sostener

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Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sustinēre.

Verb

sostener

  1. to hold (to grasp)
  2. to sustain

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sustinēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sosteˈneɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: sos‧te‧ner

Verb

sostener (first-person singular present sostengo, first-person singular preterite sostuve, past participle sostenido)

  1. to hold, to hold up, to prop up, to sustain, to underpin (physically)
  2. to sustain, to support, to keep (i.e. to give continuity to)
  3. to support, to uphold, to hold, to sustain, to contend, to maintain, to argue, to claim, to underpin, to defend

Conjugation

    Conjugation of sostener (irregular; e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive sostener
gerund sosteniendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular sostenido sostenida
plural sostenidos sostenidas
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 sostengo sostienestú
sostenésvos 		sostiene sostenemos sostenéis sostienen
imperfect sostenía sostenías sostenía sosteníamos sosteníais sostenían
preterite sostuve sostuviste sostuvo sostuvimos sostuvisteis sostuvieron
future sostendré sostendrás sostendrá sostendremos sostendréis sostendrán
conditional sostendría sostendrías sostendría sostendríamos sostendríais sostendrían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present sostenga sostengastú
sostengásvos2 		sostenga sostengamos sostengáis sostengan
imperfect
(ra) 		sostuviera sostuvieras sostuviera sostuviéramos sostuvierais sostuvieran
imperfect
(se) 		sostuviese sostuvieses sostuviese sostuviésemos sostuvieseis sostuviesen
future1 sostuviere sostuvieres sostuviere sostuviéremos sostuviereis sostuvieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative sosténtú
sostenévos 		sostenga sostengamos sostened sostengan
negative no sostengas no sostenga no sostengamos no sostengáis no sostengan

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

    Selected combined forms of sostener (irregular; e-ie alternation)

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 sostener
dative sostenerme sostenerte sostenerle, sostenerse sostenernos sosteneros sostenerles, sostenerse
accusative sostenerme sostenerte sostenerlo, sostenerla, sostenerse sostenernos sosteneros sostenerlos, sostenerlas, sostenerse
with gerund sosteniendo
dative sosteniéndome sosteniéndote sosteniéndole, sosteniéndose sosteniéndonos sosteniéndoos sosteniéndoles, sosteniéndose
accusative sosteniéndome sosteniéndote sosteniéndolo, sosteniéndola, sosteniéndose sosteniéndonos sosteniéndoos sosteniéndolos, sosteniéndolas, sosteniéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative sostén
dative sostenme sostente sostenle sostennos not used sostenles
accusative sostenme sostente sostenlo, sostenla sostennos not used sostenlos, sostenlas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative sostené
dative sosteneme sostenete sostenele sostenenos not used sosteneles
accusative sosteneme sostenete sostenelo, sostenela sostenenos not used sostenelos, sostenelas
with formal second-person singular imperative sostenga
dative sosténgame not used sosténgale, sosténgase sosténganos not used sosténgales
accusative sosténgame not used sosténgalo, sosténgala, sosténgase sosténganos not used sosténgalos, sosténgalas
with first-person plural imperative sostengamos
dative not used sostengámoste sostengámosle sostengámonos sostengámoos sostengámosles
accusative not used sostengámoste sostengámoslo, sostengámosla sostengámonos sostengámoos sostengámoslos, sostengámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative sostened
dative sostenedme not used sostenedle sostenednos sosteneos sostenedles
accusative sostenedme not used sostenedlo, sostenedla sostenednos sosteneos sostenedlos, sostenedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative sostengan
dative sosténganme not used sosténganle sosténgannos not used sosténganles, sosténganse
accusative sosténganme not used sosténganlo, sosténganla sosténgannos not used sosténganlos, sosténganlas, sosténganse

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