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Galician
Verb
expresar (first-person singular present expreso, first-person singular preterite expresei, past participle expresado)
- to express
Conjugation
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English express, French exprès, Italian espresso, Spanish expresar.
Pronunciation
Verb
expresar (present tense expresas, past tense expresis, future tense expresos, imperative expresez, conditional expresus)
- (transitive) to express, communicate
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
From expreso + -ar, borrowed from Latin expressus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɡspɾeˈsaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ex‧pre‧sar
Verb
expresar (first-person singular present expreso, first-person singular preterite expresé, past participle expresado)
- (transitive) to express
Nos gustaría expresar nuestro agradecimiento al director.- We would like to express our appreciation to the director.
- (transitive) to specify
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 expresar
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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1st person
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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 expresar
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dative
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expresarme
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expresarte
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expresarle, expresarse
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expresarnos
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expresaros
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expresarles, expresarse
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accusative
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expresarme
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expresarte
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expresarlo, expresarla, expresarse
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expresarnos
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expresaros
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expresarlos, expresarlas, expresarse
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with gerund expresando
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dative
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expresándome
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expresándote
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expresándole, expresándose
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expresándonos
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expresándoos
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expresándoles, expresándose
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accusative
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expresándome
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expresándote
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expresándolo, expresándola, expresándose
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expresándonos
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expresándoos
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expresándolos, expresándolas, expresándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative expresa
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dative
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exprésame
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exprésate
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exprésale
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exprésanos
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not used
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exprésales
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accusative
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exprésame
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exprésate
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exprésalo, exprésala
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exprésanos
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not used
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exprésalos, exprésalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative expresá
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dative
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expresame
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expresate
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expresale
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expresanos
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not used
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expresales
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accusative
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expresame
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expresate
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expresalo, expresala
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expresanos
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not used
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expresalos, expresalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative exprese
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dative
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expréseme
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not used
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exprésele, exprésese
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exprésenos
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not used
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expréseles
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accusative
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expréseme
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not used
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expréselo, exprésela, exprésese
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exprésenos
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not used
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expréselos, expréselas
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with first-person plural imperative expresemos
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dative
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not used
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expresémoste
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expresémosle
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expresémonos
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expresémoos
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expresémosles
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accusative
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not used
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expresémoste
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expresémoslo, expresémosla
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expresémonos
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expresémoos
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expresémoslos, expresémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative expresad
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dative
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expresadme
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not used
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expresadle
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expresadnos
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expresaos
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expresadles
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accusative
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expresadme
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not used
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expresadlo, expresadla
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expresadnos
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expresaos
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expresadlos, expresadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative expresen
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dative
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exprésenme
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not used
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exprésenle
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exprésennos
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not used
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exprésenles, exprésense
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accusative
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exprésenme
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not used
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exprésenlo, exprésenla
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exprésennos
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not used
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exprésenlos, exprésenlas, exprésense
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