constreñir

Spanish

Alternative forms

  • costreñir (rare)

Etymology

From Latin constringere, present active infinitive of constringō. Doublet of the borrowing constringir.

Verb

constreñir (first-person singular present constriño, first-person singular preterite constreñí, past participle constreñido)

  1. to constrain
  2. to oppress

Conjugation

  • Rule: The i in certain endings is absorbed; the e becomes a i in certain conjugations.
    Conjugation of constreñir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive constreñir
gerund constriñendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular constreñido constreñida
plural constreñidos constreñidas
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 constriño constriñestú
constreñísvos		 constriñe constreñimos constreñís constriñen
imperfect constreñía constreñías constreñía constreñíamos constreñíais constreñían
preterite constreñí constreñiste constriñó constreñimos constreñisteis constriñeron
future constreñiré constreñirás constreñirá constreñiremos constreñiréis constreñirán
conditional constreñiría constreñirías constreñiría constreñiríamos constreñiríais constreñirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present constriña constriñas constriña constriñamos constriñáis constriñan
imperfect
(ra)		 constriñera constriñeras constriñera constriñéramos constriñerais constriñeran
imperfect
(se)		 constriñese constriñeses constriñese constriñésemos constriñeseis constriñesen
future1 constriñere constriñeres constriñere constriñéremos constriñereis constriñeren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative constriñetú
constreñívos		 constriña constriñamos constreñid constriñan
negative no constriñas no constriña no constriñamos no constriñáis no constriñan
  • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

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Synonyms

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