prensar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin pressāre (“to press”), frequentative of premō (“to press”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pren‧sar

Verb

prensar (first-person singular present prenso, first-person singular preterite prensei, past participle prensado)

  1. to press; to compress; to squeeze
    Synonym: pressionar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prensar (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 prensar
Personal prensar prensares prensar prensarmos prensardes prensarem
Gerund
prensando
Past participle
Masculine prensado prensados
Feminine prensada prensadas
Indicative
Present prenso prensas prensa prensamos prensais prensam
Imperfect prensava prensavas prensava prensávamos prensáveis prensavam
Preterite prensei prensaste prensou prensamos1, prensámos2 prensastes prensaram
Pluperfect prensara prensaras prensara prensáramos prensáreis prensaram
Future prensarei prensarás prensará prensaremos prensareis prensarão
Conditional prensaria prensarias prensaria prensaríamos prensaríeis prensariam
Subjunctive
Present prense prenses prense prensemos prenseis prensem
Imperfect prensasse prensasses prensasse prensássemos prensásseis prensassem
Future prensar prensares prensar prensarmos prensardes prensarem
Imperative
Affirmative prensa prense prensemos prensai prensem
Negative (não) não prenses não prense não prensemos não prenseis não prensem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pressāre (“to press”), from premo (“to press”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾenˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pren‧sar

Verb

prensar (first-person singular present prenso, first-person singular preterite prensé, past participle prensado)

  1. to press

Conjugation

    Conjugation of prensar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive prensar
gerund prensando
past participle masculine feminine
singular prensado prensada
plural prensados prensadas
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 prenso prensastú
prensásvos 		prensa prensamos prensáis prensan
imperfect prensaba prensabas prensaba prensábamos prensabais prensaban
preterite prensé prensaste prensó prensamos prensasteis prensaron
future prensaré prensarás prensará prensaremos prensaréis prensarán
conditional prensaría prensarías prensaría prensaríamos prensaríais prensarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present prense prensestú
prensésvos2 		prense prensemos prenséis prensen
imperfect
(ra) 		prensara prensaras prensara prensáramos prensarais prensaran
imperfect
(se) 		prensase prensases prensase prensásemos prensaseis prensasen
future1 prensare prensares prensare prensáremos prensareis prensaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative prensatú
prensávos 		prense prensemos prensad prensen
negative no prenses no prense no prensemos no prenséis no prensen

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

    Selected combined forms of prensar

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 prensar
dative prensarme prensarte prensarle, prensarse prensarnos prensaros prensarles, prensarse
accusative prensarme prensarte prensarlo, prensarla, prensarse prensarnos prensaros prensarlos, prensarlas, prensarse
with gerund prensando
dative prensándome prensándote prensándole, prensándose prensándonos prensándoos prensándoles, prensándose
accusative prensándome prensándote prensándolo, prensándola, prensándose prensándonos prensándoos prensándolos, prensándolas, prensándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative prensa
dative prénsame prénsate prénsale prénsanos not used prénsales
accusative prénsame prénsate prénsalo, prénsala prénsanos not used prénsalos, prénsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative prensá
dative prensame prensate prensale prensanos not used prensales
accusative prensame prensate prensalo, prensala prensanos not used prensalos, prensalas
with formal second-person singular imperative prense
dative prénseme not used prénsele, prénsese prénsenos not used prénseles
accusative prénseme not used prénselo, prénsela, prénsese prénsenos not used prénselos, prénselas
with first-person plural imperative prensemos
dative not used prensémoste prensémosle prensémonos prensémoos prensémosles
accusative not used prensémoste prensémoslo, prensémosla prensémonos prensémoos prensémoslos, prensémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative prensad
dative prensadme not used prensadle prensadnos prensaos prensadles
accusative prensadme not used prensadlo, prensadla prensadnos prensaos prensadlos, prensadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative prensen
dative prénsenme not used prénsenle prénsennos not used prénsenles, prénsense
accusative prénsenme not used prénsenlo, prénsenla prénsennos not used prénsenlos, prénsenlas, prénsense

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