adosar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French adosser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adoˈsaɾ/ [a.ð̞oˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧do‧sar

Verb

adosar (first-person singular present adoso, first-person singular preterite adosé, past participle adosado)

1. to lean the back (against)
2. to stand near, place near

   adosar a = to stand against or near to, place against or near to

3. (heraldry) to addorse (to place back to back i.e. addorsed, or place with the back to)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adosar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			adosar
gerund			adosando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		adosado		adosada
		plural		adosados		adosadas
		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	adoso	adosastú adosásvos	adosa	adosamos	adosáis	adosan
	imperfect	adosaba	adosabas	adosaba	adosábamos	adosabais	adosaban
	preterite	adosé	adosaste	adosó	adosamos	adosasteis	adosaron
	future	adosaré	adosarás	adosará	adosaremos	adosaréis	adosarán
	conditional	adosaría	adosarías	adosaría	adosaríamos	adosaríais	adosarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	adose	adosestú adosésvos2	adose	adosemos	adoséis	adosen
	imperfect (ra)	adosara	adosaras	adosara	adosáramos	adosarais	adosaran
	imperfect (se)	adosase	adosases	adosase	adosásemos	adosaseis	adosasen
	future1	adosare	adosares	adosare	adosáremos	adosareis	adosaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		adosatú adosávos	adose	adosemos	adosad	adosen
	negative		no adoses	no adose	no adosemos	no adoséis	no adosen

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

    Selected combined forms of adosar

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 adosar
	dative	adosarme	adosarte	adosarle, adosarse	adosarnos	adosaros	adosarles, adosarse
	accusative	adosarme	adosarte	adosarlo, adosarla, adosarse	adosarnos	adosaros	adosarlos, adosarlas, adosarse
with gerund adosando
	dative	adosándome	adosándote	adosándole, adosándose	adosándonos	adosándoos	adosándoles, adosándose
	accusative	adosándome	adosándote	adosándolo, adosándola, adosándose	adosándonos	adosándoos	adosándolos, adosándolas, adosándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative adosa
	dative	adósame	adósate	adósale	adósanos	not used	adósales
	accusative	adósame	adósate	adósalo, adósala	adósanos	not used	adósalos, adósalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative adosá
	dative	adosame	adosate	adosale	adosanos	not used	adosales
	accusative	adosame	adosate	adosalo, adosala	adosanos	not used	adosalos, adosalas
with formal second-person singular imperative adose
	dative	adóseme	not used	adósele, adósese	adósenos	not used	adóseles
	accusative	adóseme	not used	adóselo, adósela, adósese	adósenos	not used	adóselos, adóselas
with first-person plural imperative adosemos
	dative	not used	adosémoste	adosémosle	adosémonos	adosémoos	adosémosles
	accusative	not used	adosémoste	adosémoslo, adosémosla	adosémonos	adosémoos	adosémoslos, adosémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative adosad
	dative	adosadme	not used	adosadle	adosadnos	adosaos	adosadles
	accusative	adosadme	not used	adosadlo, adosadla	adosadnos	adosaos	adosadlos, adosadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative adosen
	dative	adósenme	not used	adósenle	adósennos	not used	adósenles, adósense
	accusative	adósenme	not used	adósenlo, adósenla	adósennos	not used	adósenlos, adósenlas, adósense

Derived terms

• adosado
• adosamiento

 

Further reading

• “adosar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16