frustrar

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frūstrāre. First attested in 1405.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

frustrar (first-person singular present frustro, first-person singular preterite frustrí, past participle frustrat)

  1. (transitive) to frustrate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of frustrar (first conjugation)
infinitive frustrar
gerund frustrant
past participle masculine feminine
singular frustrat frustrada
plural frustrats frustrades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present frustro frustres frustra frustrem frustreu frustren
imperfect frustrava frustraves frustrava frustràvem frustràveu frustraven
future frustraré frustraràs frustrarà frustrarem frustrareu frustraran
preterite frustrí frustrares frustrà frustràrem frustràreu frustraren
conditional frustraria frustraries frustraria frustraríem frustraríeu frustrarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present frustri frustris frustri frustrem frustreu frustrin
imperfect frustrés frustressis frustrés frustréssim frustréssiu frustressin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — frustra frustri frustrem frustreu frustrin
negative (no) — no frustris no frustri no frustrem no frustreu no frustrin

References

  1. ^ “frustrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin frustrāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɾusˈtɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: frus‧trar

Verb

frustrar (first-person singular present frustro, first-person singular preterite frustrei, past participle frustrado)

  1. to frustrate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of frustrar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal frustrar
Personal frustrar frustrares frustrar frustrarmos frustrardes frustraren
Gerund
frustrando
Past participle
Masculine frustrado frustrados
Feminine frustrada frustradas
Indicative
Present frustro frustras frustra frustramos frustrades frustran
Imperfect frustraba frustrabas frustraba frustrabamos frustrabades frustraban
Preterite frustrei frustraches frustrou frustramos frustrastes frustraron
Pluperfect frustrara frustraras frustrara frustraramos frustrarades frustraran
Future frustrarei frustrarás frustrará frustraremos frustraredes frustrarán
Conditional frustraría frustrarías frustraría frustrariamos frustrariades frustrarían
Subjunctive
Present frustre frustres frustre frustremos frustredes frustren
Imperfect frustrase frustrases frustrase frustrásemos frustrásedes frustrasen
Future frustrar frustrares frustrar frustrarmos frustrardes frustraren
Imperative
Affirmative frustra frustre frustremos frustrade frustren
Negative (non) non frustres non frustre non frustremos non frustredes non frustren
    Reintegrated conjugation of frustrar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal frustrar
Personal frustrar frustrares frustrar frustrarmos frustrardes frustrarem
Gerund
frustrando
Past participle
Masculine frustrado frustrados
Feminine frustrada frustradas
Indicative
Present frustro frustras frustra frustramos frustrades, frustrais frustram
Imperfect frustrava frustravas frustrava frustrávamos frustrávades, frustráveis, frustrávais1 frustravam
Preterite frustrei frustraste, frustrache1 frustrou frustramos frustrastes frustrárom, frustraram
Pluperfect frustrara frustraras frustrara frustráramos frustrárades, frustráreis, frustrárais1 frustraram
Future frustrarei frustrarás frustrará frustraremos frustraredes, frustrareis frustrarám, frustrarão
Conditional frustraria frustrarias frustraria frustraríamos frustraríades, frustraríeis, frustraríais1 frustrariam
Subjunctive
Present frustre frustres frustre frustremos frustredes, frustreis frustrem
Imperfect frustrasse frustrasses frustrasse frustrássemos frustrássedes, frustrásseis frustrassem
Future frustrar frustrares frustrar frustrarmos frustrardes frustrarem
Imperative
Affirmative frustra frustre frustremos frustrade, frustrai frustrem
Negative (nom) nom frustres nom frustre nom frustremos nom frustredes, nom frustreis nom frustrem

1Less recommended.

