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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)
- to scold
- Synonyms: retar, regañar
- to fight
- Synonyms: luchar, pelear
- to quarrel
Conjugation
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.
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singular
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plural
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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| with infinitive reñir
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| dative
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reñirme
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reñirte
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reñirle, reñirse
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reñirnos
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reñiros
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reñirles, reñirse
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| accusative
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reñirme
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reñirte
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reñirlo, reñirla, reñirse
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reñirnos
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reñiros
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reñirlos, reñirlas, reñirse
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| with gerund riñendo
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| dative
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riñéndome
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riñéndote
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riñéndole, riñéndose
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riñéndonos
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riñéndoos
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riñéndoles, riñéndose
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| accusative
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riñéndome
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riñéndote
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riñéndolo, riñéndola, riñéndose
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riñéndonos
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riñéndoos
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riñéndolos, riñéndolas, riñéndose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative riñe
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| dative
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ríñeme
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ríñete
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ríñele
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ríñenos
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not used
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ríñeles
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| accusative
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ríñeme
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ríñete
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ríñelo, ríñela
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ríñenos
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not used
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ríñelos, ríñelas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative reñí
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| dative
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reñime
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reñite
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reñile
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reñinos
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not used
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reñiles
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| accusative
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reñime
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reñite
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reñilo, reñila
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reñinos
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not used
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reñilos, reñilas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative riña
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| dative
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ríñame
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not used
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ríñale, ríñase
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ríñanos
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not used
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ríñales
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| accusative
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ríñame
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not used
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ríñalo, ríñala, ríñase
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ríñanos
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not used
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ríñalos, ríñalas
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| with first-person plural imperative riñamos
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| dative
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not used
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riñámoste
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riñámosle
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riñámonos
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riñámoos
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riñámosles
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| accusative
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not used
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riñámoste
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riñámoslo, riñámosla
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riñámonos
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riñámoos
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riñámoslos, riñámoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative reñid
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| dative
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reñidme
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not used
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reñidle
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reñidnos
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reñíos
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reñidles
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| accusative
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reñidme
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not used
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reñidlo, reñidla
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reñidnos
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reñíos
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reñidlos, reñidlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative riñan
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| dative
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ríñanme
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not used
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ríñanle
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ríñannos
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not used
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ríñanles, ríñanse
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| accusative
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ríñanme
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not used
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ríñanlo, ríñanla
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ríñannos
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not used
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ríñanlos, ríñanlas, ríñanse
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