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Jerarquizar is a Spanish verb which translates into English as “to arrange hierarchically”.
Below are all of the conjugations for jerarquizar in Spanish, in all three moods (indicative/indicativo, subjunctive/subjunctivo and imperative/imperativo) and all of the tenses, for each pronoun.
The vosotros pronoun is mainly used in mainland Spain, and is the informal second-person plural – it could be considered the Spanish version of “y’all”. It is rarely found in Latin America, where ustedes is used instead.
The vos form is used instead of tú in some Spanish speaking countries of South America, especially the Southern Cone (e.g. Argentina and Uruguay) and has a different conjugation.
| English Infinitive | to arrange hierarchically |
|---|---|
| Spanish Infinitive | jerarquizar |
The gerund (gerundio) is used with the continuous tenses, e.g. present continuous (está jerarquizando) and past continuous (estaba jerarquizando). The easiest way to think of it is the equivalent of english’s -ing form (e.g. arranging in a hierarchy).
The past participle (participio) is used with perfect tense ‘haber’ verbs, e.g. he jerarquizado and hubiera jerarquizado. These are the equivalent of English’s ‘have’ (e.g. have arranged in a hierarchy).
| Gerundio / Gerund | jerarquizando |
|---|---|
| Participio / Past Participle | jerarquizado |
The basic form of speech, el indicativo is used for making statements, talking about facts, events and things that are certain and objective.
The present tense is as it sounds – it’s for talking about things that are currently going on, which are habitual, or which generally exist. In English, this would be “I arrange in a hierarchy” or “they arrange in a hierarchy”.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | jerarquizo |
| Tú | jerarquizas |
| Él / Ella / Usted | jerarquiza |
| Nosotros / as | jerarquizamos |
| Vosotros / as | jerarquizáis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | jerarquizan |
| Vos | jerarquizás |
Your simple past tense, e.g. “I arranged in a hierarchy” or “she arranged in a hierarchy” in English.
In Spanish, there are two past tenses where just one is used in English; the pretérite infefinido is typically used to refer to a concrete, specific moment in time.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | jerarquicé | I arranged in a hierarchy |
| Tú | jerarquizaste | You arranged in a hierarchy |
| Él / Ella / Usted | jerarquizó | He / she / you arranged in a hierarchy |
| Nosotros / as | jerarquizamos | We arranged in a hierarchy |
| Vosotros / as | jerarquizasteis | You arranged in a hierarchy |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | jerarquizaron | They / you arranged in a hierarchy |
| Vos | jerarquizaste | You arranged in a hierarchy |
The pretérito imperfecto roughly translates as “I was arranging in a hierarchy” or “she was arranging in a hierarchy” in English, and is typically used to describe things and set a scene, talk about events without a specific timeframe, or talk about habitual events or states in the past.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | jerarquizaba | I was arranging in a hierarchy |
| Tú | jerarquizabas | You were arranging in a hierarchy |
| Él / Ella / Usted | jerarquizaba | He was / she was / you were arranging in a hierarchy |
| Nosotros / as | jerarquizábamos | We were arranging in a hierarchy |
| Vosotros / as | jerarquizabais | You were arranging in a hierarchy |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | jerarquizaban | They / you were arranging in a hierarchy |
| Vos | jerarquizabas | You were arranging in a hierarchy |
The perfect tense is for talking about things which happened in the past but are still related to the present or continue into the present.
In English, these use the auxiliary verbs ‘have’ and ‘has’ – i.e. “I have arranged in a hierarchy” and “she has arranged in a hierarchy”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he jerarquizado | I have arranged in a hierarchy |
| Tú | has jerarquizado | You have arranged in a hierarchy |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha jerarquizado | He has / she has / you have arranged in a hierarchy |
| Nosotros / as | hemos jerarquizado | We have arranged in a hierarchy |
| Vosotros / as | habéis jerarquizado | You have arranged in a hierarchy |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han jerarquizado | They / you have arranged in a hierarchy |
| Vos | has jerarquizado | You have arranged in a hierarchy |
The conditional is used in place of the English modal verb “would”, i.e. “I would arrange in a hierarchy” or “she would arrange in a hierarchy”. It can be used to talk about hypothetical situations.
| Pronoun | Spanish | Englush |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | jerarquizaría | I would arrange in a hierarchy |
| Tú | jerarquizarías | You would arrange in a hierarchy |
| Él / Ella / Usted | jerarquizaría | He / she / you would arrange in a hierarchy |
| Nosotros / as | jerarquizaríamos | We would arrange in a hierarchy |
| Vosotros / as | jerarquizaríais | You would arrange in a hierarchy |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | jerarquizarían | They / you would arrange in a hierarchy |
| Vos | jerarquizarías | You would arrange in a hierarchy |
The future tense, simply put, replaces the English modal verb “will” – i.e. “I will arrange in a hierarchy” or “they will arrange in a hierarchy”.
