hostigar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fostigar, from Late Latin fūstīgāre, from Latin fūstis. Doublet of fustigar, a borrowing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ostiˈɡaɾ/ [os.t̪iˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: hos‧ti‧gar

Verb

hostigar (first-person singular present hostigo, first-person singular preterite hostigué, past participle hostigado)

  1. to lash
  2. to harass
  3. to pester

Conjugation
    Conjugation of hostigar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive hostigar
gerund hostigando
past participle masculine feminine
singular hostigado hostigada
plural hostigados hostigadas
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 hostigo hostigastú
hostigásvos		 hostiga hostigamos hostigáis hostigan
imperfect hostigaba hostigabas hostigaba hostigábamos hostigabais hostigaban
preterite hostigué hostigaste hostigó hostigamos hostigasteis hostigaron
future hostigaré hostigarás hostigará hostigaremos hostigaréis hostigarán
conditional hostigaría hostigarías hostigaría hostigaríamos hostigaríais hostigarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present hostigue hostiguestú
hostiguésvos2		 hostigue hostiguemos hostiguéis hostiguen
imperfect
(ra)		 hostigara hostigaras hostigara hostigáramos hostigarais hostigaran
imperfect
(se)		 hostigase hostigases hostigase hostigásemos hostigaseis hostigasen
future1 hostigare hostigares hostigare hostigáremos hostigareis hostigaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative hostigatú
hostigávos		 hostigue hostiguemos hostigad hostiguen
negative no hostigues no hostigue no hostiguemos no hostiguéis no hostiguen

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

    Selected combined forms of hostigar (g-gu 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 hostigar
dative hostigarme hostigarte hostigarle, hostigarse hostigarnos hostigaros hostigarles, hostigarse
accusative hostigarme hostigarte hostigarlo, hostigarla, hostigarse hostigarnos hostigaros hostigarlos, hostigarlas, hostigarse
with gerund hostigando
dative hostigándome hostigándote hostigándole, hostigándose hostigándonos hostigándoos hostigándoles, hostigándose
accusative hostigándome hostigándote hostigándolo, hostigándola, hostigándose hostigándonos hostigándoos hostigándolos, hostigándolas, hostigándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative hostiga
dative hostígame hostígate hostígale hostíganos not used hostígales
accusative hostígame hostígate hostígalo, hostígala hostíganos not used hostígalos, hostígalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative hostigá
dative hostigame hostigate hostigale hostiganos not used hostigales
accusative hostigame hostigate hostigalo, hostigala hostiganos not used hostigalos, hostigalas
with formal second-person singular imperative hostigue
dative hostígueme not used hostíguele, hostíguese hostíguenos not used hostígueles
accusative hostígueme not used hostíguelo, hostíguela, hostíguese hostíguenos not used hostíguelos, hostíguelas
with first-person plural imperative hostiguemos
dative not used hostiguémoste hostiguémosle hostiguémonos hostiguémoos hostiguémosles
accusative not used hostiguémoste hostiguémoslo, hostiguémosla hostiguémonos hostiguémoos hostiguémoslos, hostiguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative hostigad
dative hostigadme not used hostigadle hostigadnos hostigaos hostigadles
accusative hostigadme not used hostigadlo, hostigadla hostigadnos hostigaos hostigadlos, hostigadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative hostiguen
dative hostíguenme not used hostíguenle hostíguennos not used hostíguenles, hostíguense
accusative hostíguenme not used hostíguenlo, hostíguenla hostíguennos not used hostíguenlos, hostíguenlas, hostíguense

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