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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /meθkiˈnaɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /meskiˈnaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: mez‧qui‧nar
Verb
mezquinar (first-person singular present mezquino, first-person singular preterite mezquiné, past participle mezquinado)
- to skimp; be stingy
- to dodge; get around
- to let off; let off the hook
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 mezquinar
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 mezquinar
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dative
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mezquinarme
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mezquinarte
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mezquinarle, mezquinarse
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mezquinarnos
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mezquinaros
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mezquinarles, mezquinarse
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accusative
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mezquinarme
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mezquinarte
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mezquinarlo, mezquinarla, mezquinarse
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mezquinarnos
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mezquinaros
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mezquinarlos, mezquinarlas, mezquinarse
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with gerund mezquinando
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dative
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mezquinándome
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mezquinándote
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mezquinándole, mezquinándose
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mezquinándonos
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mezquinándoos
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mezquinándoles, mezquinándose
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accusative
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mezquinándome
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mezquinándote
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mezquinándolo, mezquinándola, mezquinándose
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mezquinándonos
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mezquinándoos
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mezquinándolos, mezquinándolas, mezquinándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative mezquina
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dative
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mezquíname
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mezquínate
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mezquínale
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mezquínanos
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not used
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mezquínales
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accusative
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mezquíname
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mezquínate
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mezquínalo, mezquínala
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mezquínanos
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not used
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mezquínalos, mezquínalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative mezquiná
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dative
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mezquiname
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mezquinate
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mezquinale
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mezquinanos
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not used
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mezquinales
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accusative
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mezquiname
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mezquinate
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mezquinalo, mezquinala
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mezquinanos
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not used
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mezquinalos, mezquinalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative mezquine
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dative
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mezquíneme
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not used
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mezquínele, mezquínese
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mezquínenos
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not used
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mezquíneles
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accusative
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mezquíneme
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not used
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mezquínelo, mezquínela, mezquínese
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mezquínenos
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not used
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mezquínelos, mezquínelas
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with first-person plural imperative mezquinemos
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dative
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not used
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mezquinémoste
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mezquinémosle
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mezquinémonos
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mezquinémoos
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mezquinémosles
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accusative
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not used
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mezquinémoste
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mezquinémoslo, mezquinémosla
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mezquinémonos
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mezquinémoos
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mezquinémoslos, mezquinémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative mezquinad
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dative
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mezquinadme
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not used
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mezquinadle
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mezquinadnos
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mezquinaos
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mezquinadles
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accusative
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mezquinadme
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not used
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mezquinadlo, mezquinadla
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mezquinadnos
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mezquinaos
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mezquinadlos, mezquinadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative mezquinen
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dative
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mezquínenme
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not used
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mezquínenle
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mezquínennos
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not used
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mezquínenles, mezquínense
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accusative
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mezquínenme
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not used
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mezquínenlo, mezquínenla
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mezquínennos
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not used
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mezquínenlos, mezquínenlas, mezquínense
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