constreñir

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cōnstringere. Doublet of the borrowing constringir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konstɾeˈɲiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: cons‧tre‧ñir

Verb

constreñir (first-person singular present constriño, first-person singular preterite constreñí, past participle constreñido)

  1. to constrain
    Synonym: restringir
  2. to oppress
    Synonym: oprimir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of constreñir (e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive constreñir
gerund constriñendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular constreñido constreñida
plural constreñidos constreñidas
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 constriño constriñestú
constreñísvos 		constriñe constreñimos constreñís constriñen
imperfect constreñía constreñías constreñía constreñíamos constreñíais constreñían
preterite constreñí constreñiste constriñó constreñimos constreñisteis constriñeron
future constreñiré constreñirás constreñirá constreñiremos constreñiréis constreñirán
conditional constreñiría constreñirías constreñiría constreñiríamos constreñiríais constreñirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present constriña constriñastú
constriñásvos2 		constriña constriñamos constriñáis constriñan
imperfect
(ra) 		constriñera constriñeras constriñera constriñéramos constriñerais constriñeran
imperfect
(se) 		constriñese constriñeses constriñese constriñésemos constriñeseis constriñesen
future1 constriñere constriñeres constriñere constriñéremos constriñereis constriñeren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative constriñetú
constreñívos 		constriña constriñamos constreñid constriñan
negative no constriñas no constriña no constriñamos no constriñáis no constriñan

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

    Selected combined forms of constreñir (e-i alternation)

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 constreñir dative constreñirme constreñirte constreñirle, constreñirse constreñirnos constreñiros constreñirles, constreñirse
accusative constreñirme constreñirte constreñirlo, constreñirla, constreñirse constreñirnos constreñiros constreñirlos, constreñirlas, constreñirse
with gerund constriñendo dative constriñéndome constriñéndote constriñéndole, constriñéndose constriñéndonos constriñéndoos constriñéndoles, constriñéndose
accusative constriñéndome constriñéndote constriñéndolo, constriñéndola, constriñéndose constriñéndonos constriñéndoos constriñéndolos, constriñéndolas, constriñéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative constriñe dative constríñeme constríñete constríñele constríñenos not used constríñeles
accusative constríñeme constríñete constríñelo, constríñela constríñenos not used constríñelos, constríñelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative constreñí dative constreñime constreñite constreñile constreñinos not used constreñiles
accusative constreñime constreñite constreñilo, constreñila constreñinos not used constreñilos, constreñilas
with formal second-person singular imperative constriña dative constríñame not used constríñale, constríñase constríñanos not used constríñales
accusative constríñame not used constríñalo, constríñala, constríñase constríñanos not used constríñalos, constríñalas
with first-person plural imperative constriñamos dative not used constriñámoste constriñámosle constriñámonos constriñámoos constriñámosles
accusative not used constriñámoste constriñámoslo, constriñámosla constriñámonos constriñámoos constriñámoslos, constriñámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative constreñid dative constreñidme not used constreñidle constreñidnos constreñíos constreñidles
accusative constreñidme not used constreñidlo, constreñidla constreñidnos constreñíos constreñidlos, constreñidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative constriñan dative constríñanme not used constríñanle constríñannos not used constríñanles, constríñanse
accusative constríñanme not used constríñanlo, constríñanla constríñannos not used constríñanlos, constríñanlas, constríñanse

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