se recordaría.If I had bribed the doorman with two spare tickets, it would still be remembered.
hubieras sobornado
Si tú hubieras sobornado al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre, eso habría dejado marca.If you had bribed the referee with money inside an envelope, that would have left a mark.
élhubiera sobornado
Si el empresario corrupto hubiera sobornado a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the corrupt businessman had bribed a minor official to gain one more day, people would still be talking about it.
nosotroshubiéramos sobornado
Si nosotros hubiéramos sobornado al vigilante con comida y promesas, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had bribed the guard with food and promises, the day would have gone another way.
vosotroshubierais sobornado
Si vosotros hubierais sobornado a un testigo débil con regalos caros, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had bribed a weak witness with expensive gifts, the change would have shown earlier.
elloshubieran sobornado
Si los traficantes del puerto hubieran sobornado a media oficina con favores pequeños, nada habría quedado igual.If the smugglers at the port had bribed half the office with small favors, nothing would have stayed the same.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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yosobornare
Si yo sobornare al portero con dos entradas sobrantes, se notará enseguida.If I bribe the doorman with two spare tickets, it will show right away.
sobornares
Si tú sobornares al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre, costará ignorarlo.If you bribe the referee with money inside an envelope, it will be hard to ignore.
élsobornare
Si el empresario corrupto sobornare a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más, dará mucho que hablar.If the corrupt businessman bribes a minor official to gain one more day, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotrossobornáremos
Si nosotros sobornáremos al vigilante con comida y promesas, todo irá por otro camino.If we bribe the guard with food and promises, everything will go another way.
vosotrossobornareis
Si vosotros sobornareis a un testigo débil con regalos caros, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all bribe a weak witness with expensive gifts, the mood will change fast.
ellossobornaren
Si los traficantes del puerto sobornaren a media oficina con favores pequeños, la escena será distinta.If the smugglers at the port bribe half the office with small favors, the whole scene will be different.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere sobornado
Cuando yo hubiere sobornado al portero con dos entradas sobrantes, ya se notará.When I have bribed the doorman with two spare tickets, it will already show.
hubieres sobornado
En cuanto tú hubieres sobornado al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have bribed the referee with money inside an envelope, it will be hard not to see.
élhubiere sobornado
Cuando el empresario corrupto hubiere sobornado a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más, se verá de inmediato.When the corrupt businessman has bribed a minor official to gain one more day, it will show at once.
nosotroshubiéremos sobornado
Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos sobornado al vigilante con comida y promesas, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have bribed the guard with food and promises, everything will move differently.
vosotroshubiereis sobornado
Cuando vosotros hubiereis sobornado a un testigo débil con regalos caros, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have bribed a weak witness with expensive gifts, the mood will sound different.
elloshubieren sobornado
En cuanto los traficantes del puerto hubieren sobornado a media oficina con favores pequeños, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the smugglers at the port have bribed half the office with small favors, the change will be clear.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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yo-
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soborna
soborna al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.Bribe the referee with money inside an envelope.
élsoborne
Que el empresario corrupto soborne a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.Let the corrupt businessman Bribe a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotrossobornemos
sobornemos al vigilante con comida y promesas.Bribe the guard with food and promises.
vosotrossobornad
sobornad a un testigo débil con regalos caros.Bribe a weak witness with expensive gifts.
ellossobornen
Que los traficantes del puerto sobornen a media oficina con favores pequeños.Let the smugglers at the port Bribe half the office with small favors.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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no sobornes
No no sobornes al árbitro con dinero dentro de un sobre.Do not bribe the referee with money inside an envelope.
élno soborne
Que el empresario corrupto no no soborne a un funcionario menor para ganar un día más.Let the corrupt businessman not bribe a minor official to gain one more day.
nosotrosno sobornemos
No no sobornemos al vigilante con comida y promesas.Let us not bribe the guard with food and promises.
vosotrosno sobornéis
No no sobornéis a un testigo débil con regalos caros.Do not bribe a weak witness with expensive gifts.
ellosno sobornen
Que los traficantes del puerto no no sobornen a media oficina con favores pequeños.Let the smugglers at the port not bribe half the office with small favors.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ al portero con dos entradas sobrantes.

I bribe the doorman with two spare tickets.

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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 'sobornar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'sobornar' means to bribe. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is sobornar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Sobornar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate sobornar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of sobornar: yo soborno, tú sobornas, él/ella/usted soborna, nosotros sobornamos, vosotros sobornáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sobornan.
How do you conjugate sobornar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of sobornar: yo soborné, tú sobornaste, él/ella/usted sobornó, nosotros sobornamos, vosotros sobornasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes sobornaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of sobornar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of sobornar: yo sobornaba, tú sobornabas, él/ella/usted sobornaba, nosotros sobornábamos, vosotros sobornabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes sobornaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of sobornar?
The past participle of sobornar is 'sobornado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he sobornado' (I have bribeed), 'has sobornado', 'ha sobornado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of sobornar?
The gerundio of sobornar is 'sobornando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy sobornando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.