constipar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cōnstīpāre (“press closely together”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konstiˈpaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cons‧ti‧par

Verb

constipar (first-person singular present constipo, first-person singular preterite constipé, past participle constipado)

  1. to catch a cold, congest
  2. to close one's pores, preventing transpiration
  3. (reflexive) to catch a cold, become congested

Usage notes

  • Constipar is a false friend, and does not mean to constipate in Spanish. The Spanish word for that English meaning of constipar is estreñir.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of constipar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive constipar
gerund constipando
past participle masculine feminine
singular constipado constipada
plural constipados constipadas
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 constipo constipastú
constipásvos 		constipa constipamos constipáis constipan
imperfect constipaba constipabas constipaba constipábamos constipabais constipaban
preterite constipé constipaste constipó constipamos constipasteis constiparon
future constiparé constiparás constipará constiparemos constiparéis constiparán
conditional constiparía constiparías constiparía constiparíamos constiparíais constiparían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present constipe constipestú
constipésvos2 		constipe constipemos constipéis constipen
imperfect
(ra) 		constipara constiparas constipara constipáramos constiparais constiparan
imperfect
(se) 		constipase constipases constipase constipásemos constipaseis constipasen
future1 constipare constipares constipare constipáremos constipareis constiparen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative constipatú
constipávos 		constipe constipemos constipad constipen
negative no constipes no constipe no constipemos no constipéis no constipen

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

    Selected combined forms of constipar

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 constipar
dative constiparme constiparte constiparle, constiparse constiparnos constiparos constiparles, constiparse
accusative constiparme constiparte constiparlo, constiparla, constiparse constiparnos constiparos constiparlos, constiparlas, constiparse
with gerund constipando
dative constipándome constipándote constipándole, constipándose constipándonos constipándoos constipándoles, constipándose
accusative constipándome constipándote constipándolo, constipándola, constipándose constipándonos constipándoos constipándolos, constipándolas, constipándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative constipa
dative constípame constípate constípale constípanos not used constípales
accusative constípame constípate constípalo, constípala constípanos not used constípalos, constípalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative constipá
dative constipame constipate constipale constipanos not used constipales
accusative constipame constipate constipalo, constipala constipanos not used constipalos, constipalas
with formal second-person singular imperative constipe
dative constípeme not used constípele, constípese constípenos not used constípeles
accusative constípeme not used constípelo, constípela, constípese constípenos not used constípelos, constípelas
with first-person plural imperative constipemos
dative not used constipémoste constipémosle constipémonos constipémoos constipémosles
accusative not used constipémoste constipémoslo, constipémosla constipémonos constipémoos constipémoslos, constipémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative constipad
dative constipadme not used constipadle constipadnos constipaos constipadles
accusative constipadme not used constipadlo, constipadla constipadnos constipaos constipadlos, constipadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative constipen
dative constípenme not used constípenle constípennos not used constípenles, constípense
accusative constípenme not used constípenlo, constípenla constípennos not used constípenlos, constípenlas, constípense

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