reprender

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin reprendere, variant of reprehendere, present active infinitive of reprehendō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /repɾenˈdeɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧pren‧der

Verb

reprender (first-person singular present reprendo, first-person singular preterite reprendí, past participle reprendido)

  1. (transitive) to reprimand, to berate
    Synonym: reprehender

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reprender (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive reprender
gerund reprendiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular reprendido reprendida
plural reprendidos reprendidas
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 reprendo reprendestú
reprendésvos 		reprende reprendemos reprendéis reprenden
imperfect reprendía reprendías reprendía reprendíamos reprendíais reprendían
preterite reprendí reprendiste reprendió reprendimos reprendisteis reprendieron
future reprenderé reprenderás reprenderá reprenderemos reprenderéis reprenderán
conditional reprendería reprenderías reprendería reprenderíamos reprenderíais reprenderían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present reprenda reprendastú
reprendásvos2 		reprenda reprendamos reprendáis reprendan
imperfect
(ra) 		reprendiera reprendieras reprendiera reprendiéramos reprendierais reprendieran
imperfect
(se) 		reprendiese reprendieses reprendiese reprendiésemos reprendieseis reprendiesen
future1 reprendiere reprendieres reprendiere reprendiéremos reprendiereis reprendieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative reprendetú
reprendévos 		reprenda reprendamos reprended reprendan
negative no reprendas no reprenda no reprendamos no reprendáis no reprendan

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

    Selected combined forms of reprender

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 reprender
dative reprenderme reprenderte reprenderle, reprenderse reprendernos reprenderos reprenderles, reprenderse
accusative reprenderme reprenderte reprenderlo, reprenderla, reprenderse reprendernos reprenderos reprenderlos, reprenderlas, reprenderse
with gerund reprendiendo
dative reprendiéndome reprendiéndote reprendiéndole, reprendiéndose reprendiéndonos reprendiéndoos reprendiéndoles, reprendiéndose
accusative reprendiéndome reprendiéndote reprendiéndolo, reprendiéndola, reprendiéndose reprendiéndonos reprendiéndoos reprendiéndolos, reprendiéndolas, reprendiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative reprende
dative repréndeme repréndete repréndele repréndenos not used repréndeles
accusative repréndeme repréndete repréndelo, repréndela repréndenos not used repréndelos, repréndelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative reprendé
dative reprendeme reprendete reprendele reprendenos not used reprendeles
accusative reprendeme reprendete reprendelo, reprendela reprendenos not used reprendelos, reprendelas
with formal second-person singular imperative reprenda
dative repréndame not used repréndale, repréndase repréndanos not used repréndales
accusative repréndame not used repréndalo, repréndala, repréndase repréndanos not used repréndalos, repréndalas
with first-person plural imperative reprendamos
dative not used reprendámoste reprendámosle reprendámonos reprendámoos reprendámosles
accusative not used reprendámoste reprendámoslo, reprendámosla reprendámonos reprendámoos reprendámoslos, reprendámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reprended
dative reprendedme not used reprendedle reprendednos reprendeos reprendedles
accusative reprendedme not used reprendedlo, reprendedla reprendednos reprendeos reprendedlos, reprendedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative reprendan
dative repréndanme not used repréndanle repréndannos not used repréndanles, repréndanse
accusative repréndanme not used repréndanlo, repréndanla repréndannos not used repréndanlos, repréndanlas, repréndanse

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