The Subjunctive Mood of Bañar is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about the action of bathing. For example, Es importante que te bañes todos los días. (It’s important that you bathe every day.)

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

Conjugations

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

The present subjunctive of bañar is used to express desires, doubts, wishes, demands, and hypothetical situations.

Desire: For example, Espero que te bañes pronto. (I hope you bathe soon.)

Doubt: For example, Dudo que se bañe todos los días. (I doubt that he bathes every day.)

Wish: For example, Ojalá que te bañes antes de la cena. (I wish you would bathe before dinner.)

Demand: For example, Es necesario que te bañes después del ejercicio. (It’s necessary that you bathe after exercising.)

Hypothetical: For example, Si me bañara más seguido, estaría más relajado. (If I bathed more often, I would be more relaxed.)

Slang/Idiomatic: For example, ¡Bañate, que apestas! (Bathe, you stink!) is a rude way to tell someone they need to bathe.

Examples

Examples of Bañar in the Subjunctive Mood

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

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

El médico recomienda que te bañes con agua tibia para aliviar el dolor muscular. (The doctor recommends that you bathe in warm water to relieve muscle pain.)

Ojalá que bañen la piscina antes de que lleguemos. (I hope they clean the pool before we arrive.)

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

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

Dudo que bañen al bebé con agua fría. (I doubt they’ll bathe the baby in cold water.)

Tal vez sería mejor que te bañes con agua caliente para relajarte. (Maybe it would be better if you took a warm bath to relax.)

¿Crees que deberíamos bañar al perro antes de que lleguen los invitados? (Do you think we should bathe the dog before the guests arrive?)

Espero que bañen la piscina regularmente durante el verano. (I hope they clean the pool regularly during the summer.)

Sería bueno que bañaras al gato, aunque no le guste. (It would be good if you bathed the cat, even though it doesn’t like it.)

Quiero que bañes al bebé con mucho cuidado para que no se asuste. (I want you to bathe the baby very carefully so it doesn’t get scared.)

Me alegro de que bañen a los ancianos con tanta paciencia en el asilo. (I’m glad they bathe the elderly with so much patience at the nursing home.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Bañar (to bathe) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American 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.