contorsionar

Spanish

Etymology

From contorsión +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kontoɾsjoˈnaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪oɾ.sjoˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧tor‧sio‧nar

Verb

contorsionar (first-person singular present contorsiono, first-person singular preterite contorsioné, past participle contorsionado)

  1. to contort, twist
    • 2015 September 19, “Un otoño precoz”, in El País‎:
      Emocionarse, alzar las manitas y contorsionar sin miedo a perder el tono, el tino o a hacer el ridículo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (reflexive) to contort oneself

Conjugation
    Conjugation of contorsionar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive contorsionar
gerund contorsionando
past participle masculine feminine
singular contorsionado contorsionada
plural contorsionados contorsionadas
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 contorsiono contorsionastú
contorsionásvos		 contorsiona contorsionamos contorsionáis contorsionan
imperfect contorsionaba contorsionabas contorsionaba contorsionábamos contorsionabais contorsionaban
preterite contorsioné contorsionaste contorsionó contorsionamos contorsionasteis contorsionaron
future contorsionaré contorsionarás contorsionará contorsionaremos contorsionaréis contorsionarán
conditional contorsionaría contorsionarías contorsionaría contorsionaríamos contorsionaríais contorsionarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present contorsione contorsionestú
contorsionésvos2		 contorsione contorsionemos contorsionéis contorsionen
imperfect
(ra)		 contorsionara contorsionaras contorsionara contorsionáramos contorsionarais contorsionaran
imperfect
(se)		 contorsionase contorsionases contorsionase contorsionásemos contorsionaseis contorsionasen
future1 contorsionare contorsionares contorsionare contorsionáremos contorsionareis contorsionaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative contorsionatú
contorsionávos		 contorsione contorsionemos contorsionad contorsionen
negative no contorsiones no contorsione no contorsionemos no contorsionéis no contorsionen

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

    Selected combined forms of contorsionar

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 contorsionar
dative contorsionarme contorsionarte contorsionarle, contorsionarse contorsionarnos contorsionaros contorsionarles, contorsionarse
accusative contorsionarme contorsionarte contorsionarlo, contorsionarla, contorsionarse contorsionarnos contorsionaros contorsionarlos, contorsionarlas, contorsionarse
with gerund contorsionando
dative contorsionándome contorsionándote contorsionándole, contorsionándose contorsionándonos contorsionándoos contorsionándoles, contorsionándose
accusative contorsionándome contorsionándote contorsionándolo, contorsionándola, contorsionándose contorsionándonos contorsionándoos contorsionándolos, contorsionándolas, contorsionándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative contorsiona
dative contorsióname contorsiónate contorsiónale contorsiónanos not used contorsiónales
accusative contorsióname contorsiónate contorsiónalo, contorsiónala contorsiónanos not used contorsiónalos, contorsiónalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative contorsioná
dative contorsioname contorsionate contorsionale contorsionanos not used contorsionales
accusative contorsioname contorsionate contorsionalo, contorsionala contorsionanos not used contorsionalos, contorsionalas
with formal second-person singular imperative contorsione
dative contorsióneme not used contorsiónele, contorsiónese contorsiónenos not used contorsióneles
accusative contorsióneme not used contorsiónelo, contorsiónela, contorsiónese contorsiónenos not used contorsiónelos, contorsiónelas
with first-person plural imperative contorsionemos
dative not used contorsionémoste contorsionémosle contorsionémonos contorsionémoos contorsionémosles
accusative not used contorsionémoste contorsionémoslo, contorsionémosla contorsionémonos contorsionémoos contorsionémoslos, contorsionémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative contorsionad
dative contorsionadme not used contorsionadle contorsionadnos contorsionaos contorsionadles
accusative contorsionadme not used contorsionadlo, contorsionadla contorsionadnos contorsionaos contorsionadlos, contorsionadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative contorsionen
dative contorsiónenme not used contorsiónenle contorsiónennos not used contorsiónenles, contorsiónense
accusative contorsiónenme not used contorsiónenlo, contorsiónenla contorsiónennos not used contorsiónenlos, contorsiónenlas, contorsiónense

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