Spanish verbs ending in -zar replace the -z with a -c in El Presente de Subjuntivo. This is because in Spanish, after z you can only have the vowels a, o and u.
Here is the conjugation of utilizar (to use) affected by this spelling change:
| yo | utilice |
| tú | utilices |
| él / ella / Ud. | utilice |
| nosotros | utilicemos |
| vosotros | utilicéis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | utilicen |
Other verbs with this irregularity are abrazar (to hug), alcanzar (to reach) and cruzar (to cross). Have a look and listen to these examples:
See also:
Verb list: -zar verbs that change in all forms in El Presente de Subjuntivo
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