afianzar
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afjanˈθaɾ/ [a.fjãn̟ˈθaɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /afjanˈsaɾ/ [a.fjãnˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧fian‧zar
Verb
afianzar (first-person singular present afianzo, first-person singular preterite afiancé, past participle afianzado)
- (transitive) to make certain; to clinch something
- (transitive) to fasten; to fix
- (transitive, pronominal) to support, to sustain
- to tighten, strengthen
Conjugation
Conjugation of afianzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of afianzar (c-z 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 afianzar | dative | afianzarme | afianzarte | afianzarle, afianzarse | afianzarnos | afianzaros | afianzarles, afianzarse |
| accusative | afianzarme | afianzarte | afianzarlo, afianzarla, afianzarse | afianzarnos | afianzaros | afianzarlos, afianzarlas, afianzarse | |
| with gerund afianzando | dative | afianzándome | afianzándote | afianzándole, afianzándose | afianzándonos | afianzándoos | afianzándoles, afianzándose |
| accusative | afianzándome | afianzándote | afianzándolo, afianzándola, afianzándose | afianzándonos | afianzándoos | afianzándolos, afianzándolas, afianzándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative afianza | dative | afiánzame | afiánzate | afiánzale | afiánzanos | not used | afiánzales |
| accusative | afiánzame | afiánzate | afiánzalo, afiánzala | afiánzanos | not used | afiánzalos, afiánzalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative afianzá | dative | afianzame | afianzate | afianzale | afianzanos | not used | afianzales |
| accusative | afianzame | afianzate | afianzalo, afianzala | afianzanos | not used | afianzalos, afianzalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative afiance | dative | afiánceme | not used | afiáncele, afiáncese | afiáncenos | not used | afiánceles |
| accusative | afiánceme | not used | afiáncelo, afiáncela, afiáncese | afiáncenos | not used | afiáncelos, afiáncelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative afiancemos | dative | not used | afiancémoste | afiancémosle | afiancémonos | afiancémoos | afiancémosles |
| accusative | not used | afiancémoste | afiancémoslo, afiancémosla | afiancémonos | afiancémoos | afiancémoslos, afiancémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative afianzad | dative | afianzadme | not used | afianzadle | afianzadnos | afianzaos | afianzadles |
| accusative | afianzadme | not used | afianzadlo, afianzadla | afianzadnos | afianzaos | afianzadlos, afianzadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative afiancen | dative | afiáncenme | not used | afiáncenle | afiáncennos | not used | afiáncenles, afiáncense |
| accusative | afiáncenme | not used | afiáncenlo, afiáncenla | afiáncennos | not used | afiáncenlos, afiáncenlas, afiáncense | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “afianzar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024