constipar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cōnstīpāre (“press closely together”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /konstiˈpaɾ/ [kõns.t̪iˈpaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: cons‧ti‧par

Verb

constipar (first-person singular present constipo, first-person singular preterite constipé, past participle constipado)

to catch a cold, congest
to close one's pores, preventing transpiration
(reflexive) to catch a cold, become congested

Usage notes

Constipar is a false friend, and does not mean to constipate in Spanish. The Spanish word for that English meaning of constipar is estreñir.

Conjugation

Conjugation of constipar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			constipar
gerund			constipando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		constipado		constipada
		plural		constipados		constipadas
		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	constipo	constipas^{^tú} constipás^{^vos}	constipa	constipamos	constipáis	constipan
	imperfect	constipaba	constipabas	constipaba	constipábamos	constipabais	constipaban
	preterite	constipé	constipaste	constipó	constipamos	constipasteis	constiparon
	future	constiparé	constiparás	constipará	constiparemos	constiparéis	constiparán
	conditional	constiparía	constiparías	constiparía	constiparíamos	constiparíais	constiparían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	constipe	constipes^{^tú} constipés^{^vos²}	constipe	constipemos	constipéis	constipen
	imperfect (ra)	constipara	constiparas	constipara	constipáramos	constiparais	constiparan
	imperfect (se)	constipase	constipases	constipase	constipásemos	constipaseis	constipasen
	future¹	constipare	constipares	constipare	constipáremos	constipareis	constiparen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		constipa^{^tú} constipá^{^vos}	constipe	constipemos	constipad	constipen
	negative		no constipes	no constipe	no constipemos	no constipéis	no constipen

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

Selected combined forms of constipar

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 constipar	dative	constiparme	constiparte	constiparle, constiparse	constiparnos	constiparos	constiparles, constiparse
with infinitive constipar	accusative	constiparme	constiparte	constiparlo, constiparla, constiparse	constiparnos	constiparos	constiparlos, constiparlas, constiparse

with gerund constipando	dative	constipándome	constipándote	constipándole, constipándose	constipándonos	constipándoos	constipándoles, constipándose
with gerund constipando	accusative	constipándome	constipándote	constipándolo, constipándola, constipándose	constipándonos	constipándoos	constipándolos, constipándolas, constipándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative constipa	dative	constípame	constípate	constípale	constípanos	not used	constípales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative constipa	accusative	constípame	constípate	constípalo, constípala	constípanos	not used	constípalos, constípalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative constipá	dative	constipame	constipate	constipale	constipanos	not used	constipales
	accusative	constipame	constipate	constipalo, constipala	constipanos	not used	constipalos, constipalas

with formal second-person singular imperative constipe	dative	constípeme	not used	constípele, constípese	constípenos	not used	constípeles
with formal second-person singular imperative constipe	accusative	constípeme	not used	constípelo, constípela, constípese	constípenos	not used	constípelos, constípelas

with first-person plural imperative constipemos	dative	not used	constipémoste	constipémosle	constipémonos	constipémoos	constipémosles
with first-person plural imperative constipemos	accusative	not used	constipémoste	constipémoslo, constipémosla	constipémonos	constipémoos	constipémoslos, constipémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative constipad	dative	constipadme	not used	constipadle	constipadnos	constipaos	constipadles
with informal second-person plural imperative constipad	accusative	constipadme	not used	constipadlo, constipadla	constipadnos	constipaos	constipadlos, constipadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative constipen	dative	constípenme	not used	constípenle	constípennos	not used	constípenles, constípense
with formal second-person plural imperative constipen	accusative	constípenme	not used	constípenlo, constípenla	constípennos	not used	constípenlos, constípenlas, constípense

Derived terms

constipado

Related terms

constipación