The Subjunctive Mood of Lanzar is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty, for example: Espero que lances la pelota con cuidado. (I hope you throw the ball carefully.)

Lanzar is a -zar to -ce spelling-changing verb in the subjunctive mood, meaning the z changes to c before adding the corresponding subjunctive endings.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Lanzar (to throw) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Lanzar generally means to throw or launch something, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To throw or launch: For example, Espero que lances la pelota con fuerza. (I hope you throw the ball hard.)

To release or put out: For example, Es importante que la empresa lance un nuevo producto cada año. (It’s important that the company releases a new product every year.)

To start or initiate: For example, Aunque lancen una nueva campaña publicitaria, no creo que tengan éxito. (Even if they start a new advertising campaign, I don’t think they’ll be successful.)

To express or say something forcefully: For example, No me gusta cuando lances esas palabrotas en público. (I don’t like it when you blurt out those swear words in public.)

To send or launch a message: For example, Ojalá que lancen un comunicado oficial aclarando la situación. (I hope they send out an official statement clarifying the situation.)

Examples

Examples of Lanzar in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que mi equipo lance un nuevo producto este año. (I hope my team launches a new product this year.)

Es importante que tú lances la pelota con fuerza. (It’s important that you throw the ball hard.)

Ojalá que ella lance su nuevo libro pronto. (I hope she releases her new book soon.)

Para que tengamos éxito, necesitamos que lancemos una campaña agresiva. (For us to be successful, we need to launch an aggressive campaign.)

Aunque no estén listos, el jefe quiere que lancen el producto la próxima semana. (Even though they’re not ready, the boss wants them to launch the product next week.)

Dudo que la empresa lance un nuevo servicio este año. (I doubt the company will launch a new service this year.)

Es una lástima que no lancen esa aplicación popular aquí. (It’s a shame they don’t launch that popular app here.)

Tal vez sea mejor que lancemos el proyecto el próximo mes. (Maybe it’s better if we launch the project next month.)

¿Creen que lancen un nuevo modelo de celular pronto? (Do you think they’ll launch a new cell phone model soon?)

Aunque lancen un nuevo producto, no creo que tenga éxito. (Even if they launch a new product, I don’t think it will be successful.)

Es fundamental que lancemos esta iniciativa cuanto antes. (It’s essential that we launch this initiative as soon as possible.)

Ojalá que lancéis ese nuevo servicio de streaming pronto. (I hope you launch that new streaming service soon.)

No creo que lancen otro sistema operativo este año. (I don’t think they’ll launch another operating system this year.)

Para que el negocio crezca, sería bueno que lancen productos nuevos regularmente. (For the business to grow, it would be good if they launched new products regularly.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Lanzar (to throw) 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.