repensar

Catalan

Etymology

From re- +‎ pensar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.pənˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.penˈsaɾ]

Verb

repensar (first-person singular present repenso, first-person singular preterite repensí, past participle repensat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive) to rethink (to think again about a problem)
2. (pronominal) to change one's mind
   • 1955, Xavier Benguerel, El testament:

     S'acotà a l'escalfapanxes amb l'intent de cremar la carta, però es repensà.

     She bent down to the fireplace with the intent of burning the letter but changed her mind.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of repensar (first conjugation)

infinitive			repensar
gerund			repensant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		repensat		repensada
		plural		repensats		repensades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	repenso	repenses	repensa	repensem	repenseu	repensen
	imperfect	repensava	repensaves	repensava	repensàvem	repensàveu	repensaven
	future	repensaré	repensaràs	repensarà	repensarem	repensareu	repensaran
	preterite	repensí	repensares	repensà	repensàrem	repensàreu	repensaren
	conditional	repensaria	repensaries	repensaria	repensaríem	repensaríeu	repensarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	repensi	repensis	repensi	repensem	repenseu	repensin
	imperfect	repensés	repensessis	repensés	repenséssim	repenséssiu	repensessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	repensa	repensi	repensem	repenseu	repensin
	negative (no)	—	no repensis	no repensi	no repensem	no repenseu	no repensin

Further reading

• “repensar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Etymology

From re- +‎ pensar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [he.pẽˈsa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [he.pẽˈsa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pẽˈsa(ɾ)/ [he.pẽˈsa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pẽˈsa(ʁ)/ [χe.pẽˈsa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pẽˈsa(ɻ)/ [he.pẽˈsa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pẽˈsaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pẽˈsaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pẽˈsa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧pen‧sar

Verb

repensar (first-person singular present repenso, first-person singular preterite repensei, past participle repensado)

1. to rethink (to think again about a problem)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of repensar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	repensar
Personal	repensar	repensares	repensar	repensarmos	repensardes	repensarem
Gerund
	repensando
Past participle
Masculine	repensado			repensados
Feminine	repensada			repensadas
Indicative
Present	repenso	repensas	repensa	repensamos	repensais	repensam
Imperfect	repensava	repensavas	repensava	repensávamos	repensáveis	repensavam
Preterite	repensei	repensaste	repensou	repensamos1, repensámos2	repensastes	repensaram
Pluperfect	repensara	repensaras	repensara	repensáramos	repensáreis	repensaram
Future	repensarei	repensarás	repensará	repensaremos	repensareis	repensarão
Conditional	repensaria	repensarias	repensaria	repensaríamos	repensaríeis	repensariam
Subjunctive
Present	repense	repenses	repense	repensemos	repenseis	repensem
Imperfect	repensasse	repensasses	repensasse	repensássemos	repensásseis	repensassem
Future	repensar	repensares	repensar	repensarmos	repensardes	repensarem
Imperative
Affirmative		repensa	repense	repensemos	repensai	repensem
Negative (não)		não repenses	não repense	não repensemos	não repenseis	não repensem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ pensar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /repenˈsaɾ/ [re.pẽnˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧pen‧sar

Verb

repensar (first-person singular present repienso, first-person singular preterite repensé, past participle repensado)

1. (transitive) to rethink

Conjugation

    Conjugation of repensar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			repensar
gerund			repensando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		repensado		repensada
		plural		repensados		repensadas
		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	repienso	repiensastú repensásvos	repiensa	repensamos	repensáis	repiensan
	imperfect	repensaba	repensabas	repensaba	repensábamos	repensabais	repensaban
	preterite	repensé	repensaste	repensó	repensamos	repensasteis	repensaron
	future	repensaré	repensarás	repensará	repensaremos	repensaréis	repensarán
	conditional	repensaría	repensarías	repensaría	repensaríamos	repensaríais	repensarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	repiense	repiensestú repensésvos2	repiense	repensemos	repenséis	repiensen
	imperfect (ra)	repensara	repensaras	repensara	repensáramos	repensarais	repensaran
	imperfect (se)	repensase	repensases	repensase	repensásemos	repensaseis	repensasen
	future1	repensare	repensares	repensare	repensáremos	repensareis	repensaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		repiensatú repensávos	repiense	repensemos	repensad	repiensen
	negative		no repienses	no repiense	no repensemos	no repenséis	no repiensen

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

    Selected combined forms of repensar (e-ie alternation)

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 repensar
	dative	repensarme	repensarte	repensarle, repensarse	repensarnos	repensaros	repensarles, repensarse
	accusative	repensarme	repensarte	repensarlo, repensarla, repensarse	repensarnos	repensaros	repensarlos, repensarlas, repensarse
with gerund repensando
	dative	repensándome	repensándote	repensándole, repensándose	repensándonos	repensándoos	repensándoles, repensándose
	accusative	repensándome	repensándote	repensándolo, repensándola, repensándose	repensándonos	repensándoos	repensándolos, repensándolas, repensándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative repiensa
	dative	repiénsame	repiénsate	repiénsale	repiénsanos	not used	repiénsales
	accusative	repiénsame	repiénsate	repiénsalo, repiénsala	repiénsanos	not used	repiénsalos, repiénsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative repensá
	dative	repensame	repensate	repensale	repensanos	not used	repensales
	accusative	repensame	repensate	repensalo, repensala	repensanos	not used	repensalos, repensalas
with formal second-person singular imperative repiense
	dative	repiénseme	not used	repiénsele, repiénsese	repiénsenos	not used	repiénseles
	accusative	repiénseme	not used	repiénselo, repiénsela, repiénsese	repiénsenos	not used	repiénselos, repiénselas
with first-person plural imperative repensemos
	dative	not used	repensémoste	repensémosle	repensémonos	repensémoos	repensémosles
	accusative	not used	repensémoste	repensémoslo, repensémosla	repensémonos	repensémoos	repensémoslos, repensémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative repensad
	dative	repensadme	not used	repensadle	repensadnos	repensaos	repensadles
	accusative	repensadme	not used	repensadlo, repensadla	repensadnos	repensaos	repensadlos, repensadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative repiensen
	dative	repiénsenme	not used	repiénsenle	repiénsennos	not used	repiénsenles, repiénsense
	accusative	repiénsenme	not used	repiénsenlo, repiénsenla	repiénsennos	not used	repiénsenlos, repiénsenlas, repiénsense

Further reading

• “repensar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28