arreciar

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Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ recio +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /areˈθjaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /areˈsjaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧rre‧ciar

Verb

arreciar (first-person singular present arrecio, first-person singular preterite arrecié, past participle arreciado)

  1. (ergative) to intensify (get stronger, worse, more severe etc.)
    Antonym: amainar
    El viento arrecia. ― The wind is picking up.
    Las críticas por las estrictas medidas económicas arrecian. ― Criticism of the harsh economic sanctions is intensifying.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of arreciar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive arreciar
gerund arreciando
past participle masculine feminine
singular arreciado arreciada
plural arreciados arreciadas
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 arrecio arreciastú
arreciásvos 		arrecia arreciamos arreciáis arrecian
imperfect arreciaba arreciabas arreciaba arreciábamos arreciabais arreciaban
preterite arrecié arreciaste arreció arreciamos arreciasteis arreciaron
future arreciaré arreciarás arreciará arreciaremos arreciaréis arreciarán
conditional arreciaría arreciarías arreciaría arreciaríamos arreciaríais arreciarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present arrecie arreciestú
arreciésvos2 		arrecie arreciemos arreciéis arrecien
imperfect
(ra) 		arreciara arreciaras arreciara arreciáramos arreciarais arreciaran
imperfect
(se) 		arreciase arreciases arreciase arreciásemos arreciaseis arreciasen
future1 arreciare arreciares arreciare arreciáremos arreciareis arreciaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative arreciatú
arreciávos 		arrecie arreciemos arreciad arrecien
negative no arrecies no arrecie no arreciemos no arreciéis no arrecien

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

    Selected combined forms of arreciar

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 arreciar
dative arreciarme arreciarte arreciarle, arreciarse arreciarnos arreciaros arreciarles, arreciarse
accusative arreciarme arreciarte arreciarlo, arreciarla, arreciarse arreciarnos arreciaros arreciarlos, arreciarlas, arreciarse
with gerund arreciando
dative arreciándome arreciándote arreciándole, arreciándose arreciándonos arreciándoos arreciándoles, arreciándose
accusative arreciándome arreciándote arreciándolo, arreciándola, arreciándose arreciándonos arreciándoos arreciándolos, arreciándolas, arreciándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative arrecia
dative arréciame arréciate arréciale arrécianos not used arréciales
accusative arréciame arréciate arrécialo, arréciala arrécianos not used arrécialos, arrécialas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative arreciá
dative arreciame arreciate arreciale arrecianos not used arreciales
accusative arreciame arreciate arrecialo, arreciala arrecianos not used arrecialos, arrecialas
with formal second-person singular imperative arrecie
dative arrécieme not used arréciele, arréciese arrécienos not used arrécieles
accusative arrécieme not used arrécielo, arréciela, arréciese arrécienos not used arrécielos, arrécielas
with first-person plural imperative arreciemos
dative not used arreciémoste arreciémosle arreciémonos arreciémoos arreciémosles
accusative not used arreciémoste arreciémoslo, arreciémosla arreciémonos arreciémoos arreciémoslos, arreciémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative arreciad
dative arreciadme not used arreciadle arreciadnos arreciaos arreciadles
accusative arreciadme not used arreciadlo, arreciadla arreciadnos arreciaos arreciadlos, arreciadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative arrecien
dative arrécienme not used arrécienle arréciennos not used arrécienles, arréciense
accusative arrécienme not used arrécienlo, arrécienla arréciennos not used arrécienlos, arrécienlas, arréciense

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