reprobar

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /repɾoˈbaɾ/ [re.pɾoˈβ̞aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: re‧pro‧bar

Verb

reprobar (first-person singular present repruebo, first-person singular preterite reprobé, past participle reprobado)

(transitive) to condemn, disapprove, reprove
Synonym: renunciar

reprobamos la violencia
we condemn the violence

reprueban su papel
they disapprove of her role
- 2020 August 27, “El Ayuntamiento de Barcelona reprueba el papel del Gobierno en la marcha de Juan Carlos I”, in El País‎^[1]:
(Latin America) to flunk, fail (to pass an exam, course etc.)
Synonyms: aplazar, suspender

Paco reprobó el examen.
Paco flunked the exam.
- 1997, Innovación curricular en las instituciones de educación superior:
  En el curso de lectura y redacción los resultados fueron, 54 % de aprobaron, 9 % reprobaron y el 37 % no terminaron el curso.
  In the reading and writing course, the results were: 54% passed, 9% failed and 37% didn't finish the course.

Conjugation

Conjugation of reprobar (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			reprobar
gerund			reprobando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reprobado		reprobada
		plural		reprobados		reprobadas
		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	repruebo	repruebas^{^tú} reprobás^{^vos}	reprueba	reprobamos	reprobáis	reprueban
	imperfect	reprobaba	reprobabas	reprobaba	reprobábamos	reprobabais	reprobaban
	preterite	reprobé	reprobaste	reprobó	reprobamos	reprobasteis	reprobaron
	future	reprobaré	reprobarás	reprobará	reprobaremos	reprobaréis	reprobarán
	conditional	reprobaría	reprobarías	reprobaría	reprobaríamos	reprobaríais	reprobarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	repruebe	repruebes^{^tú} reprobés^{^vos²}	repruebe	reprobemos	reprobéis	reprueben
	imperfect (ra)	reprobara	reprobaras	reprobara	reprobáramos	reprobarais	reprobaran
	imperfect (se)	reprobase	reprobases	reprobase	reprobásemos	reprobaseis	reprobasen
	future¹	reprobare	reprobares	reprobare	reprobáremos	reprobareis	reprobaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		reprueba^{^tú} reprobá^{^vos}	repruebe	reprobemos	reprobad	reprueben
	negative		no repruebes	no repruebe	no reprobemos	no reprobéis	no reprueben

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

Selected combined forms of reprobar (o-ue 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 reprobar	dative	reprobarme	reprobarte	reprobarle, reprobarse	reprobarnos	reprobaros	reprobarles, reprobarse
with infinitive reprobar	accusative	reprobarme	reprobarte	reprobarlo, reprobarla, reprobarse	reprobarnos	reprobaros	reprobarlos, reprobarlas, reprobarse

with gerund reprobando	dative	reprobándome	reprobándote	reprobándole, reprobándose	reprobándonos	reprobándoos	reprobándoles, reprobándose
with gerund reprobando	accusative	reprobándome	reprobándote	reprobándolo, reprobándola, reprobándose	reprobándonos	reprobándoos	reprobándolos, reprobándolas, reprobándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative reprueba	dative	repruébame	repruébate	repruébale	repruébanos	not used	repruébales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative reprueba	accusative	repruébame	repruébate	repruébalo, repruébala	repruébanos	not used	repruébalos, repruébalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative reprobá	dative	reprobame	reprobate	reprobale	reprobanos	not used	reprobales
	accusative	reprobame	reprobate	reprobalo, reprobala	reprobanos	not used	reprobalos, reprobalas

with formal second-person singular imperative repruebe	dative	repruébeme	not used	repruébele, repruébese	repruébenos	not used	repruébeles
with formal second-person singular imperative repruebe	accusative	repruébeme	not used	repruébelo, repruébela, repruébese	repruébenos	not used	repruébelos, repruébelas

with first-person plural imperative reprobemos	dative	not used	reprobémoste	reprobémosle	reprobémonos	reprobémoos	reprobémosles
with first-person plural imperative reprobemos	accusative	not used	reprobémoste	reprobémoslo, reprobémosla	reprobémonos	reprobémoos	reprobémoslos, reprobémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative reprobad	dative	reprobadme	not used	reprobadle	reprobadnos	reprobaos	reprobadles
with informal second-person plural imperative reprobad	accusative	reprobadme	not used	reprobadlo, reprobadla	reprobadnos	reprobaos	reprobadlos, reprobadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative reprueben	dative	repruébenme	not used	repruébenle	repruébennos	not used	repruébenles, repruébense
with formal second-person plural imperative reprueben	accusative	repruébenme	not used	repruébenlo, repruébenla	repruébennos	not used	repruébenlos, repruébenlas, repruébense