Spanish
Etymology
From Latin sanctificō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /santiˈɡwaɾ/ [sãn̪.t̪iˈɣ̞waɾ]
Verb
santiguar (first-person singular present santiguo, first-person singular preterite santigüé, past participle santiguado)
- to bless
- to make the sign of the cross
- (reflexive) to cross oneself
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of santiguar (gu-gü alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive santiguar
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dative
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santiguarme
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santiguarte
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santiguarle, santiguarse
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santiguarnos
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santiguaros
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santiguarles, santiguarse
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accusative
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santiguarme
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santiguarte
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santiguarlo, santiguarla, santiguarse
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santiguarnos
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santiguaros
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santiguarlos, santiguarlas, santiguarse
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with gerund santiguando
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dative
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santiguándome
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santiguándote
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santiguándole, santiguándose
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santiguándonos
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santiguándoos
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santiguándoles, santiguándose
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accusative
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santiguándome
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santiguándote
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santiguándolo, santiguándola, santiguándose
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santiguándonos
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santiguándoos
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santiguándolos, santiguándolas, santiguándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative santigua
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dative
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santíguame
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santíguate
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santíguale
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santíguanos
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not used
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santíguales
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accusative
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santíguame
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santíguate
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santígualo, santíguala
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santíguanos
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not used
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santígualos, santígualas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative santiguá
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dative
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santiguame
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santiguate
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santiguale
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santiguanos
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not used
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santiguales
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accusative
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santiguame
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santiguate
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santigualo, santiguala
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santiguanos
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not used
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santigualos, santigualas
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with formal second-person singular imperative santigüe
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dative
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santígüeme
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not used
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santígüele, santígüese
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santígüenos
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not used
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santígüeles
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accusative
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santígüeme
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not used
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santígüelo, santígüela, santígüese
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santígüenos
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not used
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santígüelos, santígüelas
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with first-person plural imperative santigüemos
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dative
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not used
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santigüémoste
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santigüémosle
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santigüémonos
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santigüémoos
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santigüémosles
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accusative
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not used
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santigüémoste
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santigüémoslo, santigüémosla
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santigüémonos
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santigüémoos
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santigüémoslos, santigüémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative santiguad
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dative
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santiguadme
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not used
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santiguadle
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santiguadnos
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santiguaos
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santiguadles
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accusative
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santiguadme
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not used
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santiguadlo, santiguadla
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santiguadnos
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santiguaos
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santiguadlos, santiguadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative santigüen
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dative
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santígüenme
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not used
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santígüenle
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santígüennos
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not used
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santígüenles, santígüense
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accusative
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santígüenme
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not used
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santígüenlo, santígüenla
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santígüennos
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not used
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santígüenlos, santígüenlas, santígüense
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