constiparse

constiparse

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin constipare (“to crowd or press closely together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konstiˈparse/, [kõnst̪iˈparse]

Verb

constiparse (first-person singular present me constipo, first-person singular preterite me constipé, past participle constipado)

1. to catch a cold; become congested

Usage notes

• This is the reflexive form of constipar.
• Constiparse is a false friend, and does not mean "to constipate". The word for "to constipate" in Spanish is estreñir.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of constiparse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			constiparse
gerund			constipándose
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	me constipo	te constipastú se constipásvos	se constipa	nos constipamos	os constipáis	se constipan
	imperfect	me constipaba	te constipabas	se constipaba	nos constipábamos	os constipabais	se constipaban
	preterite	me constipé	te constipaste	se constipó	nos constipamos	os constipasteis	se constiparon
	future	me constiparé	te constiparás	se constipará	nos constiparemos	os constiparéis	se constiparán
	conditional	me constiparía	te constiparías	se constiparía	nos constiparíamos	os constiparíais	se constiparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me constipe	te constipestú se constipésvos2	se constipe	nos constipemos	os constipéis	se constipen
	imperfect (ra)	me constipara	te constiparas	se constipara	nos constipáramos	os constiparais	se constiparan
	imperfect (se)	me constipase	te constipases	se constipase	nos constipásemos	os constipaseis	se constipasen
	future1	me constipare	te constipares	se constipare	nos constipáremos	os constipareis	se constiparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		constípate	constípese	constipémonos	constipaos	constípense
	negative		no te constipes	no se constipe	no nos constipemos	no os constipéis	no se constipen

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

    Selected combined forms of constiparse^{edit data}

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Infinitives
	accusative	constiparme	constiparte	constiparse	constiparnos	constiparos	constiparse
gerunds
	accusative	constipándome	constipándote	constipándose	constipándonos	constipándoos	constipándose
with positive imperatives
	accusative	not used	constípate	constípese	constipémonos	constipaos	constípense