apestar

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Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ peste +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apesˈtaɾ/
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  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pes‧tar

Verb

apestar (first-person singular present apesto, first-person singular preterite apesté, past participle apestado)

  1. (intransitive) to stink
    Synonyms: oler mal, (formal) heder
  2. to nauseate
  3. to cause a plague, disease
  4. to corrupt, spoil
  5. to annoy
  6. (colloquial, figuratively) to suck, to stink, to blow

Conjugation

    Conjugation of apestar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive apestar
gerund apestando
past participle masculine feminine
singular apestado apestada
plural apestados apestadas
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 apesto apestastú
apestásvos 		apesta apestamos apestáis apestan
imperfect apestaba apestabas apestaba apestábamos apestabais apestaban
preterite apesté apestaste apestó apestamos apestasteis apestaron
future apestaré apestarás apestará apestaremos apestaréis apestarán
conditional apestaría apestarías apestaría apestaríamos apestaríais apestarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present apeste apestestú
apestésvos2 		apeste apestemos apestéis apesten
imperfect
(ra) 		apestara apestaras apestara apestáramos apestarais apestaran
imperfect
(se) 		apestase apestases apestase apestásemos apestaseis apestasen
future1 apestare apestares apestare apestáremos apestareis apestaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative apestatú
apestávos 		apeste apestemos apestad apesten
negative no apestes no apeste no apestemos no apestéis no apesten

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

    Selected combined forms of apestar

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 apestar
dative apestarme apestarte apestarle, apestarse apestarnos apestaros apestarles, apestarse
accusative apestarme apestarte apestarlo, apestarla, apestarse apestarnos apestaros apestarlos, apestarlas, apestarse
with gerund apestando
dative apestándome apestándote apestándole, apestándose apestándonos apestándoos apestándoles, apestándose
accusative apestándome apestándote apestándolo, apestándola, apestándose apestándonos apestándoos apestándolos, apestándolas, apestándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative apesta
dative apéstame apéstate apéstale apéstanos not used apéstales
accusative apéstame apéstate apéstalo, apéstala apéstanos not used apéstalos, apéstalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative apestá
dative apestame apestate apestale apestanos not used apestales
accusative apestame apestate apestalo, apestala apestanos not used apestalos, apestalas
with formal second-person singular imperative apeste
dative apésteme not used apéstele, apéstese apéstenos not used apésteles
accusative apésteme not used apéstelo, apéstela, apéstese apéstenos not used apéstelos, apéstelas
with first-person plural imperative apestemos
dative not used apestémoste apestémosle apestémonos apestémoos apestémosles
accusative not used apestémoste apestémoslo, apestémosla apestémonos apestémoos apestémoslos, apestémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative apestad
dative apestadme not used apestadle apestadnos apestaos apestadles
accusative apestadme not used apestadlo, apestadla apestadnos apestaos apestadlos, apestadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative apesten
dative apéstenme not used apéstenle apéstennos not used apéstenles, apéstense
accusative apéstenme not used apéstenlo, apéstenla apéstennos not used apéstenlos, apéstenlas, apéstense

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