To manage in Spanish 🇪🇸

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Tips to remember "administrar":
• Associate it with the English word “administer” or “to manage,” both starting with “admin-.”
• Visualize yourself managing an office or a team. The act of handling important tasks helps cement that “administrar” means to handle or manage.
• Note that "administrar" often implies organization and oversight, much like administering an operation.

Explanations:
• "Administrar" means to manage, oversee, or direct various tasks, resources, or organizations.
• It’s used in contexts such as running a business, managing a budget, or handling a project.
• The word comes from the Latin “administrare,” linking to similar meanings in other Romance languages.

Synonyms:
• dirigir – to direct
• gestionar – to manage or to handle
• regir – to rule or govern (in broader contexts)
• conducir – to conduct or lead

Conjugations:

Indicative Present:
• Yo administro – I manage
• Tú administras – You manage
• Él/Ella/Usted administra – He/She/You (formal) manages
• Nosotros/Nosotras administramos – We manage
• Vosotros/Vosotras administráis – You all manage
• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes administran – They/You all manage

Preterite (Past simple):
• Yo administré – I managed
• Tú administraste – You managed
• Él/Ella/Usted administró – He/She/You (formal) managed
• Nosotros/Nosotras administramos – We managed
• Vosotros/Vosotras administrasteis – You all managed
• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes administraron – They/You all managed

Imperfect:
• Yo administraba – I was managing/I used to manage
• Tú administrabas – You were managing/You used to manage
• Él/Ella/Usted administraba – He/She/You (formal) was/were managing
• Nosotros/Nosotras administrábamos – We were managing/used to manage
• Vosotros/Vosotras administrabais – You all were managing/used to manage
• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes administraban – They/You all were managing/used to manage

Future:
• Yo administraré – I will manage
• Tú administrarás – You will manage
• Él/Ella/Usted administrará – He/She/You (formal) will manage
• Nosotros/Nosotras administraremos – We will manage
• Vosotros/Vosotras administraréis – You all will manage
• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes administrarán – They/You all will manage

Conditional:
• Yo administraría – I would manage
• Tú administrarías – You would manage
• Él/Ella/Usted administraría – He/She/You (formal) would manage
• Nosotros/Nosotras administraríamos – We would manage
• Vosotros/Vosotras administraríais – You all would manage
• Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes administrarían – They/You all would manage

Examples of sentences:

1. Yo administro la empresa con responsabilidad.
  Translation: I manage the company responsibly.

2. Ella administró el presupuesto durante el año pasado.
  Translation: She managed the budget during the past year.

3. Nosotros administrábamos un proyecto importante en nuestra antigua empresa.
  Translation: We used to manage an important project in our previous company.

4. Ellos administrarán los recursos humanos la próxima temporada.
  Translation: They will manage the human resources next season.

5. Si tú administraras mejor tu tiempo, tendrías más éxito.
  Translation: If you managed your time better, you would be more successful.

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