ensordecer

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From en- + Latin surdēscere, from surdus (“deaf”) + -ēscō. Compare Portuguese ensurdecer, Catalan ensordir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ensoɾdeˈθeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ensoɾdeˈseɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧sor‧de‧cer

Verb

ensordecer (first-person singular present ensordezco, first-person singular preterite ensordecí, past participle ensordecido)

  1. (transitive) to deafen
  2. (reflexive) to go deaf

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ensordecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive ensordecer
gerund ensordeciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular ensordecido ensordecida
plural ensordecidos ensordecidas
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 ensordezco ensordecestú
ensordecésvos 		ensordece ensordecemos ensordecéis ensordecen
imperfect ensordecía ensordecías ensordecía ensordecíamos ensordecíais ensordecían
preterite ensordecí ensordeciste ensordeció ensordecimos ensordecisteis ensordecieron
future ensordeceré ensordecerás ensordecerá ensordeceremos ensordeceréis ensordecerán
conditional ensordecería ensordecerías ensordecería ensordeceríamos ensordeceríais ensordecerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present ensordezca ensordezcastú
ensordezcásvos2 		ensordezca ensordezcamos ensordezcáis ensordezcan
imperfect
(ra) 		ensordeciera ensordecieras ensordeciera ensordeciéramos ensordecierais ensordecieran
imperfect
(se) 		ensordeciese ensordecieses ensordeciese ensordeciésemos ensordecieseis ensordeciesen
future1 ensordeciere ensordecieres ensordeciere ensordeciéremos ensordeciereis ensordecieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative ensordecetú
ensordecévos 		ensordezca ensordezcamos ensordeced ensordezcan
negative no ensordezcas no ensordezca no ensordezcamos no ensordezcáis no ensordezcan

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

    Selected combined forms of ensordecer (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 ensordecer dative ensordecerme ensordecerte ensordecerle, ensordecerse ensordecernos ensordeceros ensordecerles, ensordecerse
accusative ensordecerme ensordecerte ensordecerlo, ensordecerla, ensordecerse ensordecernos ensordeceros ensordecerlos, ensordecerlas, ensordecerse
with gerund ensordeciendo dative ensordeciéndome ensordeciéndote ensordeciéndole, ensordeciéndose ensordeciéndonos ensordeciéndoos ensordeciéndoles, ensordeciéndose
accusative ensordeciéndome ensordeciéndote ensordeciéndolo, ensordeciéndola, ensordeciéndose ensordeciéndonos ensordeciéndoos ensordeciéndolos, ensordeciéndolas, ensordeciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ensordece dative ensordéceme ensordécete ensordécele ensordécenos not used ensordéceles
accusative ensordéceme ensordécete ensordécelo, ensordécela ensordécenos not used ensordécelos, ensordécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ensordecé dative ensordeceme ensordecete ensordecele ensordecenos not used ensordeceles
accusative ensordeceme ensordecete ensordecelo, ensordecela ensordecenos not used ensordecelos, ensordecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative ensordezca dative ensordézcame not used ensordézcale, ensordézcase ensordézcanos not used ensordézcales
accusative ensordézcame not used ensordézcalo, ensordézcala, ensordézcase ensordézcanos not used ensordézcalos, ensordézcalas
with first-person plural imperative ensordezcamos dative not used ensordezcámoste ensordezcámosle ensordezcámonos ensordezcámoos ensordezcámosles
accusative not used ensordezcámoste ensordezcámoslo, ensordezcámosla ensordezcámonos ensordezcámoos ensordezcámoslos, ensordezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ensordeced dative ensordecedme not used ensordecedle ensordecednos ensordeceos ensordecedles
accusative ensordecedme not used ensordecedlo, ensordecedla ensordecednos ensordeceos ensordecedlos, ensordecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ensordezcan dative ensordézcanme not used ensordézcanle ensordézcannos not used ensordézcanles, ensordézcanse
accusative ensordézcanme not used ensordézcanlo, ensordézcanla ensordézcannos not used ensordézcanlos, ensordézcanlas, ensordézcanse

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