arrinconar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ rincón (“corner”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /arinkoˈnaɾ/ [a.rĩŋ.koˈnaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧rrin‧co‧nar

Verb

arrinconar (first-person singular present arrincono, first-person singular preterite arrinconé, past participle arrinconado)

(transitive) to corner, to pin down
(transitive) to shelve, abandon a project

Conjugation

Conjugation of arrinconar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			arrinconar
gerund			arrinconando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		arrinconado		arrinconada
		plural		arrinconados		arrinconadas
		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	arrincono	arrinconas^{^tú} arrinconás^{^vos}	arrincona	arrinconamos	arrinconáis	arrinconan
	imperfect	arrinconaba	arrinconabas	arrinconaba	arrinconábamos	arrinconabais	arrinconaban
	preterite	arrinconé	arrinconaste	arrinconó	arrinconamos	arrinconasteis	arrinconaron
	future	arrinconaré	arrinconarás	arrinconará	arrinconaremos	arrinconaréis	arrinconarán
	conditional	arrinconaría	arrinconarías	arrinconaría	arrinconaríamos	arrinconaríais	arrinconarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	arrincone	arrincones^{^tú} arrinconés^{^vos²}	arrincone	arrinconemos	arrinconéis	arrinconen
	imperfect (ra)	arrinconara	arrinconaras	arrinconara	arrinconáramos	arrinconarais	arrinconaran
	imperfect (se)	arrinconase	arrinconases	arrinconase	arrinconásemos	arrinconaseis	arrinconasen
	future¹	arrinconare	arrinconares	arrinconare	arrinconáremos	arrinconareis	arrinconaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		arrincona^{^tú} arrinconá^{^vos}	arrincone	arrinconemos	arrinconad	arrinconen
	negative		no arrincones	no arrincone	no arrinconemos	no arrinconéis	no arrinconen

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

Selected combined forms of arrinconar

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 arrinconar	dative	arrinconarme	arrinconarte	arrinconarle, arrinconarse	arrinconarnos	arrinconaros	arrinconarles, arrinconarse
with infinitive arrinconar	accusative	arrinconarme	arrinconarte	arrinconarlo, arrinconarla, arrinconarse	arrinconarnos	arrinconaros	arrinconarlos, arrinconarlas, arrinconarse

with gerund arrinconando	dative	arrinconándome	arrinconándote	arrinconándole, arrinconándose	arrinconándonos	arrinconándoos	arrinconándoles, arrinconándose
with gerund arrinconando	accusative	arrinconándome	arrinconándote	arrinconándolo, arrinconándola, arrinconándose	arrinconándonos	arrinconándoos	arrinconándolos, arrinconándolas, arrinconándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative arrincona	dative	arrincóname	arrincónate	arrincónale	arrincónanos	not used	arrincónales
	accusative	arrincóname	arrincónate	arrincónalo, arrincónala	arrincónanos	not used	arrincónalos, arrincónalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative arrinconá	dative	arrinconame	arrinconate	arrinconale	arrinconanos	not used	arrinconales
	accusative	arrinconame	arrinconate	arrinconalo, arrinconala	arrinconanos	not used	arrinconalos, arrinconalas

with formal second-person singular imperative arrincone	dative	arrincóneme	not used	arrincónele, arrincónese	arrincónenos	not used	arrincóneles
with formal second-person singular imperative arrincone	accusative	arrincóneme	not used	arrincónelo, arrincónela, arrincónese	arrincónenos	not used	arrincónelos, arrincónelas

with first-person plural imperative arrinconemos	dative	not used	arrinconémoste	arrinconémosle	arrinconémonos	arrinconémoos	arrinconémosles
with first-person plural imperative arrinconemos	accusative	not used	arrinconémoste	arrinconémoslo, arrinconémosla	arrinconémonos	arrinconémoos	arrinconémoslos, arrinconémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative arrinconad	dative	arrinconadme	not used	arrinconadle	arrinconadnos	arrinconaos	arrinconadles
with informal second-person plural imperative arrinconad	accusative	arrinconadme	not used	arrinconadlo, arrinconadla	arrinconadnos	arrinconaos	arrinconadlos, arrinconadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative arrinconen	dative	arrincónenme	not used	arrincónenle	arrincónennos	not used	arrincónenles, arrincónense
with formal second-person plural imperative arrinconen	accusative	arrincónenme	not used	arrincónenlo, arrincónenla	arrincónennos	not used	arrincónenlos, arrincónenlas, arrincónense

Derived terms

arrinconamiento