Start a Company in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to start a company in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• talk about starting a company

• use business-related vocabulary

• wish someone well using the subjunctive

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
empresarial	business
estratégico	strategic
innovador	innovative
reconocido	well-known
rentable	profitable
satisfecho	satisfied

examples
Deseo que tengas ética empresarial. I want you to have business ethics.
Quiero que hagas alianzas estratégicas. I want you to make strategic alliances.
Deseo que tus ideas sean innovadoras. I want your ideas to be innovative.

Adverbs

Spanish	English
eficazmente	efficiently
exponencialmente	exponentially

examples
Espero que tus empleados trabajen eficazmente. I hope your employees work efficiently.
Tengo ganas de que crezcas exponencialmente. I want you to grow exponentially.

It’s in the -Mente!

Just like many adverbs in English end in -ly, many Spanish adverbs of manner end in -mente. In fact, many adverbs can also be formed with adjectives by using the following formula:

feminine singular adjective + -mente

Both eficazmente and exponencialmente are good examples of this formula in Spanish.

Nouns

Spanish	English
la alianza	alliance
el ambiente	atmosphere
la calidad	quality
la estrategia	strategy
la ética	ethics
el impacto	impact
el, la inversionista	investor
el, la líder	leader
la marca	brand
el producto	product
el servicio	service

examples
Quiero que hagas alianzas estratégicas. I want you to make strategic alliances.
Quiero que mantengas un buen ambiente. I want you to maintain a good atmosphere.
Deseo que tu producto sea de calidad. I want your product to be high-quality.

Gender Tip

According to the Real Academia Española(Spanish Royal Academy), the feminine form of líder can be either la líder or la líderesa. Lideresa is more common in parts of North, Central, and South America.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Crecer

Crecer(to grow) is an -er verb that has a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	crezca	I grow
tú	crezcas	you grow	informal singular you
vos	crezcas	you grow	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	crezca	he, she grows
usted	crezca	you grow	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	crezcamos	we grow
vosotros, vosotras	crezcáis	you grow	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	crezcan	they grow
ustedes	crezcan	you grow	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Diferenciarse

Diferenciarse(to differentiate oneself) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me diferencie	I differentiate myself
tú	te diferencies	you differentiate yourself	informal singular you
vos	te diferencies	you differentiate yourself	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se diferencie	he, she differentiates himself, herself
usted	se diferencie	you differentiate yourself	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos diferenciemos	we differentiate ourselves
vosotros, vosotras	os diferenciéis	you differentiate yourselves	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se diferencien	they differentiate themselves
ustedes	se diferencien	you differentiate yourselves	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Prosperar

Prosperar(to be successful) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	prospere	I am successful
tú	prosperes	you are successful	informal singular you
vos	prosperes	you are successful	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	prospere	he, she is successful
usted	prospere	you are successful	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	prosperemos	we are successful
vosotros, vosotras	prosperéis	you are successful	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	prosperen	they are successful
ustedes	prosperen	you are successful	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrase

In this skill, you learn the following verb phrase!

Hacerse Realidad

Hacerse realidad(to come true) is an -er pronominal verb phrase with a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Number	Conjugation	Translation
singular	se haga realidad	it comes true
plural	se hagan realidad	they come true

The Present Subjunctive

The Spanish present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) is used to talk about situations of doubt, desire, emotion, necessity, or uncertainty.

Unlike the present indicative, the present subjunctive is generally subjective.

Conjugating Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

To conjugate a verb in the present subjunctive, you must first remember what the present indicative yo form of the verb in question is. This is because the stem of present subjunctive verbs comes from the yo form of the present indicative. For many verbs, this will be the same as the infinitive stem, but for many others, such as verbs with spelling changes, stem-changing verbs, and irregular verbs, it will be different.

Present Subjunctive Stem Formula

The formula for finding the present subjunctive stem of a verb is the following:

present subjunctive stem = yo form of present indicative minus o ending

Regular Present Subjunctive Endings

Once you have the stem, you will add the present subjunctive ending that matches your subject. There are only two ending sets for the present subjunctive: one for -ar verbs and one for both -er and -ir verbs.

Subject	-ar Verb Endings	-er and -ir Verb Endings
yo	e	a
tú, vos	es	as
usted, él, ella	e	a
nosotros, nosotras	emos	amos
vosotros, vosotras	éis	áis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	en	an

Irregular Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

There are only six truly irregular verbs in the subjunctive. You'll find the conjugations for each of these verbs in the tables below.

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Dar, Estar, and Ser

Subject	Dar	Estar	Ser
yo	dé	esté	sea
tú, vos	des	estés	seas
usted, él, ella	dé	esté	sea
nosotros, nosotras	demos	estemos	seamos
vosotros, vosotras	deis	estéis	seáis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	den	estén	sean

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Haber, Ir, and Saber

Subject	Haber	Ir	Saber
yo	haya	vaya	sepa
tú, vos	hayas	vayas	sepas
usted, él, ella	haya	vaya	sepa
nosotros, nosotras	hayamos	vayamos	sepamos
vosotros, vosotras	hayáis	vayáis	sepáis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	hayan	vayan	sepan

To remember these six verbs, just think of the mnemonic DISHES:

Dar

Saber

Haber

Estar

Ser

Stem Changes and the Present Subjunctive

While they’re not entirely irregular, the following verbs do have certain changes that we need to keep in mind while conjugating verbs in the subjunctive:

1. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ar and -er Verbs

For verbs in this group, the e in the last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ie, or the o in the last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ue. All subjunctive forms follow the stem change except for nosotros and vosotros, which use the infinitive stem.

2. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ir Verbs

All e> ie and o> ue stem-changing -ir verbs follow the same changes as in the present indicative, except the nosotros and vosotros forms, in which the e changes to i and the o changes to u.