Humanizar Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish
humanizar means "to humanise" in English, and this page shows it in everyday use: real example sentences in several tenses, two short dialogues, the mistakes learners actually make, and a quiz to test yourself. You will see humanizar with the treatment in the hospital, medicine with more time, work in the factory and the law with new rules — the situations where Spanish speakers really use it. A good first sentence to learn is: Cada día, yo humanizo el trato en el hospital. — "Every day, I humanise the treatment in the hospital." Read the examples aloud, notice which tense each one uses, and then try the dialogues and the quiz.
humanizar in everyday sentences
Twelve sentences with humanizar, grouped by situation. Each one shows the verb in a different tense or person, with its English translation and a note on when to use that form.
Everyday use
- Cada día, yo humanizo el trato en el hospital. — "Every day, I humanise the treatment in the hospital." The present tense fits a habit here.
- Ayer, yo humanicé la medicina con más tiempo. — "Yesterday, I humanised medicine with more time." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, yo humanizaba el trabajo en la fábrica. — "In the past, I used to humanise work in the factory." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, nosotros humanizaremos la ley con nuevas normas. — "Tomorrow, we will humanise the law with new rules." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Si pudieras, tú humanizarías el trato en el hospital. — "If you could, you would humanise the treatment in the hospital." The conditional fits something that would happen.
- Yo he humanizado la medicina con más tiempo. — "I have humanised medicine with more time." The present perfect fits an action with present relevance.
More situations
- Normalmente, él humaniza el trabajo en la fábrica. — "Normally, he/she humanises work in the factory." The present tense fits a general truth here.
- Ayer, él humanizó la ley con nuevas normas. — "Yesterday, he/she humanised the law with new rules." The preterite fits one finished action.
- Antes, nosotros humanizábamos el trato en el hospital. — "In the past, we used to humanise the treatment in the hospital." The imperfect fits a repeated action in the past.
- Mañana, yo humanizaré la medicina con más tiempo. — "Tomorrow, I will humanise medicine with more time." The future tense fits a plan for tomorrow.
- Espero que él humanice el trabajo en la fábrica. — "I hope that he/she humanises work in the factory." The present subjunctive follows espero que.
- ¡Humaniza la ley con nuevas normas! — "Humanise the law with new rules!" The imperative fits a direct order or request.
The verb in context
Two short dialogues using humanizar naturally. Notice how the verb changes person and tense as the conversation moves, and how the complements stay the same kind of situation: the treatment in the hospital, medicine with more time, work in the factory and the law with new rules.
Dialogue 1: talking about the treatment in the hospital
Ana: ¿Tú humanizas el trato en el hospital? — "Do you humanise the treatment in the hospital?" Luis: Sí, yo humanizo el trato en el hospital. — "I humanise the treatment in the hospital." Ana: ¿Y ayer? — "And yesterday?" Luis: Ayer, yo humanicé la medicina con más tiempo. — "Yesterday, I humanised medicine with more time." Ana: Mañana, nosotros humanizaremos el trabajo en la fábrica. — "Tomorrow, we will humanise work in the factory." Luis: Si pudiera, yo humanizaría la ley con nuevas normas. — "If I could, I would humanise the law with new rules." Ana: Antes, yo humanizaba la medicina con más tiempo. — "In the past, I used to humanise medicine with more time." Luis: Yo he humanizado el trato en el hospital. — "I have humanised the treatment in the hospital." Ana: ¡Humaniza el trabajo en la fábrica! — "Humanise work in the factory!"
In this dialogue humanizar appears in the present, the preterite, the imperfect, the future, the conditional and the present perfect. That is the point: one verb, many tenses, and the complement tells you which situation you are in. Try the same dialogue with your own complements.
Dialogue 2: talking about work in the factory
Ana: Él humaniza el trabajo en la fábrica. — "he/she humanises work in the factory." Luis: ¿De verdad? ¿Él humaniza el trabajo en la fábrica todos los días? — "Really? Does he/she humanises work in the factory every day?" Ana: Sí, y ellos humanizan la ley con nuevas normas. — "they humanise the law with new rules." Luis: Ayer, ellos humanizaron el trabajo en la fábrica. — "Yesterday, they humanised work in the factory." Ana: Espero que él humanice la ley con nuevas normas. — "I hope that he/she humanises the law with new rules." Luis: Mañana, él humanizará el trabajo en la fábrica. — "Tomorrow, he/she will humanise work in the factory." Ana: Antes, nosotros humanizábamos la ley con nuevas normas. — "In the past, we used to humanise the law with new rules." Luis: Nosotros humanizamos el trato en el hospital también. — "we humanise the treatment in the hospital too."
This dialogue shows humanizar in the third person and in the plural, which is where learners most often hesitate. Read it aloud with a partner, swapping the names and the complements for your own life, and the forms will start to feel automatic.
Common mistakes with humanizar
The errors learners actually make with humanizar in everyday use, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why it is wrong.
