componer

See also: compoñer

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin compōnere.

Verb

componer

1. to compose

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin compōnere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompoˈneɾ/ [kõm.poˈneɾ]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: com‧po‧ner

Verb

componer (first-person singular present compongo, first-person singular preterite compuse, past participle compuesto)

1. to compose (write music)
2. to compose, make up
3. to repair, fix

   Synonyms: reparar, arreglar

4. (reflexive) to consist [with de ‘of something’]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of componer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			componer
gerund			componiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		compuesto		compuesta
		plural		compuestos		compuestas
		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	compongo	componestú componésvos	compone	componemos	componéis	componen
	imperfect	componía	componías	componía	componíamos	componíais	componían
	preterite	compuse	compusiste	compuso	compusimos	compusisteis	compusieron
	future	compondré	compondrás	compondrá	compondremos	compondréis	compondrán
	conditional	compondría	compondrías	compondría	compondríamos	compondríais	compondrían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	componga	compongastú compongásvos2	componga	compongamos	compongáis	compongan
	imperfect (ra)	compusiera	compusieras	compusiera	compusiéramos	compusierais	compusieran
	imperfect (se)	compusiese	compusieses	compusiese	compusiésemos	compusieseis	compusiesen
	future1	compusiere	compusieres	compusiere	compusiéremos	compusiereis	compusieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		compóntú componévos	componga	compongamos	componed	compongan
	negative		no compongas	no componga	no compongamos	no compongáis	no compongan

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

    Selected combined forms of componer (irregular)

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 componer	dative	componerme	componerte	componerle, componerse	componernos	componeros	componerles, componerse
	accusative	componerme	componerte	componerlo, componerla, componerse	componernos	componeros	componerlos, componerlas, componerse
with gerund componiendo	dative	componiéndome	componiéndote	componiéndole, componiéndose	componiéndonos	componiéndoos	componiéndoles, componiéndose
	accusative	componiéndome	componiéndote	componiéndolo, componiéndola, componiéndose	componiéndonos	componiéndoos	componiéndolos, componiéndolas, componiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative compón	dative	componme	componte	componle	componnos	not used	componles
	accusative	componme	componte	componlo, componla	componnos	not used	componlos, componlas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative componé	dative	componeme	componete	componele	componenos	not used	componeles
	accusative	componeme	componete	componelo, componela	componenos	not used	componelos, componelas
with formal second-person singular imperative componga	dative	compóngame	not used	compóngale, compóngase	compónganos	not used	compóngales
	accusative	compóngame	not used	compóngalo, compóngala, compóngase	compónganos	not used	compóngalos, compóngalas
with first-person plural imperative compongamos	dative	not used	compongámoste	compongámosle	compongámonos	compongámoos	compongámosles
	accusative	not used	compongámoste	compongámoslo, compongámosla	compongámonos	compongámoos	compongámoslos, compongámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative componed	dative	componedme	not used	componedle	componednos	componeos	componedles
	accusative	componedme	not used	componedlo, componedla	componednos	componeos	componedlos, componedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative compongan	dative	compónganme	not used	compónganle	compóngannos	not used	compónganles, compónganse
	accusative	compónganme	not used	compónganlo, compónganla	compóngannos	not used	compónganlos, compónganlas, compónganse

Antonyms

• descomponer

Derived terms

• componedor
• componérselas

Related terms

• componente
• composición
• compósito
• compositor
• descomponer
• poner
• recomponer

Further reading

• “componer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10