anteponer

See also: antepoñer

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /antepoˈneɾ/ [ãn̪.t̪e.poˈneɾ]
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: an‧te‧po‧ner

Verb

anteponer (first-person singular present antepongo, first-person singular preterite antepuse, past participle antepuesto)

to put or place in front of
(figuratively) to prefer

Conjugation

Conjugation of anteponer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			anteponer
gerund			anteponiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		antepuesto		antepuesta
		plural		antepuestos		antepuestas
		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	antepongo	antepones^{^tú} anteponés^{^vos}	antepone	anteponemos	anteponéis	anteponen
	imperfect	anteponía	anteponías	anteponía	anteponíamos	anteponíais	anteponían
	preterite	antepuse	antepusiste	antepuso	antepusimos	antepusisteis	antepusieron
	future	antepondré	antepondrás	antepondrá	antepondremos	antepondréis	antepondrán
	conditional	antepondría	antepondrías	antepondría	antepondríamos	antepondríais	antepondrían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	anteponga	antepongas^{^tú} antepongás^{^vos²}	anteponga	antepongamos	antepongáis	antepongan
	imperfect (ra)	antepusiera	antepusieras	antepusiera	antepusiéramos	antepusierais	antepusieran
	imperfect (se)	antepusiese	antepusieses	antepusiese	antepusiésemos	antepusieseis	antepusiesen
	future¹	antepusiere	antepusieres	antepusiere	antepusiéremos	antepusiereis	antepusieren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		antepón^{^tú} anteponé^{^vos}	anteponga	antepongamos	anteponed	antepongan
	negative		no antepongas	no anteponga	no antepongamos	no antepongáis	no antepongan

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

Selected combined forms of anteponer (irregular)

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 anteponer	dative	anteponerme	anteponerte	anteponerle, anteponerse	anteponernos	anteponeros	anteponerles, anteponerse
with infinitive anteponer	accusative	anteponerme	anteponerte	anteponerlo, anteponerla, anteponerse	anteponernos	anteponeros	anteponerlos, anteponerlas, anteponerse

with gerund anteponiendo	dative	anteponiéndome	anteponiéndote	anteponiéndole, anteponiéndose	anteponiéndonos	anteponiéndoos	anteponiéndoles, anteponiéndose
with gerund anteponiendo	accusative	anteponiéndome	anteponiéndote	anteponiéndolo, anteponiéndola, anteponiéndose	anteponiéndonos	anteponiéndoos	anteponiéndolos, anteponiéndolas, anteponiéndose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative antepón	dative	anteponme	anteponte	anteponle	anteponnos	not used	anteponles
with informal second-person singular tú imperative antepón	accusative	anteponme	anteponte	anteponlo, anteponla	anteponnos	not used	anteponlos, anteponlas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative anteponé	dative	anteponeme	anteponete	anteponele	anteponenos	not used	anteponeles
	accusative	anteponeme	anteponete	anteponelo, anteponela	anteponenos	not used	anteponelos, anteponelas

with formal second-person singular imperative anteponga	dative	antepóngame	not used	antepóngale, antepóngase	antepónganos	not used	antepóngales
with formal second-person singular imperative anteponga	accusative	antepóngame	not used	antepóngalo, antepóngala, antepóngase	antepónganos	not used	antepóngalos, antepóngalas

with first-person plural imperative antepongamos	dative	not used	antepongámoste	antepongámosle	antepongámonos	antepongámoos	antepongámosles
with first-person plural imperative antepongamos	accusative	not used	antepongámoste	antepongámoslo, antepongámosla	antepongámonos	antepongámoos	antepongámoslos, antepongámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative anteponed	dative	anteponedme	not used	anteponedle	anteponednos	anteponeos	anteponedles
with informal second-person plural imperative anteponed	accusative	anteponedme	not used	anteponedlo, anteponedla	anteponednos	anteponeos	anteponedlos, anteponedlas

with formal second-person plural imperative antepongan	dative	antepónganme	not used	antepónganle	antepóngannos	not used	antepónganles, antepónganse
with formal second-person plural imperative antepongan	accusative	antepónganme	not used	antepónganlo, antepónganla	antepóngannos	not used	antepónganlos, antepónganlas, antepónganse

Related terms

anteposición