esposar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin spōnsāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧po‧sar

Verb

esposar (first-person singular present esposo, first-person singular preterite esposei, past participle esposado)

  1. to espouse
  2. to unite in marriage
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to marry
    Synonym: casar-se
  4. to plight

Conjugation

    Conjugation of esposar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal esposar
Personal esposar esposares esposar esposarmos esposardes esposarem
Gerund
esposando
Past participle
Masculine esposado esposados
Feminine esposada esposadas
Indicative
Present esposo esposas esposa esposamos esposais esposam
Imperfect esposava esposavas esposava esposávamos esposáveis esposavam
Preterite esposei esposaste esposou esposamos1, esposámos2 esposastes esposaram
Pluperfect esposara esposaras esposara esposáramos esposáreis esposaram
Future esposarei esposarás esposará esposaremos esposareis esposarão
Conditional esposaria esposarias esposaria esposaríamos esposaríeis esposariam
Subjunctive
Present espose esposes espose esposemos esposeis esposem
Imperfect esposasse esposasses esposasse esposássemos esposásseis esposassem
Future esposar esposares esposar esposarmos esposardes esposarem
Imperative
Affirmative esposa espose esposemos esposai esposem
Negative (não) não esposes não espose não esposemos não esposeis não esposem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From esposas +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /espoˈsaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧po‧sar

Verb

esposar (first-person singular present esposo, first-person singular preterite esposé, past participle esposado)

  1. (transitive) to handcuff, manacle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of esposar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive esposar
gerund esposando
past participle masculine feminine
singular esposado esposada
plural esposados esposadas
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 esposo esposastú
esposásvos 		esposa esposamos esposáis esposan
imperfect esposaba esposabas esposaba esposábamos esposabais esposaban
preterite esposé esposaste esposó esposamos esposasteis esposaron
future esposaré esposarás esposará esposaremos esposaréis esposarán
conditional esposaría esposarías esposaría esposaríamos esposaríais esposarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present espose esposestú
esposésvos2 		espose esposemos esposéis esposen
imperfect
(ra) 		esposara esposaras esposara esposáramos esposarais esposaran
imperfect
(se) 		esposase esposases esposase esposásemos esposaseis esposasen
future1 esposare esposares esposare esposáremos esposareis esposaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative esposatú
esposávos 		espose esposemos esposad esposen
negative no esposes no espose no esposemos no esposéis no esposen

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

    Selected combined forms of esposar

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 esposar
dative esposarme esposarte esposarle, esposarse esposarnos esposaros esposarles, esposarse
accusative esposarme esposarte esposarlo, esposarla, esposarse esposarnos esposaros esposarlos, esposarlas, esposarse
with gerund esposando
dative esposándome esposándote esposándole, esposándose esposándonos esposándoos esposándoles, esposándose
accusative esposándome esposándote esposándolo, esposándola, esposándose esposándonos esposándoos esposándolos, esposándolas, esposándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative esposa
dative espósame espósate espósale espósanos not used espósales
accusative espósame espósate espósalo, espósala espósanos not used espósalos, espósalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative esposá
dative esposame esposate esposale esposanos not used esposales
accusative esposame esposate esposalo, esposala esposanos not used esposalos, esposalas
with formal second-person singular imperative espose
dative espóseme not used espósele, espósese espósenos not used espóseles
accusative espóseme not used espóselo, espósela, espósese espósenos not used espóselos, espóselas
with first-person plural imperative esposemos
dative not used esposémoste esposémosle esposémonos esposémoos esposémosles
accusative not used esposémoste esposémoslo, esposémosla esposémonos esposémoos esposémoslos, esposémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative esposad
dative esposadme not used esposadle esposadnos esposaos esposadles
accusative esposadme not used esposadlo, esposadla esposadnos esposaos esposadlos, esposadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative esposen
dative espósenme not used espósenle espósennos not used espósenles, espósense
accusative espósenme not used espósenlo, espósenla espósennos not used espósenlos, espósenlas, espósense

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