The Present Subjunctive of enfermarse is used to express situations of uncertainty, desire, emotion, or necessity related to getting sick. For example, Es importante que no te enfermes. (It’s important that you don’t get sick.)

Enfermarse is a regular -ar verb, so its Present Subjunctive conjugations follow the regular pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Enfermarse (to get sick) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Enfermarse generally means to get sick or ill, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To become ill or sick: For example, Es importante que no te enfermes (It’s important that you don’t get sick).

To catch a disease: For example, Temo que me enferme de gripe (I’m afraid I might catch the flu).

To feel unwell (colloquial): For example, ¿Qué pasa si me enferme en el trabajo? (What if I feel unwell at work?)

To deteriorate in health (figurative): For example, No me gustaría que la economía se enferme más (I wouldn’t like the economy to deteriorate further).

Examples

Examples of Enfermarse in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que nadie se enferme durante el viaje. (I hope no one gets sick during the trip.)

Es importante que te enfermes lo menos posible. (It’s important that you get sick as little as possible.)

Mis padres no quieren que me enferme otra vez. (My parents don’t want me to get sick again.)

El jefe teme que sus empleados se enfermen por el estrés laboral. (The boss fears that his employees will get sick from work stress.)

Ojalá que nadie se enferme en la fiesta. (Hopefully no one gets sick at the party.)

Aunque no es probable, existe el riesgo de que nos enfermemos si no nos cuidamos. (Although it’s unlikely, there’s a risk that we could get sick if we don’t take care of ourselves.)

Sería una lástima que os enferméis justo antes de las vacaciones. (It would be a shame if you all got sick right before the vacation.)

Manténganse alejados de esa persona para que no se enfermen. (Stay away from that person so you don’t get sick.)

Cuídense mucho para que no os enferméis con este clima frío. (Take good care of yourselves so you don’t get sick in this cold weather.)

Toma tus vitaminas para que no te enfermes con tanta facilidad. (Take your vitamins so you don’t get sick so easily.)

Voy a tomar precauciones para que no me enferme de nuevo. (I’m going to take precautions so I don’t get sick again.)

Sería una pena que nos enfermemos justo antes del gran evento. (It would be a pity if we got sick right before the big event.)

Mamá no quiere que se enfermen por comer comida en mal estado. (Mom doesn’t want you all to get sick from eating spoiled food.)

Tengan cuidado para que no se enfermen con este virus tan contagioso. (Be careful so you don’t get sick with this highly contagious virus.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Enfermarse (to get sick) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.