amedrentar

Spanish

Alternative forms

amedrantar

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Portuguese amedrontar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /amedɾenˈtaɾ/ [a.me.ð̞ɾẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧me‧dren‧tar

Verb

amedrentar (first-person singular present amedrento, first-person singular preterite amedrenté, past participle amedrentado)

(transitive) to intimidate, to frighten
Synonyms: intimidar; see also Thesaurus:asustar
- 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 21:
  [La Calchona] corre por el campo ladrando incesantemente, y cuando los perros la oyen, se amedrentan y prorrumpen en aullidos muy tristes.
  The Calchona runs through the countryside barking incessantly, and when dogs hear her, they get frightened and break out into very sad howls

Conjugation

Conjugation of amedrentar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			amedrentar
gerund			amedrentando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		amedrentado		amedrentada
		plural		amedrentados		amedrentadas
		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	amedrento	amedrentas^{^tú} amedrentás^{^vos}	amedrenta	amedrentamos	amedrentáis	amedrentan
	imperfect	amedrentaba	amedrentabas	amedrentaba	amedrentábamos	amedrentabais	amedrentaban
	preterite	amedrenté	amedrentaste	amedrentó	amedrentamos	amedrentasteis	amedrentaron
	future	amedrentaré	amedrentarás	amedrentará	amedrentaremos	amedrentaréis	amedrentarán
	conditional	amedrentaría	amedrentarías	amedrentaría	amedrentaríamos	amedrentaríais	amedrentarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	amedrente	amedrentes^{^tú} amedrentés^{^vos²}	amedrente	amedrentemos	amedrentéis	amedrenten
	imperfect (ra)	amedrentara	amedrentaras	amedrentara	amedrentáramos	amedrentarais	amedrentaran
	imperfect (se)	amedrentase	amedrentases	amedrentase	amedrentásemos	amedrentaseis	amedrentasen
	future¹	amedrentare	amedrentares	amedrentare	amedrentáremos	amedrentareis	amedrentaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		amedrenta^{^tú} amedrentá^{^vos}	amedrente	amedrentemos	amedrentad	amedrenten
	negative		no amedrentes	no amedrente	no amedrentemos	no amedrentéis	no amedrenten

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of amedrentar

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 amedrentar	dative	amedrentarme	amedrentarte	amedrentarle, amedrentarse	amedrentarnos	amedrentaros	amedrentarles, amedrentarse
with infinitive amedrentar	accusative	amedrentarme	amedrentarte	amedrentarlo, amedrentarla, amedrentarse	amedrentarnos	amedrentaros	amedrentarlos, amedrentarlas, amedrentarse

with gerund amedrentando	dative	amedrentándome	amedrentándote	amedrentándole, amedrentándose	amedrentándonos	amedrentándoos	amedrentándoles, amedrentándose
with gerund amedrentando	accusative	amedrentándome	amedrentándote	amedrentándolo, amedrentándola, amedrentándose	amedrentándonos	amedrentándoos	amedrentándolos, amedrentándolas, amedrentándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative amedrenta	dative	amedréntame	amedréntate	amedréntale	amedréntanos	not used	amedréntales
	accusative	amedréntame	amedréntate	amedréntalo, amedréntala	amedréntanos	not used	amedréntalos, amedréntalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative amedrentá	dative	amedrentame	amedrentate	amedrentale	amedrentanos	not used	amedrentales
	accusative	amedrentame	amedrentate	amedrentalo, amedrentala	amedrentanos	not used	amedrentalos, amedrentalas

with formal second-person singular imperative amedrente	dative	amedrénteme	not used	amedréntele, amedréntese	amedréntenos	not used	amedrénteles
with formal second-person singular imperative amedrente	accusative	amedrénteme	not used	amedréntelo, amedréntela, amedréntese	amedréntenos	not used	amedréntelos, amedréntelas

with first-person plural imperative amedrentemos	dative	not used	amedrentémoste	amedrentémosle	amedrentémonos	amedrentémoos	amedrentémosles
with first-person plural imperative amedrentemos	accusative	not used	amedrentémoste	amedrentémoslo, amedrentémosla	amedrentémonos	amedrentémoos	amedrentémoslos, amedrentémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative amedrentad	dative	amedrentadme	not used	amedrentadle	amedrentadnos	amedrentaos	amedrentadles
with informal second-person plural imperative amedrentad	accusative	amedrentadme	not used	amedrentadlo, amedrentadla	amedrentadnos	amedrentaos	amedrentadlos, amedrentadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative amedrenten	dative	amedréntenme	not used	amedréntenle	amedréntennos	not used	amedréntenles, amedréntense
with formal second-person plural imperative amedrenten	accusative	amedréntenme	not used	amedréntenlo, amedréntenla	amedréntennos	not used	amedréntenlos, amedréntenlas, amedréntense