helar

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gelāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈlaɾ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: he‧lar

Verb

helar (first-person singular present hielo, first-person singular preterite helé, past participle helado)

  1. (transitive) to freeze, to cool
  2. (intransitive, impersonal) to freeze

Conjugation

    Conjugation of helar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive helar
gerund helando
past participle masculine feminine
singular helado helada
plural helados heladas
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 hielo hielastú
helásvos 		hiela helamos heláis hielan
imperfect helaba helabas helaba helábamos helabais helaban
preterite helé helaste heló helamos helasteis helaron
future helaré helarás helará helaremos helaréis helarán
conditional helaría helarías helaría helaríamos helaríais helarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present hiele hielestú
helésvos2 		hiele helemos heléis hielen
imperfect
(ra) 		helara helaras helara heláramos helarais helaran
imperfect
(se) 		helase helases helase helásemos helaseis helasen
future1 helare helares helare heláremos helareis helaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative hielatú
helávos 		hiele helemos helad hielen
negative no hieles no hiele no helemos no heléis no hielen

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

    Selected combined forms of helar (e-ie 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 helar
dative helarme helarte helarle, helarse helarnos helaros helarles, helarse
accusative helarme helarte helarlo, helarla, helarse helarnos helaros helarlos, helarlas, helarse
with gerund helando
dative helándome helándote helándole, helándose helándonos helándoos helándoles, helándose
accusative helándome helándote helándolo, helándola, helándose helándonos helándoos helándolos, helándolas, helándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative hiela
dative hiélame hiélate hiélale hiélanos not used hiélales
accusative hiélame hiélate hiélalo, hiélala hiélanos not used hiélalos, hiélalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative helá
dative helame helate helale helanos not used helales
accusative helame helate helalo, helala helanos not used helalos, helalas
with formal second-person singular imperative hiele
dative hiéleme not used hiélele, hiélese hiélenos not used hiéleles
accusative hiéleme not used hiélelo, hiélela, hiélese hiélenos not used hiélelos, hiélelas
with first-person plural imperative helemos
dative not used helémoste helémosle helémonos helémoos helémosles
accusative not used helémoste helémoslo, helémosla helémonos helémoos helémoslos, helémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative helad
dative heladme not used heladle heladnos helaos heladles
accusative heladme not used heladlo, heladla heladnos helaos heladlos, heladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative hielen
dative hiélenme not used hiélenle hiélennos not used hiélenles, hiélense
accusative hiélenme not used hiélenlo, hiélenla hiélennos not used hiélenlos, hiélenlas, hiélense

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Further reading

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Verb

helar

  1. present indicative of hela
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