fruncir

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French froncer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /fɾunˈθiɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /fɾunˈsiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: frun‧cir

Verb

fruncir (first-person singular present frunzo, first-person singular preterite fruncí, past participle fruncido)

  1. (transitive) to pucker, wrinkle
    Synonym: arrugar
  2. (transitive, sewing) to gather
  3. (transitive) to frown

Conjugation

    Conjugation of fruncir (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive fruncir
gerund frunciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular fruncido fruncida
plural fruncidos fruncidas
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 frunzo fruncestú
fruncísvos 		frunce fruncimos fruncís fruncen
imperfect fruncía fruncías fruncía fruncíamos fruncíais fruncían
preterite fruncí frunciste frunció fruncimos fruncisteis fruncieron
future frunciré fruncirás fruncirá frunciremos frunciréis fruncirán
conditional frunciría fruncirías frunciría frunciríamos frunciríais fruncirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present frunza frunzastú
frunzásvos2 		frunza frunzamos frunzáis frunzan
imperfect
(ra) 		frunciera fruncieras frunciera frunciéramos fruncierais fruncieran
imperfect
(se) 		frunciese fruncieses frunciese frunciésemos fruncieseis frunciesen
future1 frunciere fruncieres frunciere frunciéremos frunciereis fruncieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative fruncetú
fruncívos 		frunza frunzamos fruncid frunzan
negative no frunzas no frunza no frunzamos no frunzáis no frunzan

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

    Selected combined forms of fruncir (c-z 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 fruncir dative fruncirme fruncirte fruncirle, fruncirse fruncirnos frunciros fruncirles, fruncirse
accusative fruncirme fruncirte fruncirlo, fruncirla, fruncirse fruncirnos frunciros fruncirlos, fruncirlas, fruncirse
with gerund frunciendo dative frunciéndome frunciéndote frunciéndole, frunciéndose frunciéndonos frunciéndoos frunciéndoles, frunciéndose
accusative frunciéndome frunciéndote frunciéndolo, frunciéndola, frunciéndose frunciéndonos frunciéndoos frunciéndolos, frunciéndolas, frunciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative frunce dative frúnceme frúncete frúncele frúncenos not used frúnceles
accusative frúnceme frúncete frúncelo, frúncela frúncenos not used frúncelos, frúncelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative fruncí dative fruncime fruncite fruncile fruncinos not used frunciles
accusative fruncime fruncite fruncilo, fruncila fruncinos not used fruncilos, fruncilas
with formal second-person singular imperative frunza dative frúnzame not used frúnzale, frúnzase frúnzanos not used frúnzales
accusative frúnzame not used frúnzalo, frúnzala, frúnzase frúnzanos not used frúnzalos, frúnzalas
with first-person plural imperative frunzamos dative not used frunzámoste frunzámosle frunzámonos frunzámoos frunzámosles
accusative not used frunzámoste frunzámoslo, frunzámosla frunzámonos frunzámoos frunzámoslos, frunzámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative fruncid dative fruncidme not used fruncidle fruncidnos fruncíos fruncidles
accusative fruncidme not used fruncidlo, fruncidla fruncidnos fruncíos fruncidlos, fruncidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative frunzan dative frúnzanme not used frúnzanle frúnzannos not used frúnzanles, frúnzanse
accusative frúnzanme not used frúnzanlo, frúnzanla frúnzannos not used frúnzanlos, frúnzanlas, frúnzanse

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