hostigar
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish fostigar, from Late Latin fūstīgāre, present active infinitive of fūstīgō, from Latin fūstis. Doublet of fustigar, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ostiˈɡaɾ/ [os.t̪iˈɣ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: hos‧ti‧gar
Verb
hostigar (first-person singular present hostigo, first-person singular preterite hostigué, past participle hostigado)
- to lash
- to harass
- to pester
Conjugation
Conjugation of hostigar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | hostigar | ||||||
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gerund | hostigando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | hostigado | hostigada | |||||
plural | hostigados | hostigadas | |||||
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 | hostigo | hostigastú hostigásvos | hostiga | hostigamos | hostigáis | hostigan | |
imperfect | hostigaba | hostigabas | hostigaba | hostigábamos | hostigabais | hostigaban | |
preterite | hostigué | hostigaste | hostigó | hostigamos | hostigasteis | hostigaron | |
future | hostigaré | hostigarás | hostigará | hostigaremos | hostigaréis | hostigarán | |
conditional | hostigaría | hostigarías | hostigaría | hostigaríamos | hostigaríais | hostigarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | hostigue | hostiguestú hostiguésvos2 | hostigue | hostiguemos | hostiguéis | hostiguen | |
imperfect (ra) | hostigara | hostigaras | hostigara | hostigáramos | hostigarais | hostigaran | |
imperfect (se) | hostigase | hostigases | hostigase | hostigásemos | hostigaseis | hostigasen | |
future1 | hostigare | hostigares | hostigare | hostigáremos | hostigareis | hostigaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | hostigatú hostigávos | hostigue | hostiguemos | hostigad | hostiguen | ||
negative | no hostigues | no hostigue | no hostiguemos | no hostiguéis | no hostiguen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of hostigar (g-gu 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 hostigar | |||||||
dative | hostigarme | hostigarte | hostigarle, hostigarse | hostigarnos | hostigaros | hostigarles, hostigarse | |
accusative | hostigarme | hostigarte | hostigarlo, hostigarla, hostigarse | hostigarnos | hostigaros | hostigarlos, hostigarlas, hostigarse | |
with gerund hostigando | |||||||
dative | hostigándome | hostigándote | hostigándole, hostigándose | hostigándonos | hostigándoos | hostigándoles, hostigándose | |
accusative | hostigándome | hostigándote | hostigándolo, hostigándola, hostigándose | hostigándonos | hostigándoos | hostigándolos, hostigándolas, hostigándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative hostiga | |||||||
dative | hostígame | hostígate | hostígale | hostíganos | not used | hostígales | |
accusative | hostígame | hostígate | hostígalo, hostígala | hostíganos | not used | hostígalos, hostígalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative hostigá | |||||||
dative | hostigame | hostigate | hostigale | hostiganos | not used | hostigales | |
accusative | hostigame | hostigate | hostigalo, hostigala | hostiganos | not used | hostigalos, hostigalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative hostigue | |||||||
dative | hostígueme | not used | hostíguele, hostíguese | hostíguenos | not used | hostígueles | |
accusative | hostígueme | not used | hostíguelo, hostíguela, hostíguese | hostíguenos | not used | hostíguelos, hostíguelas | |
with first-person plural imperative hostiguemos | |||||||
dative | not used | hostiguémoste | hostiguémosle | hostiguémonos | hostiguémoos | hostiguémosles | |
accusative | not used | hostiguémoste | hostiguémoslo, hostiguémosla | hostiguémonos | hostiguémoos | hostiguémoslos, hostiguémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative hostigad | |||||||
dative | hostigadme | not used | hostigadle | hostigadnos | hostigaos | hostigadles | |
accusative | hostigadme | not used | hostigadlo, hostigadla | hostigadnos | hostigaos | hostigadlos, hostigadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative hostiguen | |||||||
dative | hostíguenme | not used | hostíguenle | hostíguennos | not used | hostíguenles, hostíguense | |
accusative | hostíguenme | not used | hostíguenlo, hostíguenla | hostíguennos | not used | hostíguenlos, hostíguenlas, hostíguense |
Related terms
- hostigoso
- hostigamiento
Further reading
- “hostigar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014