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frūstrāre (“to deceive, trick”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: frus‧trar

Verb

frustrar (first-person singular present frustro, first-person singular preterite frustrei, past participle frustrado)

  1. (transitive) to frustrate; to annoy (to cause mental stress)
  2. (transitive) to frustrate; to thwart (to prevent from being successfully completed)
    Synonym: malograr

Conjugation

    Conjugation of frustrar (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 frustrar
Personal frustrar frustrares frustrar frustrarmos frustrardes frustrarem
Gerund
frustrando
Past participle
Masculine frustrado frustrados
Feminine frustrada frustradas
Indicative
Present frustro frustras frustra frustramos frustrais frustram
Imperfect frustrava frustravas frustrava frustrávamos frustráveis frustravam
Preterite frustrei frustraste frustrou frustramos1, frustrámos2 frustrastes frustraram
Pluperfect frustrara frustraras frustrara frustráramos frustráreis frustraram
Future frustrarei frustrarás frustrará frustraremos frustrareis frustrarão
Conditional frustraria frustrarias frustraria frustraríamos frustraríeis frustrariam
Subjunctive
Present frustre frustres frustre frustremos frustreis frustrem
Imperfect frustrasse frustrasses frustrasse frustrássemos frustrásseis frustrassem
Future frustrar frustrares frustrar frustrarmos frustrardes frustrarem
Imperative
Affirmative frustra frustre frustremos frustrai frustrem
Negative (não) não frustres não frustre não frustremos não frustreis não frustrem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frūstrāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɾusˈtɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: frus‧trar

Verb

frustrar (first-person singular present frustro, first-person singular preterite frustré, past participle frustrado)

  1. (transitive) to frustrate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of frustrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive frustrar
gerund frustrando
past participle masculine feminine
singular frustrado frustrada
plural frustrados frustradas
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 frustro frustrastú
frustrásvos 		frustra frustramos frustráis frustran
imperfect frustraba frustrabas frustraba frustrábamos frustrabais frustraban
preterite frustré frustraste frustró frustramos frustrasteis frustraron
future frustraré frustrarás frustrará frustraremos frustraréis frustrarán
conditional frustraría frustrarías frustraría frustraríamos frustraríais frustrarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present frustre frustrestú
frustrésvos2 		frustre frustremos frustréis frustren
imperfect
(ra) 		frustrara frustraras frustrara frustráramos frustrarais frustraran
imperfect
(se) 		frustrase frustrases frustrase frustrásemos frustraseis frustrasen
future1 frustrare frustrares frustrare frustráremos frustrareis frustraren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative frustratú
frustrávos 		frustre frustremos frustrad frustren
negative no frustres no frustre no frustremos no frustréis no frustren

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

    Selected combined forms of frustrar

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 frustrar
dative frustrarme frustrarte frustrarle, frustrarse frustrarnos frustraros frustrarles, frustrarse
accusative frustrarme frustrarte frustrarlo, frustrarla, frustrarse frustrarnos frustraros frustrarlos, frustrarlas, frustrarse
with gerund frustrando
dative frustrándome frustrándote frustrándole, frustrándose frustrándonos frustrándoos frustrándoles, frustrándose
accusative frustrándome frustrándote frustrándolo, frustrándola, frustrándose frustrándonos frustrándoos frustrándolos, frustrándolas, frustrándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative frustra
dative frústrame frústrate frústrale frústranos not used frústrales
accusative frústrame frústrate frústralo, frústrala frústranos not used frústralos, frústralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative frustrá
dative frustrame frustrate frustrale frustranos not used frustrales
accusative frustrame frustrate frustralo, frustrala frustranos not used frustralos, frustralas
with formal second-person singular imperative frustre
dative frústreme not used frústrele, frústrese frústrenos not used frústreles
accusative frústreme not used frústrelo, frústrela, frústrese frústrenos not used frústrelos, frústrelas
with first-person plural imperative frustremos
dative not used frustrémoste frustrémosle frustrémonos frustrémoos frustrémosles
accusative not used frustrémoste frustrémoslo, frustrémosla frustrémonos frustrémoos frustrémoslos, frustrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative frustrad
dative frustradme not used frustradle frustradnos frustraos frustradles
accusative frustradme not used frustradlo, frustradla frustradnos frustraos frustradlos, frustradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative frustren
dative frústrenme not used frústrenle frústrennos not used frústrenles, frústrense
accusative frústrenme not used frústrenlo, frústrenla frústrennos not used frústrenlos, frústrenlas, frústrense

Further reading

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