Inherited from Latin cōnstringere. Doublet of the borrowing constringir.
- IPA(key): /konstɾeˈɲiɾ/ [kõns.t̪ɾeˈɲiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: cons‧tre‧ñir
constreñir (first-person singular present constriño, first-person singular preterite constreñí, past participle constreñido)
- to constrain
- Synonym: restringir
- to oppress
- Synonym: oprimir
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of constreñir (e-i alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive constreñir
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dative
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constreñirme
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constreñirte
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constreñirle, constreñirse
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constreñirnos
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constreñiros
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constreñirles, constreñirse
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accusative
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constreñirme
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constreñirte
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constreñirlo, constreñirla, constreñirse
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constreñirnos
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constreñiros
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constreñirlos, constreñirlas, constreñirse
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with gerund constriñendo
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dative
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constriñéndome
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constriñéndote
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constriñéndole, constriñéndose
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constriñéndonos
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constriñéndoos
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constriñéndoles, constriñéndose
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accusative
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constriñéndome
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constriñéndote
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constriñéndolo, constriñéndola, constriñéndose
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constriñéndonos
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constriñéndoos
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constriñéndolos, constriñéndolas, constriñéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative constriñe
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dative
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constríñeme
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constríñete
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constríñele
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constríñenos
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not used
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constríñeles
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accusative
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constríñeme
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constríñete
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constríñelo, constríñela
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constríñenos
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not used
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constríñelos, constríñelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative constreñí
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dative
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constreñime
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constreñite
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constreñile
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constreñinos
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not used
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constreñiles
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accusative
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constreñime
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constreñite
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constreñilo, constreñila
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constreñinos
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not used
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constreñilos, constreñilas
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with formal second-person singular imperative constriña
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dative
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constríñame
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not used
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constríñale, constríñase
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constríñanos
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not used
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constríñales
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accusative
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constríñame
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not used
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constríñalo, constríñala, constríñase
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constríñanos
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not used
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constríñalos, constríñalas
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with first-person plural imperative constriñamos
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dative
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not used
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constriñámoste
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constriñámosle
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constriñámonos
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constriñámoos
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constriñámosles
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accusative
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not used
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constriñámoste
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constriñámoslo, constriñámosla
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constriñámonos
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constriñámoos
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constriñámoslos, constriñámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative constreñid
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dative
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constreñidme
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not used
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constreñidle
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constreñidnos
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constreñíos
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constreñidles
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accusative
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constreñidme
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not used
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constreñidlo, constreñidla
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constreñidnos
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constreñíos
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constreñidlos, constreñidlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative constriñan
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dative
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constríñanme
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not used
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constríñanle
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constríñannos
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not used
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constríñanles, constríñanse
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accusative
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constríñanme
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not used
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constríñanlo, constríñanla
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constríñannos
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not used
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constríñanlos, constríñanlas, constríñanse
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