Conjugate capitular in Spanish
to capitulate, to surrender
capitular is a regular -ar verb ranked #1611 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El ejército enemigo capituló después de meses de asedio." (The enemy army capitulated after months of siege.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
capitular — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to capitulate, to surrender · -ar verb · regular · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | capitulo |
| tú | capitulas |
| él/ella/Ud. | capitula |
| nosotros | capitulamos |
| vosotros | capituláis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | capitulan |
Yo capitulo todos los días.
I capitulate, to surrender every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | capitulé |
| tú | capitulaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | capituló |
| nosotros | capitulamos |
| vosotros | capitulasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | capitularon |
Ayer yo capitulé.
Yesterday I capitulate, to surrender.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | capitulaba |
| tú | capitulabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | capitulaba |
| nosotros | capitulábamos |
| vosotros | capitulabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | capitulaban |
Antes yo capitulaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to capitulate, to surrender often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | capitularé |
| tú | capitularás |
| él/ella/Ud. | capitulará |
| nosotros | capitularemos |
| vosotros | capitularéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | capitularán |
Mañana yo capitularé.
Tomorrow I will capitulate, to surrender.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | capitularía |
| tú | capitularías |
| él/ella/Ud. | capitularía |
| nosotros | capitularíamos |
| vosotros | capitularíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | capitularían |
Si pudiera, yo capitularía.
If I could, I would capitulate, to surrender.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | capitule |
| tú | capitules |
| él/ella/Ud. | capitule |
| nosotros | capitulemos |
| vosotros | capituléis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | capitulen |
Espero que tú capitules.
I hope that you capitulate, to surrender.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | capitula |
| él/ella/Ud. | capitule |
| nosotros | capitulemos |
| vosotros | capitulad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | capitulen |
¡Capitula!
Capitulate, to surrender!
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Example sentences
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El ejército enemigo capituló después de meses de asedio.
The enemy army capitulated after months of siege.
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No estamos dispuestos a capitular ante sus demandas.
We are not willing to capitulate to their demands.
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La ciudad capituló sin condiciones tras la derrota.
The city surrendered unconditionally after the defeat.
Common phrases with capitular
- capitular ante el enemigo to capitulate to the enemy
- capitular sin condiciones to surrender unconditionally
- negarse a capitular to refuse to capitulate