rondar

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Spanish

Etymology

From ronda +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ronˈdaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ron‧dar

Verb

rondar (first-person singular present rondo, first-person singular preterite rondé, past participle rondado)

  1. to patrol
  2. to go around, round, go round
  3. to frequent, hang out
  4. to get together (to make music)
  5. to hang around
  6. to be around, be roughly, be close to
    Ronda las 50 años. ― He's around 50 years old.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rondar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive rondar
gerund rondando
past participle masculine feminine
singular rondado rondada
plural rondados rondadas
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 rondo rondastú
rondásvos 		ronda rondamos rondáis rondan
imperfect rondaba rondabas rondaba rondábamos rondabais rondaban
preterite rondé rondaste rondó rondamos rondasteis rondaron
future rondaré rondarás rondará rondaremos rondaréis rondarán
conditional rondaría rondarías rondaría rondaríamos rondaríais rondarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present ronde rondestú
rondésvos2 		ronde rondemos rondéis ronden
imperfect
(ra) 		rondara rondaras rondara rondáramos rondarais rondaran
imperfect
(se) 		rondase rondases rondase rondásemos rondaseis rondasen
future1 rondare rondares rondare rondáremos rondareis rondaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative rondatú
rondávos 		ronde rondemos rondad ronden
negative no rondes no ronde no rondemos no rondéis no ronden

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

    Selected combined forms of rondar

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 rondar
dative rondarme rondarte rondarle, rondarse rondarnos rondaros rondarles, rondarse
accusative rondarme rondarte rondarlo, rondarla, rondarse rondarnos rondaros rondarlos, rondarlas, rondarse
with gerund rondando
dative rondándome rondándote rondándole, rondándose rondándonos rondándoos rondándoles, rondándose
accusative rondándome rondándote rondándolo, rondándola, rondándose rondándonos rondándoos rondándolos, rondándolas, rondándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ronda
dative róndame róndate róndale róndanos not used róndales
accusative róndame róndate róndalo, róndala róndanos not used róndalos, róndalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative rondá
dative rondame rondate rondale rondanos not used rondales
accusative rondame rondate rondalo, rondala rondanos not used rondalos, rondalas
with formal second-person singular imperative ronde
dative róndeme not used róndele, róndese róndenos not used róndeles
accusative róndeme not used róndelo, róndela, róndese róndenos not used róndelos, róndelas
with first-person plural imperative rondemos
dative not used rondémoste rondémosle rondémonos rondémoos rondémosles
accusative not used rondémoste rondémoslo, rondémosla rondémonos rondémoos rondémoslos, rondémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative rondad
dative rondadme not used rondadle rondadnos rondaos rondadles
accusative rondadme not used rondadlo, rondadla rondadnos rondaos rondadlos, rondadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ronden
dative róndenme not used róndenle róndennos not used róndenles, róndense
accusative róndenme not used róndenlo, róndenla róndennos not used róndenlos, róndenlas, róndense

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