The Subjunctive Mood of Bañar is used to express wishes, desires, or situations of uncertainty or subjectivity, for example: Espero que te bañes antes de la cena. (I hope you bathe before dinner.)

Bañar is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Present Subjunctive follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Bañar (to bathe) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Bañar generally means “to bathe” or “to immerse in liquid”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To bathe or immerse in liquid: for example, Espero que me bañe en el río hoy. (I hope I bathe in the river today.)

To cover or coat something: for example, Es importante que el sol bañe la habitación. (It’s important that the sun bathes the room.)

To soak or drench: for example, Temo que me bañe en sudor durante el maratón. (I fear I will drench myself in sweat during the marathon.)

To flood or submerge: for example, Ojalá que el río no bañe el pueblo esta temporada. (Hopefully the river doesn’t flood the town this season.)

To saturate or imbue: for example, Deseo que la luz bañe mi pintura. (I wish the light would saturate my painting.)

To overwhelm (colloquial): for example, Espero que el estrés no me bañe esta semana. (I hope stress doesn’t overwhelm me this week.)

Examples

Examples of Bañar in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que bañes al perro cada semana. (It’s important that you bathe the dog every week.)

Mamá quiere que bañemos a los niños antes de la cena. (Mom wants us to bathe the kids before dinner.)

El entrenador insistió en que los jugadores bañen después del partido. (The coach insisted that the players shower after the game.)

Ojalá que bañes al bebé con mucho cuidado. (I hope you bathe the baby very carefully.)

Es una lástima que no bañen más seguido. (It’s a shame they don’t bathe more often.)

Aunque no quieras, es necesario que te bañes todos los días. (Even if you don’t want to, it’s necessary that you bathe every day.)

El médico recomienda que bañemos la herida dos veces al día. (The doctor recommends that we bathe the wound twice a day.)

Mis padres insisten en que bañe al perro antes de ir a la escuela. (My parents insist that I bathe the dog before going to school.)

Sería bueno que bañes al gato de vez en cuando. (It would be good if you bathed the cat once in a while.)

Dudo que bañen al bebé tan seguido como deberían. (I doubt they bathe the baby as often as they should.)

¿Crees que bañe al perro esta noche o mañana por la mañana? (Do you think I should bathe the dog tonight or tomorrow morning?)

Tal vez bañemos a los niños juntos para ahorrar tiempo. (Maybe we should bathe the kids together to save time.)

Es una pena que no bañen a los animales con más frecuencia. (It’s a pity they don’t bathe the animals more often.)

Me temo que bañe al perro en el patio trasero otra vez. (I’m afraid I’ll have to bathe the dog in the backyard again.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Bañar (to bathe) 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.