detener
Asturian
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
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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