helar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin gelāre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈlaɾ/ [eˈlaɾ]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: he‧lar

Verb

helar (first-person singular present hielo, first-person singular preterite helé, past participle helado)

(transitive) to freeze, to cool
(intransitive, impersonal) to freeze

Conjugation

Conjugation of helar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			helar
gerund			helando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		helado		helada
		plural		helados		heladas
		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	hielo	hielas^{^tú} helás^{^vos}	hiela	helamos	heláis	hielan
	imperfect	helaba	helabas	helaba	helábamos	helabais	helaban
	preterite	helé	helaste	heló	helamos	helasteis	helaron
	future	helaré	helarás	helará	helaremos	helaréis	helarán
	conditional	helaría	helarías	helaría	helaríamos	helaríais	helarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	hiele	hieles^{^tú} helés^{^vos²}	hiele	helemos	heléis	hielen
	imperfect (ra)	helara	helaras	helara	heláramos	helarais	helaran
	imperfect (se)	helase	helases	helase	helásemos	helaseis	helasen
	future¹	helare	helares	helare	heláremos	helareis	helaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		hiela^{^tú} helá^{^vos}	hiele	helemos	helad	hielen
	negative		no hieles	no hiele	no helemos	no heléis	no hielen

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

Selected combined forms of helar (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 helar	dative	helarme	helarte	helarle, helarse	helarnos	helaros	helarles, helarse
with infinitive helar	accusative	helarme	helarte	helarlo, helarla, helarse	helarnos	helaros	helarlos, helarlas, helarse

with gerund helando	dative	helándome	helándote	helándole, helándose	helándonos	helándoos	helándoles, helándose
with gerund helando	accusative	helándome	helándote	helándolo, helándola, helándose	helándonos	helándoos	helándolos, helándolas, helándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative hiela	dative	hiélame	hiélate	hiélale	hiélanos	not used	hiélales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative hiela	accusative	hiélame	hiélate	hiélalo, hiélala	hiélanos	not used	hiélalos, hiélalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative helá	dative	helame	helate	helale	helanos	not used	helales
with informal second-person singular vos imperative helá	accusative	helame	helate	helalo, helala	helanos	not used	helalos, helalas

with formal second-person singular imperative hiele	dative	hiéleme	not used	hiélele, hiélese	hiélenos	not used	hiéleles
with formal second-person singular imperative hiele	accusative	hiéleme	not used	hiélelo, hiélela, hiélese	hiélenos	not used	hiélelos, hiélelas

with first-person plural imperative helemos	dative	not used	helémoste	helémosle	helémonos	helémoos	helémosles
with first-person plural imperative helemos	accusative	not used	helémoste	helémoslo, helémosla	helémonos	helémoos	helémoslos, helémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative helad	dative	heladme	not used	heladle	heladnos	helaos	heladles
with informal second-person plural imperative helad	accusative	heladme	not used	heladlo, heladla	heladnos	helaos	heladlos, heladlas

with formal second-person plural imperative hielen	dative	hiélenme	not used	hiélenle	hiélennos	not used	hiélenles, hiélense
with formal second-person plural imperative hielen	accusative	hiélenme	not used	hiélenlo, hiélenla	hiélennos	not used	hiélenlos, hiélenlas, hiélense

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