enrojecer
Spanish
Etymology
From en- + rojo + -ecer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /enroxeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn.ro.xeˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /enroxeˈseɾ/ [ẽn.ro.xeˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧ro‧je‧cer
Verb
enrojecer (first-person singular present enrojezco, first-person singular preterite enrojecí, past participle enrojecido)
- (transitive) to redden (to make red)
- (transitive) to cause to blush
- (intransitive, reflexive) to blush
Conjugation
Conjugation of enrojecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | enrojecer | ||||||
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gerund | enrojeciendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | enrojecido | enrojecida | |||||
plural | enrojecidos | enrojecidas | |||||
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 | enrojezco | enrojecestú enrojecésvos | enrojece | enrojecemos | enrojecéis | enrojecen | |
imperfect | enrojecía | enrojecías | enrojecía | enrojecíamos | enrojecíais | enrojecían | |
preterite | enrojecí | enrojeciste | enrojeció | enrojecimos | enrojecisteis | enrojecieron | |
future | enrojeceré | enrojecerás | enrojecerá | enrojeceremos | enrojeceréis | enrojecerán | |
conditional | enrojecería | enrojecerías | enrojecería | enrojeceríamos | enrojeceríais | enrojecerían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | enrojezca | enrojezcastú enrojezcásvos2 | enrojezca | enrojezcamos | enrojezcáis | enrojezcan | |
imperfect (ra) | enrojeciera | enrojecieras | enrojeciera | enrojeciéramos | enrojecierais | enrojecieran | |
imperfect (se) | enrojeciese | enrojecieses | enrojeciese | enrojeciésemos | enrojecieseis | enrojeciesen | |
future1 | enrojeciere | enrojecieres | enrojeciere | enrojeciéremos | enrojeciereis | enrojecieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | enrojecetú enrojecévos | enrojezca | enrojezcamos | enrojeced | enrojezcan | ||
negative | no enrojezcas | no enrojezca | no enrojezcamos | no enrojezcáis | no enrojezcan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of enrojecer (c-zc 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 enrojecer | |||||||
dative | enrojecerme | enrojecerte | enrojecerle, enrojecerse | enrojecernos | enrojeceros | enrojecerles, enrojecerse | |
accusative | enrojecerme | enrojecerte | enrojecerlo, enrojecerla, enrojecerse | enrojecernos | enrojeceros | enrojecerlos, enrojecerlas, enrojecerse | |
with gerund enrojeciendo | |||||||
dative | enrojeciéndome | enrojeciéndote | enrojeciéndole, enrojeciéndose | enrojeciéndonos | enrojeciéndoos | enrojeciéndoles, enrojeciéndose | |
accusative | enrojeciéndome | enrojeciéndote | enrojeciéndolo, enrojeciéndola, enrojeciéndose | enrojeciéndonos | enrojeciéndoos | enrojeciéndolos, enrojeciéndolas, enrojeciéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative enrojece | |||||||
dative | enrojéceme | enrojécete | enrojécele | enrojécenos | not used | enrojéceles | |
accusative | enrojéceme | enrojécete | enrojécelo, enrojécela | enrojécenos | not used | enrojécelos, enrojécelas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative enrojecé | |||||||
dative | enrojeceme | enrojecete | enrojecele | enrojecenos | not used | enrojeceles | |
accusative | enrojeceme | enrojecete | enrojecelo, enrojecela | enrojecenos | not used | enrojecelos, enrojecelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative enrojezca | |||||||
dative | enrojézcame | not used | enrojézcale, enrojézcase | enrojézcanos | not used | enrojézcales | |
accusative | enrojézcame | not used | enrojézcalo, enrojézcala, enrojézcase | enrojézcanos | not used | enrojézcalos, enrojézcalas | |
with first-person plural imperative enrojezcamos | |||||||
dative | not used | enrojezcámoste | enrojezcámosle | enrojezcámonos | enrojezcámoos | enrojezcámosles | |
accusative | not used | enrojezcámoste | enrojezcámoslo, enrojezcámosla | enrojezcámonos | enrojezcámoos | enrojezcámoslos, enrojezcámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative enrojeced | |||||||
dative | enrojecedme | not used | enrojecedle | enrojecednos | enrojeceos | enrojecedles | |
accusative | enrojecedme | not used | enrojecedlo, enrojecedla | enrojecednos | enrojeceos | enrojecedlos, enrojecedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative enrojezcan | |||||||
dative | enrojézcanme | not used | enrojézcanle | enrojézcannos | not used | enrojézcanles, enrojézcanse | |
accusative | enrojézcanme | not used | enrojézcanlo, enrojézcanla | enrojézcannos | not used | enrojézcanlos, enrojézcanlas, enrojézcanse |
Derived terms
- enrojecimiento
Further reading
- “enrojecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014