reprender

Spanish

Alternative forms

reprehender

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin reprendere, variant of reprehendere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /repɾenˈdeɾ/ [re.pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: re‧pren‧der

Verb

reprender (first-person singular present reprendo, first-person singular preterite reprendí, past participle reprendido)

(transitive) to reprimand, to berate
Synonym: reprehender

Conjugation

Conjugation of reprender (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			reprender
gerund			reprendiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reprendido		reprendida
		plural		reprendidos		reprendidas
		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	reprendo	reprendes^{^tú} reprendés^{^vos}	reprende	reprendemos	reprendéis	reprenden
	imperfect	reprendía	reprendías	reprendía	reprendíamos	reprendíais	reprendían
	preterite	reprendí	reprendiste	reprendió	reprendimos	reprendisteis	reprendieron
	future	reprenderé	reprenderás	reprenderá	reprenderemos	reprenderéis	reprenderán
	conditional	reprendería	reprenderías	reprendería	reprenderíamos	reprenderíais	reprenderían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	reprenda	reprendas^{^tú} reprendás^{^vos²}	reprenda	reprendamos	reprendáis	reprendan
	imperfect (ra)	reprendiera	reprendieras	reprendiera	reprendiéramos	reprendierais	reprendieran
	imperfect (se)	reprendiese	reprendieses	reprendiese	reprendiésemos	reprendieseis	reprendiesen
	future¹	reprendiere	reprendieres	reprendiere	reprendiéremos	reprendiereis	reprendieren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		reprende^{^tú} reprendé^{^vos}	reprenda	reprendamos	reprended	reprendan
	negative		no reprendas	no reprenda	no reprendamos	no reprendáis	no reprendan

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

Selected combined forms of reprender

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 reprender	dative	reprenderme	reprenderte	reprenderle, reprenderse	reprendernos	reprenderos	reprenderles, reprenderse
with infinitive reprender	accusative	reprenderme	reprenderte	reprenderlo, reprenderla, reprenderse	reprendernos	reprenderos	reprenderlos, reprenderlas, reprenderse

with gerund reprendiendo	dative	reprendiéndome	reprendiéndote	reprendiéndole, reprendiéndose	reprendiéndonos	reprendiéndoos	reprendiéndoles, reprendiéndose
with gerund reprendiendo	accusative	reprendiéndome	reprendiéndote	reprendiéndolo, reprendiéndola, reprendiéndose	reprendiéndonos	reprendiéndoos	reprendiéndolos, reprendiéndolas, reprendiéndose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative reprende	dative	repréndeme	repréndete	repréndele	repréndenos	not used	repréndeles
with informal second-person singular tú imperative reprende	accusative	repréndeme	repréndete	repréndelo, repréndela	repréndenos	not used	repréndelos, repréndelas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative reprendé	dative	reprendeme	reprendete	reprendele	reprendenos	not used	reprendeles
	accusative	reprendeme	reprendete	reprendelo, reprendela	reprendenos	not used	reprendelos, reprendelas

with formal second-person singular imperative reprenda	dative	repréndame	not used	repréndale, repréndase	repréndanos	not used	repréndales
with formal second-person singular imperative reprenda	accusative	repréndame	not used	repréndalo, repréndala, repréndase	repréndanos	not used	repréndalos, repréndalas

with first-person plural imperative reprendamos	dative	not used	reprendámoste	reprendámosle	reprendámonos	reprendámoos	reprendámosles
with first-person plural imperative reprendamos	accusative	not used	reprendámoste	reprendámoslo, reprendámosla	reprendámonos	reprendámoos	reprendámoslos, reprendámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative reprended	dative	reprendedme	not used	reprendedle	reprendednos	reprendeos	reprendedles
with informal second-person plural imperative reprended	accusative	reprendedme	not used	reprendedlo, reprendedla	reprendednos	reprendeos	reprendedlos, reprendedlas

with formal second-person plural imperative reprendan	dative	repréndanme	not used	repréndanle	repréndannos	not used	repréndanles, repréndanse
with formal second-person plural imperative reprendan	accusative	repréndanme	not used	repréndanlo, repréndanla	repréndannos	not used	repréndanlos, repréndanlas, repréndanse