resaltar

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Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ saltar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /resalˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧sal‧tar

Verb

resaltar (first-person singular present resalto, first-person singular preterite resalté, past participle resaltado)

  1. (intransitive) to bounce
    Synonym: rebotar
  2. (intransitive) to stick out
    Synonym: sobresalir
  3. (intransitive) to chip off, break off
    Synonyms: desprenderse, saltarse
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to emphasize
    Synonyms: destacar, enfatizar, subrayar, recalcar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of resaltar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive resaltar
gerund resaltando
past participle masculine feminine
singular resaltado resaltada
plural resaltados resaltadas
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 resalto resaltastú
resaltásvos 		resalta resaltamos resaltáis resaltan
imperfect resaltaba resaltabas resaltaba resaltábamos resaltabais resaltaban
preterite resalté resaltaste resaltó resaltamos resaltasteis resaltaron
future resaltaré resaltarás resaltará resaltaremos resaltaréis resaltarán
conditional resaltaría resaltarías resaltaría resaltaríamos resaltaríais resaltarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present resalte resaltestú
resaltésvos2 		resalte resaltemos resaltéis resalten
imperfect
(ra) 		resaltara resaltaras resaltara resaltáramos resaltarais resaltaran
imperfect
(se) 		resaltase resaltases resaltase resaltásemos resaltaseis resaltasen
future1 resaltare resaltares resaltare resaltáremos resaltareis resaltaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative resaltatú
resaltávos 		resalte resaltemos resaltad resalten
negative no resaltes no resalte no resaltemos no resaltéis no resalten

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

    Selected combined forms of resaltar

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 resaltar dative resaltarme resaltarte resaltarle, resaltarse resaltarnos resaltaros resaltarles, resaltarse
accusative resaltarme resaltarte resaltarlo, resaltarla, resaltarse resaltarnos resaltaros resaltarlos, resaltarlas, resaltarse
with gerund resaltando dative resaltándome resaltándote resaltándole, resaltándose resaltándonos resaltándoos resaltándoles, resaltándose
accusative resaltándome resaltándote resaltándolo, resaltándola, resaltándose resaltándonos resaltándoos resaltándolos, resaltándolas, resaltándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative resalta dative resáltame resáltate resáltale resáltanos not used resáltales
accusative resáltame resáltate resáltalo, resáltala resáltanos not used resáltalos, resáltalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative resaltá dative resaltame resaltate resaltale resaltanos not used resaltales
accusative resaltame resaltate resaltalo, resaltala resaltanos not used resaltalos, resaltalas
with formal second-person singular imperative resalte dative resálteme not used resáltele, resáltese resáltenos not used resálteles
accusative resálteme not used resáltelo, resáltela, resáltese resáltenos not used resáltelos, resáltelas
with first-person plural imperative resaltemos dative not used resaltémoste resaltémosle resaltémonos resaltémoos resaltémosles
accusative not used resaltémoste resaltémoslo, resaltémosla resaltémonos resaltémoos resaltémoslos, resaltémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative resaltad dative resaltadme not used resaltadle resaltadnos resaltaos resaltadles
accusative resaltadme not used resaltadlo, resaltadla resaltadnos resaltaos resaltadlos, resaltadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative resalten dative resáltenme not used resáltenle resáltennos not used resáltenles, resáltense
accusative resáltenme not used resáltenlo, resáltenla resáltennos not used resáltenlos, resáltenlas, resáltense

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