posponer
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin postpōnō (“to put after”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pospoˈneɾ/ [pos.poˈneɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: pos‧po‧ner
Verb
posponer (first-person singular present pospongo, first-person singular preterite pospuse, past participle pospuesto)
- (transitive) to postpone
Conjugation
Conjugation of posponer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of posponer (irregular)
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 posponer | dative | posponerme | posponerte | posponerle, posponerse | posponernos | posponeros | posponerles, posponerse |
| accusative | posponerme | posponerte | posponerlo, posponerla, posponerse | posponernos | posponeros | posponerlos, posponerlas, posponerse | |
| with gerund posponiendo | dative | posponiéndome | posponiéndote | posponiéndole, posponiéndose | posponiéndonos | posponiéndoos | posponiéndoles, posponiéndose |
| accusative | posponiéndome | posponiéndote | posponiéndolo, posponiéndola, posponiéndose | posponiéndonos | posponiéndoos | posponiéndolos, posponiéndolas, posponiéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative pospón | dative | posponme | posponte | posponle | posponnos | not used | posponles |
| accusative | posponme | posponte | posponlo, posponla | posponnos | not used | posponlos, posponlas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative posponé | dative | posponeme | posponete | posponele | posponenos | not used | posponeles |
| accusative | posponeme | posponete | posponelo, posponela | posponenos | not used | posponelos, posponelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative posponga | dative | pospóngame | not used | pospóngale, pospóngase | pospónganos | not used | pospóngales |
| accusative | pospóngame | not used | pospóngalo, pospóngala, pospóngase | pospónganos | not used | pospóngalos, pospóngalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative pospongamos | dative | not used | pospongámoste | pospongámosle | pospongámonos | pospongámoos | pospongámosles |
| accusative | not used | pospongámoste | pospongámoslo, pospongámosla | pospongámonos | pospongámoos | pospongámoslos, pospongámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative posponed | dative | posponedme | not used | posponedle | posponednos | posponeos | posponedles |
| accusative | posponedme | not used | posponedlo, posponedla | posponednos | posponeos | posponedlos, posponedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative pospongan | dative | pospónganme | not used | pospónganle | pospóngannos | not used | pospónganles, pospónganse |
| accusative | pospónganme | not used | pospónganlo, pospónganla | pospóngannos | not used | pospónganlos, pospónganlas, pospónganse | |
Further reading
- “posponer”, 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