detener
Asturian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin dētinēre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deteˈneɾ/ [d̪e.t̪eˈneɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: de‧te‧ner
Verb
detener
- to arrest
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin dētinēre. Cognate with English detain, Italian detenere, Portuguese deter, and Romanian deține.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deteˈneɾ/ [d̪e.t̪eˈneɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: de‧te‧ner
Verb
detener (first-person singular present detengo, first-person singular preterite detuve, past participle detenido)
- (transitive) to detain
- (transitive) to arrest
- 1973 September 11, Salvador Allende, Ultimas palabras:
- Tienen la fuerza, podrán avasallarnos, pero no se detienen los procesos sociales ni con el crimen ni con la fuerza. La historia es nuestra y la hacen los pueblos.
- They have force and will be able to dominate us, but social processes can be arrested by neither crime nor force. History is ours, and people make history.
- (transitive, reflexive) to stop, halt, to pause
- Synonym: parar
- (transitive) to pull over
- Synonym: orillar
Conjugation
Conjugation of detener (irregular; e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of detener (irregular; 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 detener | dative | detenerme | detenerte | detenerle, detenerse | detenernos | deteneros | detenerles, detenerse |
| accusative | detenerme | detenerte | detenerlo, detenerla, detenerse | detenernos | deteneros | detenerlos, detenerlas, detenerse | |
| with gerund deteniendo | dative | deteniéndome | deteniéndote | deteniéndole, deteniéndose | deteniéndonos | deteniéndoos | deteniéndoles, deteniéndose |
| accusative | deteniéndome | deteniéndote | deteniéndolo, deteniéndola, deteniéndose | deteniéndonos | deteniéndoos | deteniéndolos, deteniéndolas, deteniéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative detén | dative | detenme | detente | detenle | detennos | not used | detenles |
| accusative | detenme | detente | detenlo, detenla | detennos | not used | detenlos, detenlas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative detené | dative | deteneme | detenete | detenele | detenenos | not used | deteneles |
| accusative | deteneme | detenete | detenelo, detenela | detenenos | not used | detenelos, detenelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative detenga | dative | deténgame | not used | deténgale, deténgase | deténganos | not used | deténgales |
| accusative | deténgame | not used | deténgalo, deténgala, deténgase | deténganos | not used | deténgalos, deténgalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative detengamos | dative | not used | detengámoste | detengámosle | detengámonos | detengámoos | detengámosles |
| accusative | not used | detengámoste | detengámoslo, detengámosla | detengámonos | detengámoos | detengámoslos, detengámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative detened | dative | detenedme | not used | detenedle | detenednos | deteneos | detenedles |
| accusative | detenedme | not used | detenedlo, detenedla | detenednos | deteneos | detenedlos, detenedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative detengan | dative | deténganme | not used | deténganle | deténgannos | not used | deténganles, deténganse |
| accusative | deténganme | not used | deténganlo, deténganla | deténgannos | not used | deténganlos, deténganlas, deténganse | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “detener”, 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