amedrentar

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Portuguese amedrontar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amedɾenˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧me‧dren‧tar

Verb

amedrentar (first-person singular present amedrento, first-person singular preterite amedrenté, past participle amedrentado)

  1. (transitive) to intimidate, to frighten
    Synonyms: intimidar; see also Thesaurus:asustar
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 21:
      [La Calchona] corre por el campo ladrando incesantemente, y cuando los perros la oyen, se amedrentan y prorrumpen en aullidos muy tristes.
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Conjugation

    Conjugation of amedrentar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive amedrentar
gerund amedrentando
past participle masculine feminine
singular amedrentado amedrentada
plural amedrentados amedrentadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present amedrento amedrentastú
amedrentásvos 		amedrenta amedrentamos amedrentáis amedrentan
imperfect amedrentaba amedrentabas amedrentaba amedrentábamos amedrentabais amedrentaban
preterite amedrenté amedrentaste amedrentó amedrentamos amedrentasteis amedrentaron
future amedrentaré amedrentarás amedrentará amedrentaremos amedrentaréis amedrentarán
conditional amedrentaría amedrentarías amedrentaría amedrentaríamos amedrentaríais amedrentarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present amedrente amedrentestú
amedrentésvos2 		amedrente amedrentemos amedrentéis amedrenten
imperfect
(ra) 		amedrentara amedrentaras amedrentara amedrentáramos amedrentarais amedrentaran
imperfect
(se) 		amedrentase amedrentases amedrentase amedrentásemos amedrentaseis amedrentasen
future1 amedrentare amedrentares amedrentare amedrentáremos amedrentareis amedrentaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative amedrentatú
amedrentávos 		amedrente amedrentemos amedrentad amedrenten
negative no amedrentes no amedrente no amedrentemos no amedrentéis no amedrenten

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of amedrentar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive amedrentar dative amedrentarme amedrentarte amedrentarle, amedrentarse amedrentarnos amedrentaros amedrentarles, amedrentarse
accusative amedrentarme amedrentarte amedrentarlo, amedrentarla, amedrentarse amedrentarnos amedrentaros amedrentarlos, amedrentarlas, amedrentarse
with gerund amedrentando dative amedrentándome amedrentándote amedrentándole, amedrentándose amedrentándonos amedrentándoos amedrentándoles, amedrentándose
accusative amedrentándome amedrentándote amedrentándolo, amedrentándola, amedrentándose amedrentándonos amedrentándoos amedrentándolos, amedrentándolas, amedrentándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative amedrenta dative amedréntame amedréntate amedréntale amedréntanos not used amedréntales
accusative amedréntame amedréntate amedréntalo, amedréntala amedréntanos not used amedréntalos, amedréntalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative amedrentá dative amedrentame amedrentate amedrentale amedrentanos not used amedrentales
accusative amedrentame amedrentate amedrentalo, amedrentala amedrentanos not used amedrentalos, amedrentalas
with formal second-person singular imperative amedrente dative amedrénteme not used amedréntele, amedréntese amedréntenos not used amedrénteles
accusative amedrénteme not used amedréntelo, amedréntela, amedréntese amedréntenos not used amedréntelos, amedréntelas
with first-person plural imperative amedrentemos dative not used amedrentémoste amedrentémosle amedrentémonos amedrentémoos amedrentémosles
accusative not used amedrentémoste amedrentémoslo, amedrentémosla amedrentémonos amedrentémoos amedrentémoslos, amedrentémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative amedrentad dative amedrentadme not used amedrentadle amedrentadnos amedrentaos amedrentadles
accusative amedrentadme not used amedrentadlo, amedrentadla amedrentadnos amedrentaos amedrentadlos, amedrentadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative amedrenten dative amedréntenme not used amedréntenle amedréntennos not used amedréntenles, amedréntense
accusative amedréntenme not used amedréntenlo, amedréntenla amedréntennos not used amedréntenlos, amedréntenlas, amedréntense

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