constipar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin cōnstīpō (“press closely together”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konstiˈpaɾ/ [kõns.t̪iˈpaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cons‧ti‧par
Verb
constipar (first-person singular present constipo, first-person singular preterite constipé, past participle constipado)
- to catch a cold, congest
- to close one's pores, preventing transpiration
- (reflexive) to catch a cold, become congested
Usage notes
- Constipar is a false friend, and does not mean to constipate in Spanish. The Spanish word for that English meaning of constipar is estreñir.
Conjugation
Conjugation of constipar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | constipar | ||||||
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gerund | constipando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | constipado | constipada | |||||
plural | constipados | constipadas | |||||
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 | constipo | constipastú constipásvos | constipa | constipamos | constipáis | constipan | |
imperfect | constipaba | constipabas | constipaba | constipábamos | constipabais | constipaban | |
preterite | constipé | constipaste | constipó | constipamos | constipasteis | constiparon | |
future | constiparé | constiparás | constipará | constiparemos | constiparéis | constiparán | |
conditional | constiparía | constiparías | constiparía | constiparíamos | constiparíais | constiparían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | constipe | constipestú constipésvos2 | constipe | constipemos | constipéis | constipen | |
imperfect (ra) | constipara | constiparas | constipara | constipáramos | constiparais | constiparan | |
imperfect (se) | constipase | constipases | constipase | constipásemos | constipaseis | constipasen | |
future1 | constipare | constipares | constipare | constipáremos | constipareis | constiparen | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | constipatú constipávos | constipe | constipemos | constipad | constipen | ||
negative | no constipes | no constipe | no constipemos | no constipéis | no constipen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of constipar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive constipar | |||||||
dative | constiparme | constiparte | constiparle, constiparse | constiparnos | constiparos | constiparles, constiparse | |
accusative | constiparme | constiparte | constiparlo, constiparla, constiparse | constiparnos | constiparos | constiparlos, constiparlas, constiparse | |
with gerund constipando | |||||||
dative | constipándome | constipándote | constipándole, constipándose | constipándonos | constipándoos | constipándoles, constipándose | |
accusative | constipándome | constipándote | constipándolo, constipándola, constipándose | constipándonos | constipándoos | constipándolos, constipándolas, constipándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative constipa | |||||||
dative | constípame | constípate | constípale | constípanos | not used | constípales | |
accusative | constípame | constípate | constípalo, constípala | constípanos | not used | constípalos, constípalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative constipá | |||||||
dative | constipame | constipate | constipale | constipanos | not used | constipales | |
accusative | constipame | constipate | constipalo, constipala | constipanos | not used | constipalos, constipalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative constipe | |||||||
dative | constípeme | not used | constípele, constípese | constípenos | not used | constípeles | |
accusative | constípeme | not used | constípelo, constípela, constípese | constípenos | not used | constípelos, constípelas | |
with first-person plural imperative constipemos | |||||||
dative | not used | constipémoste | constipémosle | constipémonos | constipémoos | constipémosles | |
accusative | not used | constipémoste | constipémoslo, constipémosla | constipémonos | constipémoos | constipémoslos, constipémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative constipad | |||||||
dative | constipadme | not used | constipadle | constipadnos | constipaos | constipadles | |
accusative | constipadme | not used | constipadlo, constipadla | constipadnos | constipaos | constipadlos, constipadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative constipen | |||||||
dative | constípenme | not used | constípenle | constípennos | not used | constípenles, constípense | |
accusative | constípenme | not used | constípenlo, constípenla | constípennos | not used | constípenlos, constípenlas, constípense |
Derived terms
- constipado
Related terms
- constipación
Further reading
- “constipar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014