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Spanish
Etymology
From entre + tener. Compare French entretenir as well as English entertain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /entɾeteˈneɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧tre‧te‧ner
Verb
entretener (first-person singular present entretengo, first-person singular preterite entretuve, past participle entretenido)
- to entertain
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of entretener (irregular; e-ie alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| with infinitive entretener
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| dative
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entretenerme
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entretenerte
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entretenerle, entretenerse
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entretenernos
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entreteneros
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entretenerles, entretenerse
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| accusative
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entretenerme
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entretenerte
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entretenerlo, entretenerla, entretenerse
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entretenernos
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entreteneros
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entretenerlos, entretenerlas, entretenerse
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| with gerund entreteniendo
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| dative
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entreteniéndome
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entreteniéndote
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entreteniéndole, entreteniéndose
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entreteniéndonos
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entreteniéndoos
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entreteniéndoles, entreteniéndose
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| accusative
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entreteniéndome
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entreteniéndote
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entreteniéndolo, entreteniéndola, entreteniéndose
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entreteniéndonos
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entreteniéndoos
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entreteniéndolos, entreteniéndolas, entreteniéndose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative entretén
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| dative
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entretenme
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entretente
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entretenle
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entretennos
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not used
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entretenles
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| accusative
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entretenme
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entretente
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entretenlo, entretenla
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entretennos
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not used
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entretenlos, entretenlas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative entretené
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| dative
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entreteneme
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entretenete
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entretenele
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entretenenos
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not used
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entreteneles
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| accusative
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entreteneme
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entretenete
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entretenelo, entretenela
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entretenenos
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not used
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entretenelos, entretenelas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative entretenga
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| dative
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entreténgame
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not used
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entreténgale, entreténgase
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entreténganos
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not used
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entreténgales
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| accusative
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entreténgame
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not used
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entreténgalo, entreténgala, entreténgase
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entreténganos
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not used
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entreténgalos, entreténgalas
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| with first-person plural imperative entretengamos
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| dative
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not used
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entretengámoste
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entretengámosle
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entretengámonos
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entretengámoos
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entretengámosles
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| accusative
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not used
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entretengámoste
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entretengámoslo, entretengámosla
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entretengámonos
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entretengámoos
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entretengámoslos, entretengámoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative entretened
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| dative
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entretenedme
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not used
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entretenedle
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entretenednos
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entreteneos
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entretenedles
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| accusative
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entretenedme
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not used
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entretenedlo, entretenedla
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entretenednos
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entreteneos
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entretenedlos, entretenedlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative entretengan
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| dative
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entreténganme
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not used
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entreténganle
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entreténgannos
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not used
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entreténganles, entreténganse
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| accusative
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entreténganme
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not used
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entreténganlo, entreténganla
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entreténgannos
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not used
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entreténganlos, entreténganlas, entreténganse
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