redondear

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Spanish

Etymology

From redondo (“round”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /redondeˈaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧don‧de‧ar

Verb

redondear (first-person singular present redondeo, first-person singular preterite redondeé, past participle redondeado)

  1. (transitive) to round; to make round
  2. (transitive) to round off
  3. (transitive) to complement; to top up
  4. (pronominal) to make perfect

Conjugation

    Conjugation of redondear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive redondear
gerund redondeando
past participle masculine feminine
singular redondeado redondeada
plural redondeados redondeadas
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 redondeo redondeastú
redondeásvos 		redondea redondeamos redondeáis redondean
imperfect redondeaba redondeabas redondeaba redondeábamos redondeabais redondeaban
preterite redondeé redondeaste redondeó redondeamos redondeasteis redondearon
future redondearé redondearás redondeará redondearemos redondearéis redondearán
conditional redondearía redondearías redondearía redondearíamos redondearíais redondearían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present redondee redondeestú
redondeésvos2 		redondee redondeemos redondeéis redondeen
imperfect
(ra) 		redondeara redondearas redondeara redondeáramos redondearais redondearan
imperfect
(se) 		redondease redondeases redondease redondeásemos redondeaseis redondeasen
future1 redondeare redondeares redondeare redondeáremos redondeareis redondearen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative redondeatú
redondeávos 		redondee redondeemos redondead redondeen
negative no redondees no redondee no redondeemos no redondeéis no redondeen

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

    Selected combined forms of redondear

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 redondear
dative redondearme redondearte redondearle, redondearse redondearnos redondearos redondearles, redondearse
accusative redondearme redondearte redondearlo, redondearla, redondearse redondearnos redondearos redondearlos, redondearlas, redondearse
with gerund redondeando
dative redondeándome redondeándote redondeándole, redondeándose redondeándonos redondeándoos redondeándoles, redondeándose
accusative redondeándome redondeándote redondeándolo, redondeándola, redondeándose redondeándonos redondeándoos redondeándolos, redondeándolas, redondeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative redondea
dative redondéame redondéate redondéale redondéanos not used redondéales
accusative redondéame redondéate redondéalo, redondéala redondéanos not used redondéalos, redondéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative redondeá
dative redondeame redondeate redondeale redondeanos not used redondeales
accusative redondeame redondeate redondealo, redondeala redondeanos not used redondealos, redondealas
with formal second-person singular imperative redondee
dative redondéeme not used redondéele, redondéese redondéenos not used redondéeles
accusative redondéeme not used redondéelo, redondéela, redondéese redondéenos not used redondéelos, redondéelas
with first-person plural imperative redondeemos
dative not used redondeémoste redondeémosle redondeémonos redondeémoos redondeémosles
accusative not used redondeémoste redondeémoslo, redondeémosla redondeémonos redondeémoos redondeémoslos, redondeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative redondead
dative redondeadme not used redondeadle redondeadnos redondeaos redondeadles
accusative redondeadme not used redondeadlo, redondeadla redondeadnos redondeaos redondeadlos, redondeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative redondeen
dative redondéenme not used redondéenle redondéennos not used redondéenles, redondéense
accusative redondéenme not used redondéenlo, redondéenla redondéennos not used redondéenlos, redondéenlas, redondéense

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