It is more commonly used for making a hypothesis about the present. To talk about the future, Spanish speakers frequently use “ir + a + infinivo”, e.g. “van a jerarquizar” means “They are going to arrange in a hierarchy”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | jerarquizaré | I will arrange in a hierarchy |
| Tú | jerarquizarás | You will arrange in a hierarchy |
| Él / Ella / Usted | jerarquizará | He / she / you will arrange in a hierarchy |
| Nosotros / as | jerarquizaremos | We will arrange in a hierarchy |
| Vosotros / as | jerarquizaréis | You will arrange in a hierarchy |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | jerarquizarán | They / you will arrange in a hierarchy |
| Vos | jerarquizarás | You will arrange in a hierarchy |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | jerarquice |
| Tú | jerarquices |
| Él / Ella / Usted | jerarquice |
| Nosotros / as | jerarquicemos |
| Vosotros / as | jerarquicéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | jerarquicen |
| Vos | jerarquices |
There are two ways to form the imperfect subjunctive.
The first option sees verbs ending in -era (for -er and -ir verbs) and -ara (for -ar verbs), while the second sees verbs ending in -ese (for -er and -ir verbs) and -ase (for -ar verbs).
There is no difference between these two forms, and Spanish speakers use them interchangeably.
| Pronoun | Spanish era/ara | Spanish ese/ase |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | jerarquizara | jerarquizase |
| Tú | jerarquizaras | jerarquizase |
| Él / Ella / Usted | jerarquizara | jerarquizase |
| Nosotros / as | jerarquizáramos | jerarquizásemos |
| Vosotros / as | jerarquizarais | jerarquizaseis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | jerarquizaran | jerarquizasen |
| Vos | jerarquizaras | jerarquizase |
The future subjunctive is no longer used in modern-day Spanish, apart from in literary and legal contexts, and there is no need to learn it.
It is formed the same as the past/imperfect subjunctive, but with -e endings instead of -a endings.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | jerarquizare |
| Tú | jerarquizares |
| Él / Ella / Usted | jerarquizare |
| Nosotros / as | jerarquizáremos |
| Vosotros / as | jerarquizareis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | jerarquizaren |
| Vos | jerarquizares |
Used for forming positive and negative commands, e.g. “arrange in a hierarchy!” and “don’t arrange in a hierarchy!”.
| Pronoun | Spanish Affirmative | Spanish Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Tú | jerarquiza | no jerarquices |
| Él / Ella / Usted | jerarquice | no jerarquice |
| Nosotros / as | jerarquicemos | no jerarquicemos |
| Vosotros / as | jerarquizad | no jerarquicéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | jerarquicen | no jerarquicen |
| Vos | jerarquizá | no jerarquices |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | haya jerarquizado |
| Tú | hayas jerarquizado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya jerarquizado |
| Nosotros / as | hayamos jerarquizado |
| Vosotros / as | hayáis jerarquizado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan jerarquizado |
| Vos | hayas jerarquizado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera jerarquizado / hubiese jerarquizado |
| Tú | hubieras jerarquizado / hubieses jerarquizado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera jerarquizado / hubiese jerarquizado |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéramos jerarquizado / hubiésemos jerarquizado |
| Vosotros / as | hubierais jerarquizado / hubieseis jerarquizado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran jerarquizado / hubiesen jerarquizado |
| Vos | hubieras jerarquizado / hubieses jerarquizado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere jerarquizado |
| Tú | hubieres jerarquizado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere jerarquizado |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéremos jerarquizado |
| Vosotros / as | hubiereis jerarquizado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren jerarquizado |
| Vos | hubieres jerarquizado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | esté jerarquizando |
| Tú | estés jerarquizando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | esté jerarquizando |
| Nosotros / as | estemos jerarquizando |
| Vosotros / as | estéis jerarquizando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estén jerarquizando |
| Vos | estés jerarquizando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviera jerarquizando / estuviese jerarquizando |
| Tú | estuvieras jerarquizando / estuvieses jerarquizando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviera jerarquizando / estuviese jerarquizando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéramos jerarquizando / estuviésamos jerarquizando |
| Vosotros / as | estuvierais jerarquizando / estuvieseis jerarquizando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviera jerarquizando / estuviese jerarquizando |
| Vos | estuvieras jerarquizando / estuvieses jerarquizando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviere jerarquizando |
| Tú | estuvieres jerarquizando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviere jerarquizando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéremos jerarquizando |
| Vosotros / as | estuviereis jerarquizando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviere jerarquizando |
| Vos | estuvieres jerarquizando |
Voseo is the practice of using ‘vos’ instead of ‘tú’ as the second-person singular pronoun, and is common throughout much of South America.
There are various versions of ‘voseo’ used throughout the Spanish-speaking world. The conjugations for the most common type – used throughout Argentina, parts of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguya and Uruguay are below.
The present indicative (presente de indicativo) and affirmative imperative (imperativo) have different conjugations from the tú form, while all other tenses generally use the tú form.
| Tense | Vos Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Present Indicative Presente de Indicativo | Vos jerarquizás |
| Simle Past / Preterite Preterite de Indicativo | Vos jerarquizaste |
| Imperfect Past Preterite Imperfecto de Indicativo | Vos jerarquizabas |
| Conditional Condicional | Vos jerarquizarías |
| Future Futuro de Indicativo | Vos jerarquizarás |
| Present Subjunctive Presente de Subjunctivo | Vos jerarquices |
| Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subjunctivo | Vos jerarquizaras / Vos jerarquizase |
| Affirmative Imperative Imperativo | Vos jerarquizá |
| Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo | Vos no jerarquices |