constreñir
Spanish
Alternative forms
- costreñir (rare)
Etymology
From Latin constringere, present active infinitive of constringō. Doublet of the borrowing constringir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konstɾeˈɲiɾ/ [kõns.t̪ɾeˈɲiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: cons‧tre‧ñir
Verb
constreñir (first-person singular present constriño, first-person singular preterite constreñí, past participle constreñido)
- to constrain
- Synonym: (rare) constringir
- to oppress
Conjugation
Conjugation of constreñir (e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | constreñir | ||||||
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gerund | constriñendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | constreñido | constreñida | |||||
plural | constreñidos | constreñidas | |||||
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 | constriño | constriñestú constreñísvos | constriñe | constreñimos | constreñís | constriñen | |
imperfect | constreñía | constreñías | constreñía | constreñíamos | constreñíais | constreñían | |
preterite | constreñí | constreñiste | constriñó | constreñimos | constreñisteis | constriñeron | |
future | constreñiré | constreñirás | constreñirá | constreñiremos | constreñiréis | constreñirán | |
conditional | constreñiría | constreñirías | constreñiría | constreñiríamos | constreñiríais | constreñirían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | constriña | constriñastú constriñásvos2 | constriña | constriñamos | constriñáis | constriñan | |
imperfect (ra) | constriñera | constriñeras | constriñera | constriñéramos | constriñerais | constriñeran | |
imperfect (se) | constriñese | constriñeses | constriñese | constriñésemos | constriñeseis | constriñesen | |
future1 | constriñere | constriñeres | constriñere | constriñéremos | constriñereis | constriñeren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | constriñetú constreñívos | constriña | constriñamos | constreñid | constriñan | ||
negative | no constriñas | no constriña | no constriñamos | no constriñáis | no constriñan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of constreñir (e-i alternation)
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 constreñir | |||||||
dative | constreñirme | constreñirte | constreñirle, constreñirse | constreñirnos | constreñiros | constreñirles, constreñirse | |
accusative | constreñirme | constreñirte | constreñirlo, constreñirla, constreñirse | constreñirnos | constreñiros | constreñirlos, constreñirlas, constreñirse | |
with gerund constriñendo | |||||||
dative | constriñéndome | constriñéndote | constriñéndole, constriñéndose | constriñéndonos | constriñéndoos | constriñéndoles, constriñéndose | |
accusative | constriñéndome | constriñéndote | constriñéndolo, constriñéndola, constriñéndose | constriñéndonos | constriñéndoos | constriñéndolos, constriñéndolas, constriñéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative constriñe | |||||||
dative | constríñeme | constríñete | constríñele | constríñenos | not used | constríñeles | |
accusative | constríñeme | constríñete | constríñelo, constríñela | constríñenos | not used | constríñelos, constríñelas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative constreñí | |||||||
dative | constreñime | constreñite | constreñile | constreñinos | not used | constreñiles | |
accusative | constreñime | constreñite | constreñilo, constreñila | constreñinos | not used | constreñilos, constreñilas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative constriña | |||||||
dative | constríñame | not used | constríñale, constríñase | constríñanos | not used | constríñales | |
accusative | constríñame | not used | constríñalo, constríñala, constríñase | constríñanos | not used | constríñalos, constríñalas | |
with first-person plural imperative constriñamos | |||||||
dative | not used | constriñámoste | constriñámosle | constriñámonos | constriñámoos | constriñámosles | |
accusative | not used | constriñámoste | constriñámoslo, constriñámosla | constriñámonos | constriñámoos | constriñámoslos, constriñámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative constreñid | |||||||
dative | constreñidme | not used | constreñidle | constreñidnos | constreñíos | constreñidles | |
accusative | constreñidme | not used | constreñidlo, constreñidla | constreñidnos | constreñíos | constreñidlos, constreñidlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative constriñan | |||||||
dative | constríñanme | not used | constríñanle | constríñannos | not used | constríñanles, constríñanse | |
accusative | constríñanme | not used | constríñanlo, constríñanla | constríñannos | not used | constríñanlos, constríñanlas, constríñanse |
Derived terms
- constreñimiento
Related terms
- estreñir
Further reading
- “constreñir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014