The Subjunctive Mood of Admitir is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about the action of admitting something. For example, Es importante que admitas tus errores. (It’s important that you admit your mistakes.)

Admitir is a regular -ir verb, so its conjugations in the Present Subjunctive follow the standard pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Admitir (to admit) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Admitir generally means to admit or allow something, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To allow or permit: for example, Es importante que admitas tu error (It’s important that you admit your mistake).

To accept or receive: for example, Espero que el sistema admita mi solicitud (I hope the system accepts my application).

To consider or contemplate: for example, No admito que me hables así (I won’t tolerate you talking to me like that).

To confess or acknowledge: for example, Aunque no quiera, tendrá que admitir su culpabilidad (Even if he doesn’t want to, he’ll have to admit his guilt).

To let in or allow entry (colloquial): for example, Ojalá que el portero admita a mis amigos sin problemas (I hope the doorman lets my friends in without any issues).

Examples

Examples of Admitir in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que admitas tus errores para poder aprender de ellos. (It’s important that you admit your mistakes in order to learn from them.)

Aunque no lo creas, preferiría que admitas la verdad. (Even if you don’t believe it, I’d prefer that you admit the truth.)

El juez ordenó que el acusado admita su participación en el crimen. (The judge ordered that the accused admit his involvement in the crime.)

Mamá insiste en que admitamos cuando nos equivocamos. (Mom insists that we admit when we’re wrong.)

Ojalá que el político admita sus mentiras ante el público. (Hopefully the politician admits his lies to the public.)

Es fundamental que admitáis la gravedad de la situación. (It’s essential that you all admit the severity of the situation.)

Dudo que los empleados admitan su negligencia en el asunto. (I doubt the employees will admit their negligence in the matter.)

A menos que admitas tu culpa, no podremos seguir adelante. (Unless you admit your guilt, we can’t move forward.)

El terapeuta sugirió que admitan sus problemas para poder superarlos. (The therapist suggested that they admit their problems in order to overcome them.)

Tal vez sea hora de que admitamos que cometimos un error garrafal. (Maybe it’s time we admit we made a huge mistake.)

Aunque duela, es mejor que admitas la verdad de una vez. (Although it hurts, it’s better if you just admit the truth.)

El entrenador exigió que los jugadores admitan su derrota con humildad. (The coach demanded that the players admit their defeat with humility.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Admitir (to admit) 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.