obstar

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /obsˈtaɾ/ [oβ̞sˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: obs‧tar

Verb

obstar (third-person only, third-person singular present obsta, third-person singular preterite obstó, past participle obstado)

(intransitive) to hinder
- 2017 December 23, ““Annus horribilis””, in El Nacional‎:
  Resulta interesante contrastar también el celo del procerato “revolucionario” que reacciona vitriólicamente cuando alguien en el exterior osa criticar o rozar con el pétalo de una rosa al gobierno nacional, pero ello no obsta para que el pintoresco Nicolás opine libre y groseramente acerca del proceso de reforma jubilatoria en Argentina o su inconformidad con el recuento de votos en Honduras o lo que le venga en gana.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

Used only in the third person, infinitive, gerund and participle.
Often is used in the impersonal structure no obsta para que followed by a subjunctive clause, meaning "doesn't stop them from..."

Conjugation

Conjugation of obstar (third-person only) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			obstar
gerund			obstando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		obstado		obstada
		plural		obstados		obstadas
		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	—	—	obsta	—	—	obstan
	imperfect	—	—	obstaba	—	—	obstaban
	preterite	—	—	obstó	—	—	obstaron
	future	—	—	obstará	—	—	obstarán
	conditional	—	—	obstaría	—	—	obstarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	—	—	obste	—	—	obsten
	imperfect (ra)	—	—	obstara	—	—	obstaran
	imperfect (se)	—	—	obstase	—	—	obstasen
	future¹	—	—	obstare	—	—	obstaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		—	—	—	—	—
	negative		—	—	—	—	—

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.

Selected combined forms of obstar (third-person only)

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 obstar
	dative	obstarme	obstarte	obstarle, obstarse	obstarnos	obstaros	obstarles, obstarse
	accusative	obstarme	obstarte	obstarlo, obstarla, obstarse	obstarnos	obstaros	obstarlos, obstarlas, obstarse

with gerund obstando
	dative	obstándome	obstándote	obstándole, obstándose	obstándonos	obstándoos	obstándoles, obstándose
	accusative	obstándome	obstándote	obstándolo, obstándola, obstándose	obstándonos	obstándoos	obstándolos, obstándolas, obstándose

with informal second-person singular tú/vos imperative —
	dative	—	—	—	—	not used	—
	accusative	—	—	—, —	—	not used	—, —

with formal second-person singular imperative —
	dative	—	not used	—, —	—	not used	—
	accusative	—	not used	—, —, —	—	not used	—, —

with first-person plural imperative —
	dative	not used	—	—	—	—	—
	accusative	not used	—	—, —	—	—	—, —

with informal second-person plural imperative —
	dative	—	not used	—	—	—	—
	accusative	—	not used	—, —	—	—	—, —

with formal second-person plural imperative —
	dative	—	not used	—	—	not used	—, —
	accusative	—	not used	—, —	—	not used	—, —, —