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justificar

Level B2

Meaning

to justify, to account for

Example

Tuvo que justificar cada gasto con una factura.

He had to justify every expense with an invoice.

A way to remember it

English "justify" comes from the same Latin root, iustus "fair, right": to justificar is to show something was right.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
justifico
you (sg.)
justificas
he, she
justifica
we
justificamos
you (pl.)
justificáis
they
justifican
simple past
I
justifiqué
you (sg.)
justificaste
he, she
justificó
we
justificamos
you (pl.)
justificasteis
they
justificaron
imperfect
I
justificaba
you (sg.)
justificabas
he, she
justificaba
we
justificábamos
you (pl.)
justificabais
they
justificaban
imperative
you (sg.)
justifica
we
justifiquemos
you (pl.)
justificad
future
I
justificaré
you (sg.)
justificarás
he, she
justificará
we
justificaremos
you (pl.)
justificaréis
they
justificarán
conditional
I
justificaría
you (sg.)
justificarías
he, she
justificaría
we
justificaríamos
you (pl.)
justificaríais
they
justificarían
present subjunctive
I
justifique
you (sg.)
justifiques
he, she
justifique
we
justifiquemos
you (pl.)
justifiquéis
they
justifiquen
imperfect subjunctive
I
justificara / justificase
you (sg.)
justificaras / justificases
he, she
justificara / justificase
we
justificáramos / justificásemos
you (pl.)
justificarais / justificaseis
they
justificaran / justificasen

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