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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish sonreir, from Vulgar Latin *subrīdīre, from Latin subrīdēre. Compare Portuguese sorrir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sonreˈiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: son‧re‧ír
Verb
sonreír (first-person singular present sonrío, first-person singular preterite sonreí, past participle sonreído)
- (intransitive) to smile
- sonreírle a alguien ― to smile at someone
- Le encanta cuando le sonríes. ― He loves it when you smile at him.
1902, Amado Nervo,
"Y el Buda de basalto sonreía" 1-4:
- Aquella tarde, en la alameda, loca
de amor, la dulce idolatrada mía
me ofreció la eglantina de su boca.
Y el Buda de basalto sonreía.- That afternoon, in the poplar grove, as she was crazy
in love, the sweet woman I idolized
offered me the sweetbrier of her mouth.
And the basalt Buddha smiled.
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 sonreír (e-í 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 sonreír
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| dative
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sonreírme
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sonreírte
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sonreírle, sonreírse
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sonreírnos
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sonreíros
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sonreírles, sonreírse
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| accusative
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sonreírme
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sonreírte
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sonreírlo, sonreírla, sonreírse
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sonreírnos
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sonreíros
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sonreírlos, sonreírlas, sonreírse
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| with gerund sonriendo
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| dative
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sonriéndome
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sonriéndote
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sonriéndole, sonriéndose
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sonriéndonos
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sonriéndoos
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sonriéndoles, sonriéndose
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| accusative
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sonriéndome
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sonriéndote
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sonriéndolo, sonriéndola, sonriéndose
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sonriéndonos
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sonriéndoos
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sonriéndolos, sonriéndolas, sonriéndose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative sonríe
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| dative
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sonríeme
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sonríete
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sonríele
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sonríenos
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not used
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sonríeles
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| accusative
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sonríeme
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sonríete
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sonríelo, sonríela
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sonríenos
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not used
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sonríelos, sonríelas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative sonreí
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| dative
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sonreíme
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sonreíte
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sonreíle
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sonreínos
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not used
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sonreíles
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| accusative
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sonreíme
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sonreíte
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sonreílo, sonreíla
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sonreínos
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not used
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sonreílos, sonreílas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative sonría
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| dative
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sonríame
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not used
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sonríale, sonríase
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sonríanos
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not used
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sonríales
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| accusative
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sonríame
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not used
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sonríalo, sonríala, sonríase
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sonríanos
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not used
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sonríalos, sonríalas
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| with first-person plural imperative sonriamos
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| dative
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not used
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sonriámoste
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sonriámosle
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sonriámonos
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sonriámoos
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sonriámosles
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| accusative
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not used
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sonriámoste
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sonriámoslo, sonriámosla
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sonriámonos
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sonriámoos
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sonriámoslos, sonriámoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative sonreíd
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| dative
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sonreídme
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not used
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sonreídle
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sonreídnos
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sonreíos
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sonreídles
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| accusative
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sonreídme
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not used
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sonreídlo, sonreídla
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sonreídnos
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sonreíos
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sonreídlos, sonreídlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative sonrían
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| dative
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sonríanme
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not used
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sonríanle
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sonríannos
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not used
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sonríanles, sonríanse
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| accusative
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sonríanme
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not used
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sonríanlo, sonríanla
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sonríannos
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not used
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sonríanlos, sonríanlas, sonríanse
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