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Spanish
Etymology
From oscuro (“dark”) + -ecer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /oskuɾeˈθeɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /oskuɾeˈseɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: os‧cu‧re‧cer
Verb
oscurecer (first-person singular present oscurezco, first-person singular preterite oscurecí, past participle oscurecido)
- to darken
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 oscurecer (c-zc alternation)
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 oscurecer
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dative
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oscurecerme
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oscurecerte
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oscurecerle, oscurecerse
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oscurecernos
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oscureceros
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oscurecerles, oscurecerse
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accusative
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oscurecerme
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oscurecerte
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oscurecerlo, oscurecerla, oscurecerse
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oscurecernos
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oscureceros
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oscurecerlos, oscurecerlas, oscurecerse
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with gerund oscureciendo
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dative
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oscureciéndome
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oscureciéndote
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oscureciéndole, oscureciéndose
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oscureciéndonos
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oscureciéndoos
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oscureciéndoles, oscureciéndose
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accusative
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oscureciéndome
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oscureciéndote
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oscureciéndolo, oscureciéndola, oscureciéndose
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oscureciéndonos
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oscureciéndoos
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oscureciéndolos, oscureciéndolas, oscureciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative oscurece
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dative
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oscuréceme
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oscurécete
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oscurécele
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oscurécenos
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not used
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oscuréceles
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accusative
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oscuréceme
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oscurécete
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oscurécelo, oscurécela
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oscurécenos
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not used
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oscurécelos, oscurécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative oscurecé
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dative
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oscureceme
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oscurecete
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oscurecele
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oscurecenos
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not used
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oscureceles
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accusative
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oscureceme
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oscurecete
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oscurecelo, oscurecela
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oscurecenos
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not used
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oscurecelos, oscurecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative oscurezca
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dative
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oscurézcame
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not used
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oscurézcale, oscurézcase
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oscurézcanos
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not used
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oscurézcales
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accusative
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oscurézcame
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not used
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oscurézcalo, oscurézcala, oscurézcase
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oscurézcanos
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not used
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oscurézcalos, oscurézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative oscurezcamos
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dative
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not used
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oscurezcámoste
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oscurezcámosle
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oscurezcámonos
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oscurezcámoos
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oscurezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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oscurezcámoste
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oscurezcámoslo, oscurezcámosla
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oscurezcámonos
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oscurezcámoos
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oscurezcámoslos, oscurezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative oscureced
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dative
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oscurecedme
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not used
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oscurecedle
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oscurecednos
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oscureceos
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oscurecedles
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accusative
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oscurecedme
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not used
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oscurecedlo, oscurecedla
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oscurecednos
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oscureceos
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oscurecedlos, oscurecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative oscurezcan
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dative
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oscurézcanme
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not used
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oscurézcanle
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oscurézcannos
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not used
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oscurézcanles, oscurézcanse
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accusative
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oscurézcanme
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not used
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oscurézcanlo, oscurézcanla
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oscurézcannos
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not used
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oscurézcanlos, oscurézcanlas, oscurézcanse
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