obstar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin obstāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

obstar (first-person singular present obsto, first-person singular preterite obstei, past participle obstado)

  1. (transitive) to oppose
    Synonym: opor-se
  2. (transitive) to obstruct
    Synonym: obstruir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of obstar (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 obstar
Personal obstar obstares obstar obstarmos obstardes obstarem
Gerund
obstando
Past participle
Masculine obstado obstados
Feminine obstada obstadas
Indicative
Present obsto obstas obsta obstamos obstais obstam
Imperfect obstava obstavas obstava obstávamos obstáveis obstavam
Preterite obstei obstaste obstou obstamos1, obstámos2 obstastes obstaram
Pluperfect obstara obstaras obstara obstáramos obstáreis obstaram
Future obstarei obstarás obstará obstaremos obstareis obstarão
Conditional obstaria obstarias obstaria obstaríamos obstaríeis obstariam
Subjunctive
Present obste obstes obste obstemos obsteis obstem
Imperfect obstasse obstasses obstasse obstássemos obstásseis obstassem
Future obstar obstares obstar obstarmos obstardes obstarem
Imperative
Affirmative obsta obste obstemos obstai obstem
Negative (não) não obstes não obste não obstemos não obsteis não obstem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin obstāre. All of the first and second person forms were rendered obsolete during evolution for unknown reasons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /obsˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: obs‧tar

Verb

obstar (third-person only, third-person singular present obsta, third-person singular preterite obstó, past participle obstado)

  1. (intransitive) to hinder
    • 2017 December 23, ““Annus horribilis””, in El Nacional‎:
      Resulta interesante contrastar también el celo del procerato “revolucionario” que reacciona vitriólicamente cuando alguien en el exterior osa criticar o rozar con el pétalo de una rosa al gobierno nacional, pero ello no obsta para que el pintoresco Nicolás opine libre y groseramente acerca del proceso de reforma jubilatoria en Argentina o su inconformidad con el recuento de votos en Honduras o lo que le venga en gana.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

  • Used only in the third person, infinitive, gerund and participle.
  • Often is used in the impersonal structure no obsta para que followed by a subjunctive clause, meaning "doesn't stop them from..."

Conjugation

    Conjugation of obstar (third-person only) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive obstar
gerund obstando
past participle masculine feminine
singular obstado obstada
plural obstados obstadas
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 — — obsta — — obstan
imperfect — — obstaba — — obstaban
preterite — — obstó — — obstaron
future — — obstará — — obstarán
conditional — — obstaría — — obstarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present — — obste — — obsten
imperfect
(ra) 		— — obstara — — obstaran
imperfect
(se) 		— — obstase — — obstasen
future1 — — obstare — — obstaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative — — — — —
negative — — — — —

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.

    Selected combined forms of obstar (third-person only)

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 obstar dative obstarme obstarte obstarle, obstarse obstarnos obstaros obstarles, obstarse
accusative obstarme obstarte obstarlo, obstarla, obstarse obstarnos obstaros obstarlos, obstarlas, obstarse
with gerund obstando dative obstándome obstándote obstándole, obstándose obstándonos obstándoos obstándoles, obstándose
accusative obstándome obstándote obstándolo, obstándola, obstándose obstándonos obstándoos obstándolos, obstándolas, obstándose
with informal second-person singular tú/vos imperative — dative — — — — not used —
accusative — — —, — — not used —, —
with formal second-person singular imperative — dative — not used —, — — not used —
accusative — not used —, —, — — not used —, —
with first-person plural imperative — dative not used — — — — —
accusative not used — —, — — — —, —
with informal second-person plural imperative — dative — not used — — — —
accusative — not used —, — — — —, —
with formal second-person plural imperative — dative — not used — — not used —, —
accusative — not used —, — — not used —, —, —

Derived terms

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
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