reñir
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ringīre, from Latin ringī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈɲiɾ/ [reˈɲiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: re‧ñir
Verb
reñir (first-person singular present riño, first-person singular preterite reñí, past participle reñido)
Conjugation
Conjugation of reñir (e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | reñir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | riñendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | reñido | reñida | |||||
| plural | reñidos | reñidas | |||||
| 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 | riño | riñestú reñísvos |
riñe | reñimos | reñís | riñen | |
| imperfect | reñía | reñías | reñía | reñíamos | reñíais | reñían | |
| preterite | reñí | reñiste | riñó | reñimos | reñisteis | riñeron | |
| future | reñiré | reñirás | reñirá | reñiremos | reñiréis | reñirán | |
| conditional | reñiría | reñirías | reñiría | reñiríamos | reñiríais | reñirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | riña | riñastú riñásvos2 |
riña | riñamos | riñáis | riñan | |
| imperfect (ra) |
riñera | riñeras | riñera | riñéramos | riñerais | riñeran | |
| imperfect (se) |
riñese | riñeses | riñese | riñésemos | riñeseis | riñesen | |
| future1 | riñere | riñeres | riñere | riñéremos | riñereis | riñeren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | riñetú reñívos |
riña | riñamos | reñid | riñan | ||
| negative | no riñas | no riña | no riñamos | no riñáis | no riñan | ||
Selected combined forms of reñir (e-i 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 reñir | dative | reñirme | reñirte | reñirle, reñirse | reñirnos | reñiros | reñirles, reñirse |
| accusative | reñirme | reñirte | reñirlo, reñirla, reñirse | reñirnos | reñiros | reñirlos, reñirlas, reñirse | |
| with gerund riñendo | dative | riñéndome | riñéndote | riñéndole, riñéndose | riñéndonos | riñéndoos | riñéndoles, riñéndose |
| accusative | riñéndome | riñéndote | riñéndolo, riñéndola, riñéndose | riñéndonos | riñéndoos | riñéndolos, riñéndolas, riñéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative riñe | dative | ríñeme | ríñete | ríñele | ríñenos | not used | ríñeles |
| accusative | ríñeme | ríñete | ríñelo, ríñela | ríñenos | not used | ríñelos, ríñelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative reñí | dative | reñime | reñite | reñile | reñinos | not used | reñiles |
| accusative | reñime | reñite | reñilo, reñila | reñinos | not used | reñilos, reñilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative riña | dative | ríñame | not used | ríñale, ríñase | ríñanos | not used | ríñales |
| accusative | ríñame | not used | ríñalo, ríñala, ríñase | ríñanos | not used | ríñalos, ríñalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative riñamos | dative | not used | riñámoste | riñámosle | riñámonos | riñámoos | riñámosles |
| accusative | not used | riñámoste | riñámoslo, riñámosla | riñámonos | riñámoos | riñámoslos, riñámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative reñid | dative | reñidme | not used | reñidle | reñidnos | reñíos | reñidles |
| accusative | reñidme | not used | reñidlo, reñidla | reñidnos | reñíos | reñidlos, reñidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative riñan | dative | ríñanme | not used | ríñanle | ríñannos | not used | ríñanles, ríñanse |
| accusative | ríñanme | not used | ríñanlo, ríñanla | ríñannos | not used | ríñanlos, ríñanlas, ríñanse | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “reñir”, 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