resaltar

Spanish

Etymology

From re- +‎ saltar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /resalˈtaɾ/ [re.sal̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: re‧sal‧tar

Verb

resaltar (first-person singular present resalto, first-person singular preterite resalté, past participle resaltado)

(intransitive) to bounce
Synonym: rebotar
(intransitive) to stick out
Synonym: sobresalir
(intransitive) to chip off, break off
Synonyms: desprenderse, saltarse
(transitive, intransitive) to emphasize
Synonyms: destacar, enfatizar, subrayar, recalcar

Conjugation

Conjugation of resaltar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			resaltar
gerund			resaltando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		resaltado		resaltada
		plural		resaltados		resaltadas
		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	resalto	resaltas^{^tú} resaltás^{^vos}	resalta	resaltamos	resaltáis	resaltan
	imperfect	resaltaba	resaltabas	resaltaba	resaltábamos	resaltabais	resaltaban
	preterite	resalté	resaltaste	resaltó	resaltamos	resaltasteis	resaltaron
	future	resaltaré	resaltarás	resaltará	resaltaremos	resaltaréis	resaltarán
	conditional	resaltaría	resaltarías	resaltaría	resaltaríamos	resaltaríais	resaltarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	resalte	resaltes^{^tú} resaltés^{^vos²}	resalte	resaltemos	resaltéis	resalten
	imperfect (ra)	resaltara	resaltaras	resaltara	resaltáramos	resaltarais	resaltaran
	imperfect (se)	resaltase	resaltases	resaltase	resaltásemos	resaltaseis	resaltasen
	future¹	resaltare	resaltares	resaltare	resaltáremos	resaltareis	resaltaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		resalta^{^tú} resaltá^{^vos}	resalte	resaltemos	resaltad	resalten
	negative		no resaltes	no resalte	no resaltemos	no resaltéis	no resalten

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

Selected combined forms of resaltar

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 resaltar	dative	resaltarme	resaltarte	resaltarle, resaltarse	resaltarnos	resaltaros	resaltarles, resaltarse
with infinitive resaltar	accusative	resaltarme	resaltarte	resaltarlo, resaltarla, resaltarse	resaltarnos	resaltaros	resaltarlos, resaltarlas, resaltarse

with gerund resaltando	dative	resaltándome	resaltándote	resaltándole, resaltándose	resaltándonos	resaltándoos	resaltándoles, resaltándose
with gerund resaltando	accusative	resaltándome	resaltándote	resaltándolo, resaltándola, resaltándose	resaltándonos	resaltándoos	resaltándolos, resaltándolas, resaltándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative resalta	dative	resáltame	resáltate	resáltale	resáltanos	not used	resáltales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative resalta	accusative	resáltame	resáltate	resáltalo, resáltala	resáltanos	not used	resáltalos, resáltalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative resaltá	dative	resaltame	resaltate	resaltale	resaltanos	not used	resaltales
	accusative	resaltame	resaltate	resaltalo, resaltala	resaltanos	not used	resaltalos, resaltalas

with formal second-person singular imperative resalte	dative	resálteme	not used	resáltele, resáltese	resáltenos	not used	resálteles
with formal second-person singular imperative resalte	accusative	resálteme	not used	resáltelo, resáltela, resáltese	resáltenos	not used	resáltelos, resáltelas

with first-person plural imperative resaltemos	dative	not used	resaltémoste	resaltémosle	resaltémonos	resaltémoos	resaltémosles
with first-person plural imperative resaltemos	accusative	not used	resaltémoste	resaltémoslo, resaltémosla	resaltémonos	resaltémoos	resaltémoslos, resaltémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative resaltad	dative	resaltadme	not used	resaltadle	resaltadnos	resaltaos	resaltadles
with informal second-person plural imperative resaltad	accusative	resaltadme	not used	resaltadlo, resaltadla	resaltadnos	resaltaos	resaltadlos, resaltadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative resalten	dative	resáltenme	not used	resáltenle	resáltennos	not used	resáltenles, resáltense
with formal second-person plural imperative resalten	accusative	resáltenme	not used	resáltenlo, resáltenla	resáltennos	not used	resáltenlos, resáltenlas, resáltense