helar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin gelāre, present active infinitive of gelō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈlaɾ/ [eˈlaɾ]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: he‧lar
Verb
helar (first-person singular present hielo, first-person singular preterite helé, past participle helado)
- (transitive) to freeze, to cool
- (intransitive, impersonal) to freeze
Conjugation
Conjugation of helar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | helar | ||||||
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gerund | helando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | helado | helada | |||||
plural | helados | heladas | |||||
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 | hielo | hielastú helásvos | hiela | helamos | heláis | hielan | |
imperfect | helaba | helabas | helaba | helábamos | helabais | helaban | |
preterite | helé | helaste | heló | helamos | helasteis | helaron | |
future | helaré | helarás | helará | helaremos | helaréis | helarán | |
conditional | helaría | helarías | helaría | helaríamos | helaríais | helarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | hiele | hielestú helésvos2 | hiele | helemos | heléis | hielen | |
imperfect (ra) | helara | helaras | helara | heláramos | helarais | helaran | |
imperfect (se) | helase | helases | helase | helásemos | helaseis | helasen | |
future1 | helare | helares | helare | heláremos | helareis | helaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | hielatú helávos | hiele | helemos | helad | hielen | ||
negative | no hieles | no hiele | no helemos | no heléis | no hielen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of helar (e-ie 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 helar | |||||||
dative | helarme | helarte | helarle, helarse | helarnos | helaros | helarles, helarse | |
accusative | helarme | helarte | helarlo, helarla, helarse | helarnos | helaros | helarlos, helarlas, helarse | |
with gerund helando | |||||||
dative | helándome | helándote | helándole, helándose | helándonos | helándoos | helándoles, helándose | |
accusative | helándome | helándote | helándolo, helándola, helándose | helándonos | helándoos | helándolos, helándolas, helándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative hiela | |||||||
dative | hiélame | hiélate | hiélale | hiélanos | not used | hiélales | |
accusative | hiélame | hiélate | hiélalo, hiélala | hiélanos | not used | hiélalos, hiélalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative helá | |||||||
dative | helame | helate | helale | helanos | not used | helales | |
accusative | helame | helate | helalo, helala | helanos | not used | helalos, helalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative hiele | |||||||
dative | hiéleme | not used | hiélele, hiélese | hiélenos | not used | hiéleles | |
accusative | hiéleme | not used | hiélelo, hiélela, hiélese | hiélenos | not used | hiélelos, hiélelas | |
with first-person plural imperative helemos | |||||||
dative | not used | helémoste | helémosle | helémonos | helémoos | helémosles | |
accusative | not used | helémoste | helémoslo, helémosla | helémonos | helémoos | helémoslos, helémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative helad | |||||||
dative | heladme | not used | heladle | heladnos | helaos | heladles | |
accusative | heladme | not used | heladlo, heladla | heladnos | helaos | heladlos, heladlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative hielen | |||||||
dative | hiélenme | not used | hiélenle | hiélennos | not used | hiélenles, hiélense | |
accusative | hiélenme | not used | hiélenlo, hiélenla | hiélennos | not used | hiélenlos, hiélenlas, hiélense |
Related terms
- congelar
- deshelar
- gelatina
- helada
- helado
- helador
- hielo
Further reading
- “helar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Verb
helar
- present tense of hela.