Conjugate apoderar in Spanish
to empower, to seize
apoderar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1693 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El miedo se apoderó de la ciudad entera." (Fear seized the entire city.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
apoderar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to empower, to seize · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | apodero |
| tú | apoderas |
| él/ella/Ud. | apodera |
| nosotros | apoderamos |
| vosotros | apoderáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apoderan |
Yo apodero todos los días.
I empower, to seize every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | apoderé |
| tú | apoderaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoderó |
| nosotros | apoderamos |
| vosotros | apoderasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apoderaron |
Los rebeldes se apoderaron del palacio durante la noche.
The rebels seized the palace during the night.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | apoderaba |
| tú | apoderabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoderaba |
| nosotros | apoderábamos |
| vosotros | apoderabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apoderaban |
Antes yo apoderaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to empower, to seize often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | apoderaré |
| tú | apoderarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoderará |
| nosotros | apoderaremos |
| vosotros | apoderaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apoderarán |
Mañana yo apoderaré.
Tomorrow I will empower, to seize.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | apoderaría |
| tú | apoderarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | apoderaría |
| nosotros | apoderaríamos |
| vosotros | apoderaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apoderarían |
Si pudiera, yo apoderaría.
If I could, I would empower, to seize.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | apodere |
| tú | apoderes |
| él/ella/Ud. | apodere |
| nosotros | apoderemos |
| vosotros | apoderéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apoderen |
No dejes que la ansiedad se apodere de ti.
Don't let anxiety take hold of you.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | apodera |
| él/ella/Ud. | apodere |
| nosotros | apoderemos |
| vosotros | apoderad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | apoderen |
No dejes que la ansiedad se apodere de ti.
Don't let anxiety take hold of you.
Test yourself
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Example sentences
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El miedo se apoderó de la ciudad entera.
Fear seized the entire city.
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Los rebeldes se apoderaron del palacio durante la noche.
The rebels seized the palace during the night.
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No dejes que la ansiedad se apodere de ti.
Don't let anxiety take hold of you.
Common phrases with apoderar
- apoderarse de algo to seize something
- el pánico se apoderó de todos panic seized everyone
- apoderar a un representante to empower a representative