constringir

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstringere (“to tie up”). Doublet of constranger.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ʁ)/ [kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒi(ʁ)/ [kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõs.tɾĩˈʒi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõʃ.tɾĩˈʒi.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: cons‧trin‧gir

Verb

constringir (first-person singular present constrinjo, first-person singular preterite constringi, past participle constringido)

  1. (transitive) to constrict with a loop around something
  2. (transitive, figurative) to constrict; to limit or restrict

Conjugation
    Conjugation of constringir (g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal constringir
Personal constringir constringires constringir constringirmos constringirdes constringirem
Gerund
constringindo
Past participle
Masculine constringido constringidos
Feminine constringida constringidas
Indicative
Present constrinjo constringes constringe constringimos constringis constringem
Imperfect constringia constringias constringia constringíamos constringíeis constringiam
Preterite constringi constringiste constringiu constringimos constringistes constringiram
Pluperfect constringira constringiras constringira constringíramos constringíreis constringiram
Future constringirei constringirás constringirá constringiremos constringireis constringirão
Conditional constringiria constringirias constringiria constringiríamos constringiríeis constringiriam
Subjunctive
Present constrinja constrinjas constrinja constrinjamos constrinjais constrinjam
Imperfect constringisse constringisses constringisse constringíssemos constringísseis constringissem
Future constringir constringires constringir constringirmos constringirdes constringirem
Imperative
Affirmative constringe constrinja constrinjamos constringi constrinjam
Negative (não) não constrinjas não constrinja não constrinjamos não constrinjais não constrinjam

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /konstɾinˈxiɾ/ [kõns.t̪ɾĩŋˈxiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: cons‧trin‧gir

Verb

constringir (first-person singular present constrinjo, first-person singular preterite constringí, past participle constringido)

  1. Obsolete spelling of constreñir

Conjugation
    Conjugation of constringir (g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive constringir
gerund constringiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular constringido constringida
plural constringidos constringidas
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 constrinjo constringestú
constringísvos		 constringe constringimos constringís constringen
imperfect constringía constringías constringía constringíamos constringíais constringían
preterite constringí constringiste constringió constringimos constringisteis constringieron
future constringiré constringirás constringirá constringiremos constringiréis constringirán
conditional constringiría constringirías constringiría constringiríamos constringiríais constringirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present constrinja constrinjastú
constrinjásvos2		 constrinja constrinjamos constrinjáis constrinjan
imperfect
(ra)		 constringiera constringieras constringiera constringiéramos constringierais constringieran
imperfect
(se)		 constringiese constringieses constringiese constringiésemos constringieseis constringiesen
future1 constringiere constringieres constringiere constringiéremos constringiereis constringieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative constringetú
constringívos		 constrinja constrinjamos constringid constrinjan
negative no constrinjas no constrinja no constrinjamos no constrinjáis no constrinjan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of constringir (g-j alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive constringir
dative constringirme constringirte constringirle, constringirse constringirnos constringiros constringirles, constringirse
accusative constringirme constringirte constringirlo, constringirla, constringirse constringirnos constringiros constringirlos, constringirlas, constringirse
with gerund constringiendo
dative constringiéndome constringiéndote constringiéndole, constringiéndose constringiéndonos constringiéndoos constringiéndoles, constringiéndose
accusative constringiéndome constringiéndote constringiéndolo, constringiéndola, constringiéndose constringiéndonos constringiéndoos constringiéndolos, constringiéndolas, constringiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative constringe
dative constríngeme constríngete constríngele constríngenos not used constríngeles
accusative constríngeme constríngete constríngelo, constríngela constríngenos not used constríngelos, constríngelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative constringí
dative constringime constringite constringile constringinos not used constringiles
accusative constringime constringite constringilo, constringila constringinos not used constringilos, constringilas
with formal second-person singular imperative constrinja
dative constrínjame not used constrínjale, constrínjase constrínjanos not used constrínjales
accusative constrínjame not used constrínjalo, constrínjala, constrínjase constrínjanos not used constrínjalos, constrínjalas
with first-person plural imperative constrinjamos
dative not used constrinjámoste constrinjámosle constrinjámonos constrinjámoos constrinjámosles
accusative not used constrinjámoste constrinjámoslo, constrinjámosla constrinjámonos constrinjámoos constrinjámoslos, constrinjámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative constringid
dative constringidme not used constringidle constringidnos constringíos constringidles
accusative constringidme not used constringidlo, constringidla constringidnos constringíos constringidlos, constringidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative constrinjan
dative constrínjanme not used constrínjanle constrínjannos not used constrínjanles, constrínjanse
accusative constrínjanme not used constrínjanlo, constrínjanla constrínjannos not used constrínjanlos, constrínjanlas, constrínjanse

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