Mistake 1: Adding a reflexive pronoun that does not belong
- Wrong: Yo me humanizo el trato en el hospital.
- Right: Yo humanizo el trato en el hospital.
- Why: humanizar is not reflexive, so there is no pronoun to add: Yo humanizo el trato en el hospital. is the correct sentence.
Mistake 2: Using the infinitive as a conjugated form
- Wrong: Yo humanizar el trato en el hospital.
- Right: Yo humanizo el trato en el hospital.
- Why: The infinitive humanizar is the dictionary form, not a conjugated form. In a sentence with yo you need the present-tense form humanizo.
Mistake 3: Using the present tense for yesterday
- Wrong: Ayer, yo humanizo la medicina con más tiempo.
- Right: Ayer, yo humanicé la medicina con más tiempo.
- Why: Ayer means yesterday, so the action is finished and needs the preterite: Ayer, yo humanicé la medicina con más tiempo. — "Yesterday, I humanised medicine with more time."
Mistake 4: Mixing up the gerund and the participle
- Wrong: Estoy humanizado el trabajo en la fábrica.
- Right: Estoy humanizando el trabajo en la fábrica.
- Why: After estar you need the gerund humanizando for the progressive. The participle humanizado goes with haber in the perfect tenses (he humanizado), never after estar.
Mistake 5: Using the él form for nosotros
- Wrong: Nosotros humaniza el trato en el hospital.
- Right: Nosotros humanizamos el trato en el hospital.
- Why: The person and the ending must match: nosotros takes humanizamos, while humaniza belongs to él and ella.
Quiz: humanizar in use
Test yourself with ten questions on humanizar. The answers are explained, so read them even when you get a question right.
1. What is the yo form of humanizar in the present tense?
- (a) humanizas
- (b) humaniza
- (c) humanizamos
- (d) humanizo
Answer: (d) humanizo. The yo form is humanizo.
2. What is the tú form of humanizar in the present tense?
- (a) humaniza
- (b) humanizamos
- (c) humanizas
- (d) humanizo
Answer: (c) humanizas. The tú form is humanizas.
3. What is the él/ella form of humanizar in the present tense?
- (a) humanizamos
- (b) humaniza
- (c) humanizo
- (d) humanizas
Answer: (b) humaniza. The él/ella form is humaniza.
4. Complete the sentence: Cada día, yo ___ el trato en el hospital.
- (a) humanizo
- (b) humanizas
- (c) humaniza
- (d) humanizamos
Answer: (a) humanizo. The sentence needs the yo form humanizo.
5. Complete the sentence: Ayer, yo ___ la medicina con más tiempo.
- (a) humanizaste
- (b) humanizó
- (c) humanizamos
- (d) humanicé
Answer: (d) humanicé. Ayer needs the preterite, and the yo form is humanicé.
6. Complete the sentence: Antes, yo ___ el trabajo en la fábrica.
- (a) humanizábamos
- (b) humanizabais
- (c) humanizaba
- (d) humanizabas
Answer: (c) humanizaba. Antes needs the imperfect, and the yo form is humanizaba.
7. Complete the sentence: Mañana, yo ___ la ley con nuevas normas.
- (a) humanizaremos
- (b) humanizaré
- (c) humanizarás
- (d) humanizará
Answer: (b) humanizaré. Mañana needs the future, and the yo form is humanizaré.
8. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ el trato en el hospital.
- (a) hemos humanizado
- (b) he humanizado
- (c) has humanizado
- (d) ha humanizado
Answer: (b) he humanizado. The present perfect uses haber plus the participle: he humanizado.
9. Complete the sentence: Espero que él ___ el trabajo en la fábrica.
- (a) humanices
- (b) humanicemos
- (c) humanicéis
- (d) humanice
Answer: (d) humanice. After espero que Spanish needs the subjunctive, and the él form is humanice.
10. What does humanizar mean in English?
- (a) to shine brightly
- (b) to turn green again
- (c) to liven up
- (d) to humanise
Answer: (d) to humanise. humanizar means "to humanise" in English.
Frequently asked questions about humanizar
What does humanizar mean?
humanizar means "to humanise" in English. Use it when you talk about the treatment in the hospital, medicine with more time, work in the factory and the law with new rules — for example: Cada día, yo humanizo el trato en el hospital. — "Every day, I humanise the treatment in the hospital."
Is there a reflexive form of humanizar?
No. humanizar is not reflexive, so it is used without a pronoun: Cada día, yo humanizo el trato en el hospital. — "Every day, I humanise the treatment in the hospital."
What is the most common mistake with humanizar?
The spelling change. Watch the spelling: the z becomes c before e, so the yo preterite is humanicé and the subjunctive forms start with c, for example humanice. Practise the yo form and the subjunctive forms until they feel automatic, and check them against the table on the conjugation page.
How can I practise humanizar?
Take the quiz above, then make your own sentences: change the person in each example, change the complement to something from your own life, and say the sentence aloud. The verb quiz and the verb translator on this site give you more practice with the same forms.