The Subjunctive Mood of Llamarse is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about one’s name or identity, for example: Ojalá me llame Juan. (I hope my name is Juan.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Llamarse (to be called) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The present subjunctive of llamarse is used to express wishes, desires, demands, or uncertainty about someone’s name.

Expressing a wish or desire: For example, Ojalá se llame María. (I hope her name is Maria.)

Expressing uncertainty: For example, No sé cómo se llame. (I don’t know what his name is.)

Expressing a demand: For example, Es necesario que se llame Juan. (It’s necessary that his name is Juan.)

Colloquial usage: In some Latin American regions, llamarse can be used informally to mean “to be called” or “to go by”, as in ¿Cómo te llamas, güey? (What’s your name, dude?)

Examples

Examples of Llamarse in the Subjunctive Mood

¿Cómo te llames? (What’s your name?)

Aunque te llames de otra manera, para mí siempre serás mi amigo. (Even if you go by a different name, you’ll always be my friend to me.)

¿Cómo se llame el nuevo restaurante en el centro? (What’s the new restaurant downtown called?)

No importa cómo te llames, lo importante es quién eres. (It doesn’t matter what your name is, what matters is who you are.)

¿Cómo quieres que te llame: cariño, amor o mi vida? (How do you want me to call you: honey, love or my life?)

Aunque se llame de forma diferente, ese platillo es básicamente un taco. (Even if it’s called something different, that dish is basically a taco.)

No me llames hasta que termine mi turno, por favor. (Don’t call me until I’m off my shift, please.)

¿Cómo se llame esa canción que estabas cantando? (What’s that song you were singing called?)

No importa cómo se llame, ese baile se ve muy divertido. (No matter what it’s called, that dance looks really fun.)

¿Cómo te llames? Ah, mucho gusto. (What’s your name? Ah, nice to meet you.)

Aunque se llame de otra forma, esa bebida es básicamente un smoothie. (Even if it’s called something else, that drink is basically a smoothie.)

No me llames tan tarde, ya estaba durmiendo. (Don’t call me so late, I was already asleep.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Llamarse (to be called) 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.