enrarecer

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ raro +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enraɾeˈθeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enraɾeˈseɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ra‧re‧cer

Verb

enrarecer (first-person singular present enrarezco, first-person singular preterite enrarecí, past participle enrarecido)

  1. (transitive) to rarefy (make rare)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enrarecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive enrarecer
gerund enrareciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular enrarecido enrarecida
plural enrarecidos enrarecidas
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 enrarezco enrarecestú
enrarecésvos 		enrarece enrarecemos enrarecéis enrarecen
imperfect enrarecía enrarecías enrarecía enrarecíamos enrarecíais enrarecían
preterite enrarecí enrareciste enrareció enrarecimos enrarecisteis enrarecieron
future enrareceré enrarecerás enrarecerá enrareceremos enrareceréis enrarecerán
conditional enrarecería enrarecerías enrarecería enrareceríamos enrareceríais enrarecerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present enrarezca enrarezcastú
enrarezcásvos2 		enrarezca enrarezcamos enrarezcáis enrarezcan
imperfect
(ra) 		enrareciera enrarecieras enrareciera enrareciéramos enrarecierais enrarecieran
imperfect
(se) 		enrareciese enrarecieses enrareciese enrareciésemos enrarecieseis enrareciesen
future1 enrareciere enrarecieres enrareciere enrareciéremos enrareciereis enrarecieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative enrarecetú
enrarecévos 		enrarezca enrarezcamos enrareced enrarezcan
negative no enrarezcas no enrarezca no enrarezcamos no enrarezcáis no enrarezcan

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

    Selected combined forms of enrarecer (c-zc 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 enrarecer
dative enrarecerme enrarecerte enrarecerle, enrarecerse enrarecernos enrareceros enrarecerles, enrarecerse
accusative enrarecerme enrarecerte enrarecerlo, enrarecerla, enrarecerse enrarecernos enrareceros enrarecerlos, enrarecerlas, enrarecerse
with gerund enrareciendo
dative enrareciéndome enrareciéndote enrareciéndole, enrareciéndose enrareciéndonos enrareciéndoos enrareciéndoles, enrareciéndose
accusative enrareciéndome enrareciéndote enrareciéndolo, enrareciéndola, enrareciéndose enrareciéndonos enrareciéndoos enrareciéndolos, enrareciéndolas, enrareciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative enrarece
dative enraréceme enrarécete enrarécele enrarécenos not used enraréceles
accusative enraréceme enrarécete enrarécelo, enrarécela enrarécenos not used enrarécelos, enrarécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative enrarecé
dative enrareceme enrarecete enrarecele enrarecenos not used enrareceles
accusative enrareceme enrarecete enrarecelo, enrarecela enrarecenos not used enrarecelos, enrarecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative enrarezca
dative enrarézcame not used enrarézcale, enrarézcase enrarézcanos not used enrarézcales
accusative enrarézcame not used enrarézcalo, enrarézcala, enrarézcase enrarézcanos not used enrarézcalos, enrarézcalas
with first-person plural imperative enrarezcamos
dative not used enrarezcámoste enrarezcámosle enrarezcámonos enrarezcámoos enrarezcámosles
accusative not used enrarezcámoste enrarezcámoslo, enrarezcámosla enrarezcámonos enrarezcámoos enrarezcámoslos, enrarezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative enrareced
dative enrarecedme not used enrarecedle enrarecednos enrareceos enrarecedles
accusative enrarecedme not used enrarecedlo, enrarecedla enrarecednos enrareceos enrarecedlos, enrarecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative enrarezcan
dative enrarézcanme not used enrarézcanle enrarézcannos not used enrarézcanles, enrarézcanse
accusative enrarézcanme not used enrarézcanlo, enrarézcanla enrarézcannos not used enrarézcanlos, enrarézcanlas, enrarézcanse

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