restrènyer
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin restringere (“to bind back; to restrain”). Doublet of restringir, a learned borrowing.
Verb
restrènyer (first-person singular present restrenyo, first-person singular preterite restrenyí, past participle restret)(transitive)
- to restrict
- Synonym: restringir
- (medicine) to constipate
- Synonym: constipar
Conjugation
Conjugation of restrènyer (second conjugation, irregular)
| infinitive | restrènyer | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | restrenyent | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | restret | restreta | |||||
| plural | restrets | restretes | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | restrenyo | restrenys | restreny | restrenyem | restrenyeu | restrenyen | |
| imperfect | restrenyia | restrenyies | restrenyia | restrenyíem | restrenyíeu | restrenyien | |
| future | restrenyeré | restrenyeràs | restrenyerà | restrenyerem | restrenyereu | restrenyeran | |
| preterite | restrenyí | restrenyeres | restrenyé | restrenyérem | restrenyéreu | restrenyeren | |
| conditional | restrenyeria | restrenyeries | restrenyeria | restrenyeríem | restrenyeríeu | restrenyerien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | restrenyi | restrenyis | restrenyi | restrenyem | restrenyeu | restrenyin | |
| imperfect | restrenyés | restrenyessis | restrenyés | restrenyéssim | restrenyéssiu | restrenyessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | restreny | restrenyi | restrenyem | restrenyeu | restrenyin | |
| negative (no) | — | no restrenyis | no restrenyi | no restrenyem | no restrenyeu | no restrenyin | |
Derived terms
- restrenyedor
- restrenyiment
- restret
Further reading
- “restrènyer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.