-er verb irregular · spelling-change -cer/cir Intermediate

proteger — Conditional (Condicional)

to protect

The conditional conjugation of proteger (irregular spelling-change -cer/cir, ranked #144). Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

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Pronoun Conditional conjugation
yo protegería
protegerías
él/ella/Ud. protegería
nosotros protegeríamos
vosotros protegeríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. protegerían

* Red forms deviate from the regular -er conditional pattern.

Example sentence

Si pudiera, yo protegería.

If I could, I would protect.

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