reñir

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ringīre, from Latin ringī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈɲiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧ñir

Verb

reñir (first-person singular present riño, first-person singular preterite reñí, past participle reñido)

  1. to scold
    Synonyms: retar, regañar
  2. to fight
    Synonyms: luchar, pelear
  3. to quarrel

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reñir (e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive reñir
gerund riñendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular reñido reñida
plural reñidos reñidas
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 riño riñestú
reñísvos 		riñe reñimos reñís riñen
imperfect reñía reñías reñía reñíamos reñíais reñían
preterite reñí reñiste riñó reñimos reñisteis riñeron
future reñiré reñirás reñirá reñiremos reñiréis reñirán
conditional reñiría reñirías reñiría reñiríamos reñiríais reñirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present riña riñastú
riñásvos2 		riña riñamos riñáis riñan
imperfect
(ra) 		riñera riñeras riñera riñéramos riñerais riñeran
imperfect
(se) 		riñese riñeses riñese riñésemos riñeseis riñesen
future1 riñere riñeres riñere riñéremos riñereis riñeren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative riñetú
reñívos 		riña riñamos reñid riñan
negative no riñas no riña no riñamos no riñáis no riñan

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

    Selected combined forms of reñir (e-i 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 reñir
dative reñirme reñirte reñirle, reñirse reñirnos reñiros reñirles, reñirse
accusative reñirme reñirte reñirlo, reñirla, reñirse reñirnos reñiros reñirlos, reñirlas, reñirse
with gerund riñendo
dative riñéndome riñéndote riñéndole, riñéndose riñéndonos riñéndoos riñéndoles, riñéndose
accusative riñéndome riñéndote riñéndolo, riñéndola, riñéndose riñéndonos riñéndoos riñéndolos, riñéndolas, riñéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative riñe
dative ríñeme ríñete ríñele ríñenos not used ríñeles
accusative ríñeme ríñete ríñelo, ríñela ríñenos not used ríñelos, ríñelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative reñí
dative reñime reñite reñile reñinos not used reñiles
accusative reñime reñite reñilo, reñila reñinos not used reñilos, reñilas
with formal second-person singular imperative riña
dative ríñame not used ríñale, ríñase ríñanos not used ríñales
accusative ríñame not used ríñalo, ríñala, ríñase ríñanos not used ríñalos, ríñalas
with first-person plural imperative riñamos
dative not used riñámoste riñámosle riñámonos riñámoos riñámosles
accusative not used riñámoste riñámoslo, riñámosla riñámonos riñámoos riñámoslos, riñámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reñid
dative reñidme not used reñidle reñidnos reñíos reñidles
accusative reñidme not used reñidlo, reñidla reñidnos reñíos reñidlos, reñidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative riñan
dative ríñanme not used ríñanle ríñannos not used ríñanles, ríñanse
accusative ríñanme not used ríñanlo, ríñanla ríñannos not used ríñanlos, ríñanlas, ríñanse

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