tensar

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English tension, French tension, Italian tensione, Spanish tensión.

Pronunciation

Verb

tensar (present tensas, past tensis, future tensos, conditional tensus, imperative tensez)

  1. (transitive) to stretch: draw in length
  2. (transitive) to strain, tense
  3. (transitive) to cock (a gun)
  4. (transitive) to wind up (a clock or a watch)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tensar
present past future
infinitive tensar tensir tensor
tense tensas tensis tensos
conditional tensus
imperative tensez
adjective active participle tensanta tensinta tensonta
adverbial active participle tensante tensinte tensonte
nominal active participle singular tensanto tensinto tensonto
plural tensanti tensinti tensonti
adjective passive participle tensata tensita tensota
adverbial passive participle tensate tensite tensote
nominal passive participle singular tensato tensito tensoto
plural tensati tensiti tensoti

Derived terms

  • tensanto (“one who stretches; tensor”)
  • tensar su (“to strain, stiffen oneself”)
  • tensata (“tense, strained”)
  • tenseso (“stretching, strain, tension, tenseness”)
  • tensilo (“stretching instrument; winder”)
  • tensita (“tense, strained”)
  • tenso (“stretching, strain, tension, tenseness”)

References

  • Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 289, 466
  • Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 660

Spanish

Etymology

From tenso +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tenˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ten‧sar

Verb

tensar (first-person singular present tenso, first-person singular preterite tensé, past participle tensado)

  1. to tense

Conjugation

    Conjugation of tensar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive tensar
gerund tensando
past participle masculine feminine
singular tensado tensada
plural tensados tensadas
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 tenso tensastú
tensásvos 		tensa tensamos tensáis tensan
imperfect tensaba tensabas tensaba tensábamos tensabais tensaban
preterite tensé tensaste tensó tensamos tensasteis tensaron
future tensaré tensarás tensará tensaremos tensaréis tensarán
conditional tensaría tensarías tensaría tensaríamos tensaríais tensarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tense tensestú
tensésvos2 		tense tensemos tenséis tensen
imperfect
(ra) 		tensara tensaras tensara tensáramos tensarais tensaran
imperfect
(se) 		tensase tensases tensase tensásemos tensaseis tensasen
future1 tensare tensares tensare tensáremos tensareis tensaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative tensatú
tensávos 		tense tensemos tensad tensen
negative no tenses no tense no tensemos no tenséis no tensen

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

    Selected combined forms of tensar

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 tensar
dative tensarme tensarte tensarle, tensarse tensarnos tensaros tensarles, tensarse
accusative tensarme tensarte tensarlo, tensarla, tensarse tensarnos tensaros tensarlos, tensarlas, tensarse
with gerund tensando
dative tensándome tensándote tensándole, tensándose tensándonos tensándoos tensándoles, tensándose
accusative tensándome tensándote tensándolo, tensándola, tensándose tensándonos tensándoos tensándolos, tensándolas, tensándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tensa
dative ténsame ténsate ténsale ténsanos not used ténsales
accusative ténsame ténsate ténsalo, ténsala ténsanos not used ténsalos, ténsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative tensá
dative tensame tensate tensale tensanos not used tensales
accusative tensame tensate tensalo, tensala tensanos not used tensalos, tensalas
with formal second-person singular imperative tense
dative ténseme not used ténsele, ténsese ténsenos not used ténseles
accusative ténseme not used ténselo, ténsela, ténsese ténsenos not used ténselos, ténselas
with first-person plural imperative tensemos
dative not used tensémoste tensémosle tensémonos tensémoos tensémosles
accusative not used tensémoste tensémoslo, tensémosla tensémonos tensémoos tensémoslos, tensémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative tensad
dative tensadme not used tensadle tensadnos tensaos tensadles
accusative tensadme not used tensadlo, tensadla tensadnos tensaos tensadlos, tensadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tensen
dative ténsenme not used ténsenle ténsennos not used ténsenles, ténsense
accusative ténsenme not used ténsenlo, ténsenla ténsennos not used ténsenlos, ténsenlas, ténsense

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