callarse
Spanish
Etymology
Reflexive form of callar (“to be calm; to keep silent”).
Verb
callarse (first-person singular present me callo, first-person singular preterite me callé, past participle callado)
- to be quiet; to stay quiet
Conjugation
Conjugation of callarse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
| infinitive | callarse | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | callándose | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | callado | callada | |||||
| plural | callados | calladas | |||||
| 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 | me callo | te callastú se callásvos | se calla | nos callamos | os calláis | se callan | |
| imperfect | me callaba | te callabas | se callaba | nos callábamos | os callabais | se callaban | |
| preterite | me callé | te callaste | se calló | nos callamos | os callasteis | se callaron | |
| future | me callaré | te callarás | se callará | nos callaremos | os callaréis | se callarán | |
| conditional | me callaría | te callarías | se callaría | nos callaríamos | os callaríais | se callarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | me calle | te callestú se callésvos2 | se calle | nos callemos | os calléis | se callen | |
| imperfect (ra) | me callara | te callaras | se callara | nos calláramos | os callarais | se callaran | |
| imperfect (se) | me callase | te callases | se callase | nos callásemos | os callaseis | se callasen | |
| future1 | me callare | te callares | se callare | nos calláremos | os callareis | se callaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | cállate | cállese | callémonos | callaos | cállense | ||
| negative | no te calles | no se calle | no nos callemos | no os calléis | no se callen | ||
- 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
- 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of callarseedit data
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| Infinitives | |||||||
| accusative | callarme | callarte | callarse | callarnos | callaros | callarse | |
| gerunds | |||||||
| accusative | callándome | callándote | callándose | callándonos | callándoos | callándose | |
| with positive imperatives | |||||||
| accusative | not used | cállate | cállese | callémonos | callaos | cállense | |
Related terms
- callar