justificar

/xustifiˈkaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
justifico
preterite (yo)
justifiqué
past participle
justificado

Meaning

  1. to justify

    • No puedes justificar eso.

      You can't justify that.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

fundamentar

fundamentar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to justify."

Portuguese

justificar

justificar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to justify."

Practice

1 What does justificar mean?

2 Fill the gap: No puedes ___ eso.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches justificar?

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