resaltar
Spanish
Etymology
re- + saltar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /resalˈtaɾ/ [re.sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: re‧sal‧tar
Verb
resaltar (first-person singular present resalto, first-person singular preterite resalté, past participle resaltado)
- (intransitive) to bounce
- Synonym: rebotar
- (intransitive) to stick out
- Synonym: sobresalir
- (intransitive) to chip off, break off
- Synonyms: desprenderse, saltarse
- (transitive, intransitive) to emphasize
- Synonyms: destacar, enfatizar, subrayar, recalcar
Conjugation
Conjugation of resaltar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | resaltar | ||||||
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gerund | resaltando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | resaltado | resaltada | |||||
plural | resaltados | resaltadas | |||||
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 | resalto | resaltastú resaltásvos | resalta | resaltamos | resaltáis | resaltan | |
imperfect | resaltaba | resaltabas | resaltaba | resaltábamos | resaltabais | resaltaban | |
preterite | resalté | resaltaste | resaltó | resaltamos | resaltasteis | resaltaron | |
future | resaltaré | resaltarás | resaltará | resaltaremos | resaltaréis | resaltarán | |
conditional | resaltaría | resaltarías | resaltaría | resaltaríamos | resaltaríais | resaltarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | resalte | resaltestú resaltésvos2 | resalte | resaltemos | resaltéis | resalten | |
imperfect (ra) | resaltara | resaltaras | resaltara | resaltáramos | resaltarais | resaltaran | |
imperfect (se) | resaltase | resaltases | resaltase | resaltásemos | resaltaseis | resaltasen | |
future1 | resaltare | resaltares | resaltare | resaltáremos | resaltareis | resaltaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | resaltatú resaltávos | resalte | resaltemos | resaltad | resalten | ||
negative | no resaltes | no resalte | no resaltemos | no resaltéis | no resalten |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of resaltar
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 resaltar | |||||||
dative | resaltarme | resaltarte | resaltarle, resaltarse | resaltarnos | resaltaros | resaltarles, resaltarse | |
accusative | resaltarme | resaltarte | resaltarlo, resaltarla, resaltarse | resaltarnos | resaltaros | resaltarlos, resaltarlas, resaltarse | |
with gerund resaltando | |||||||
dative | resaltándome | resaltándote | resaltándole, resaltándose | resaltándonos | resaltándoos | resaltándoles, resaltándose | |
accusative | resaltándome | resaltándote | resaltándolo, resaltándola, resaltándose | resaltándonos | resaltándoos | resaltándolos, resaltándolas, resaltándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative resalta | |||||||
dative | resáltame | resáltate | resáltale | resáltanos | not used | resáltales | |
accusative | resáltame | resáltate | resáltalo, resáltala | resáltanos | not used | resáltalos, resáltalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative resaltá | |||||||
dative | resaltame | resaltate | resaltale | resaltanos | not used | resaltales | |
accusative | resaltame | resaltate | resaltalo, resaltala | resaltanos | not used | resaltalos, resaltalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative resalte | |||||||
dative | resálteme | not used | resáltele, resáltese | resáltenos | not used | resálteles | |
accusative | resálteme | not used | resáltelo, resáltela, resáltese | resáltenos | not used | resáltelos, resáltelas | |
with first-person plural imperative resaltemos | |||||||
dative | not used | resaltémoste | resaltémosle | resaltémonos | resaltémoos | resaltémosles | |
accusative | not used | resaltémoste | resaltémoslo, resaltémosla | resaltémonos | resaltémoos | resaltémoslos, resaltémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative resaltad | |||||||
dative | resaltadme | not used | resaltadle | resaltadnos | resaltaos | resaltadles | |
accusative | resaltadme | not used | resaltadlo, resaltadla | resaltadnos | resaltaos | resaltadlos, resaltadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative resalten | |||||||
dative | resáltenme | not used | resáltenle | resáltennos | not used | resáltenles, resáltense | |
accusative | resáltenme | not used | resáltenlo, resáltenla | resáltennos | not used | resáltenlos, resáltenlas, resáltense |
Derived terms
- resalte
- resalto
Further reading
- “resaltar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014