extremar

Spanish

Etymology

From extremo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eɡstɾeˈmaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.t̪ɾeˈmaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: ex‧tre‧mar

Verb

extremar (first-person singular present extremo, first-person singular preterite extremé, past participle extremado)

to go to extremes
(transitive) to maximize, step up
extremar las precauciones ― to take great care (literally, “to maximize precautions”)
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Conjugation

Conjugation of extremar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			extremar
gerund			extremando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		extremado		extremada
		plural		extremados		extremadas
		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	extremo	extremas^{^tú} extremás^{^vos}	extrema	extremamos	extremáis	extreman
	imperfect	extremaba	extremabas	extremaba	extremábamos	extremabais	extremaban
	preterite	extremé	extremaste	extremó	extremamos	extremasteis	extremaron
	future	extremaré	extremarás	extremará	extremaremos	extremaréis	extremarán
	conditional	extremaría	extremarías	extremaría	extremaríamos	extremaríais	extremarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	extreme	extremes^{^tú} extremés^{^vos²}	extreme	extrememos	extreméis	extremen
	imperfect (ra)	extremara	extremaras	extremara	extremáramos	extremarais	extremaran
	imperfect (se)	extremase	extremases	extremase	extremásemos	extremaseis	extremasen
	future¹	extremare	extremares	extremare	extremáremos	extremareis	extremaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		extrema^{^tú} extremá^{^vos}	extreme	extrememos	extremad	extremen
	negative		no extremes	no extreme	no extrememos	no extreméis	no extremen

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

Selected combined forms of extremar

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 extremar	dative	extremarme	extremarte	extremarle, extremarse	extremarnos	extremaros	extremarles, extremarse
with infinitive extremar	accusative	extremarme	extremarte	extremarlo, extremarla, extremarse	extremarnos	extremaros	extremarlos, extremarlas, extremarse

with gerund extremando	dative	extremándome	extremándote	extremándole, extremándose	extremándonos	extremándoos	extremándoles, extremándose
with gerund extremando	accusative	extremándome	extremándote	extremándolo, extremándola, extremándose	extremándonos	extremándoos	extremándolos, extremándolas, extremándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative extrema	dative	extrémame	extrémate	extrémale	extrémanos	not used	extrémales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative extrema	accusative	extrémame	extrémate	extrémalo, extrémala	extrémanos	not used	extrémalos, extrémalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative extremá	dative	extremame	extremate	extremale	extremanos	not used	extremales
	accusative	extremame	extremate	extremalo, extremala	extremanos	not used	extremalos, extremalas

with formal second-person singular imperative extreme	dative	extrémeme	not used	extrémele, extrémese	extrémenos	not used	extrémeles
with formal second-person singular imperative extreme	accusative	extrémeme	not used	extrémelo, extrémela, extrémese	extrémenos	not used	extrémelos, extrémelas

with first-person plural imperative extrememos	dative	not used	extremémoste	extremémosle	extremémonos	extremémoos	extremémosles
with first-person plural imperative extrememos	accusative	not used	extremémoste	extremémoslo, extremémosla	extremémonos	extremémoos	extremémoslos, extremémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative extremad	dative	extremadme	not used	extremadle	extremadnos	extremaos	extremadles
with informal second-person plural imperative extremad	accusative	extremadme	not used	extremadlo, extremadla	extremadnos	extremaos	extremadlos, extremadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative extremen	dative	extrémenme	not used	extrémenle	extrémennos	not used	extrémenles, extrémense
with formal second-person plural imperative extremen	accusative	extrémenme	not used	extrémenlo, extrémenla	extrémennos	not used	extrémenlos, extrémenlas, extrémense

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