The Spanish verb dedicarse means "to devote oneself, work as". It is the reflexive form of dedicar ("to dedicate"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of dedicarse is yo me dedico, tú te dedicas, él/ella/usted se dedica, nosotros nos dedicamos, vosotros os dedicáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se dedican. It counts as a regular -ar verb, though 10 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form.
Forms in orange break the regular -ar pattern.
| yo | me dedico | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te dedicas | |
| él/ | se dedica | |
| nosotros | nos dedicamos | |
| vosotros | os dedicáis | |
| ellos/ | se dedican |
| yo | me dediqué (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te dedicaste |
| él/ | se dedicó |
| nosotros | nos dedicamos |
| vosotros | os dedicasteis |
| ellos/ | se dedicaron |
| yo | me dedicaba |
|---|---|
| tú | te dedicabas |
| él/ | se dedicaba |
| nosotros | nos dedicábamos |
| vosotros | os dedicabais |
| ellos/ | se dedicaban |
| yo | me dedicaré |
|---|---|
| tú | te dedicarás |
| él/ | se dedicará |
| nosotros | nos dedicaremos |
| vosotros | os dedicaréis |
| ellos/ | se dedicarán |
| yo | me dedicaría |
|---|---|
| tú | te dedicarías |
| él/ | se dedicaría |
| nosotros | nos dedicaríamos |
| vosotros | os dedicaríais |
| ellos/ | se dedicarían |
| yo | me dedique (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te dediques (irregular) |
| él/ | se dedique (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos dediquemos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os dediquéis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se dediquen (irregular) |
| tú | dedícate |
|---|---|
| usted | dedíquese (irregular) |
| nosotros | dediquémonos (irregular) |
| vosotros | dedicaos |
| ustedes | dedíquense (irregular) |
| yo | me he dedicado |
|---|---|
| tú | te has dedicado |
| él/ | se ha dedicado |
| nosotros | nos hemos dedicado |
| vosotros | os habéis dedicado |
| ellos/ | se han dedicado |
Dedicarse is regular, with spelling changes only. The changes appear in me dediqué, the present subjunctive forms such as me dedique, and imperative forms such as dedíquese; the reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, but attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in dedícate and dedicándose.
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Yes, dedicarse is regular, with spelling changes only. The changes occur in the first person singular preterite, the present subjunctive, and usted, nosotros, and ustedes affirmative imperative forms.
Dedicar means to dedicate something or someone. Dedicarse means to devote oneself or work as.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me dedico, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in dedícate and dedicándose. The spelling changes appear in me dediqué, the present subjunctive, and usted, nosotros, and ustedes affirmative imperative forms; the gerund is dedicándose and the past participle is dedicado.