The Subjunctive Mood of Sufrir is used to express wishes, desires, or situations of uncertainty or subjectivity, for example: Espero que no sufras por esa pérdida. (I hope you don’t suffer from that loss.)

Sufrir is a regular -ir verb, so its conjugations in the Present Subjunctive follow the regular pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Sufrir (to suffer) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The present subjunctive of sufrir is used to express wishes, desires, doubts, or uncertainties about an action or state of suffering.

To express a wish or desire: For example, Espero que no sufras más. (I hope you don’t suffer anymore.)

To express doubt or uncertainty: For example, No creo que sufra tanto como dice. (I don’t think he suffers as much as he says.)

To express an impersonal opinion: For example, Es mejor que no sufras por eso. (It’s better that you don’t suffer over that.)

Colloquially, to endure or put up with something unpleasant: For example, Tengo que sufrir a mi jefe todos los días. (I have to put up with my boss every day.)

Slang, to dislike or hate something intensely: For example, Sufro las matemáticas. (I hate math.)

Examples

Examples of Sufrir in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que cada persona sufra las consecuencias de sus propias acciones. (It’s important that each person suffers the consequences of their own actions.)

Ojalá que nunca sufras una pérdida tan dolorosa. (I hope you never suffer such a painful loss.)

El juez dictaminó que el acusado sufra la pena máxima. (The judge ruled that the accused should suffer the maximum penalty.)

Para crecer como persona, a veces es necesario que suframos dificultades. (To grow as a person, sometimes it’s necessary that we suffer difficulties.)

A menos que sufran un cambio de corazón, no los perdonaré. (Unless they suffer a change of heart, I won’t forgive them.)

Aunque cueste creerlo, algunos fanáticos desean que su equipo sufra derrotas humillantes. (Hard to believe, but some die-hard fans want their team to suffer humiliating defeats.)

El entrenador insistió en que los jugadores sufran durante los entrenamientos para fortalecerse. (The coach insisted that the players suffer during training to get stronger.)

Ojalá que el Gobierno sufra un cambio de rumbo y atienda las necesidades del pueblo. (Hopefully the Government suffers a change of course and addresses the needs of the people.)

Voy a hacer lo posible para que no sufras más decepciones amorosas. (I’ll do my best so you don’t suffer any more romantic disappointments.)

Aunque suframos un revés económico temporal, saldremos adelante. (Even if we suffer a temporary economic setback, we’ll get through it.)

Es fundamental que los niños no sufran abusos ni maltratos. (It’s essential that children don’t suffer abuse or mistreatment.)

Ojalá que nunca más sufras una decepción así. (I hope you never suffer a disappointment like that again.)

Para que el negocio prospere, es necesario que suframos algunos sacrificios al principio. (For the business to prosper, it’s necessary that we suffer some sacrifices at first.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Sufrir (to suffer) 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.