tensar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English tension, French tension, Italian tensione, Spanish tensión.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tenˈsar/

Verb

tensar (present tensas, past tensis, future tensos, conditional tensus, imperative tensez)

(transitive) to stretch: draw in length
(transitive) to strain, tense
(transitive) to cock (a gun)
(transitive) to wind up (a clock or a watch)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tensar
		present	past	future
infinitive		tensar	tensir	tensor
tense		tensas	tensis	tensos
conditional		tensus	—	—
imperative		tensez	—	—
adjective active participle		tensanta	tensinta	tensonta
adverbial active participle		tensante	tensinte	tensonte
nominal active participle	singular	tensanto	tensinto	tensonto
nominal active participle	plural	tensanti	tensinti	tensonti
adjective passive participle		tensata	tensita	tensota
adverbial passive participle		tensate	tensite	tensote
nominal passive participle	singular	tensato	tensito	tensoto
nominal passive participle	plural	tensati	tensiti	tensoti

Derived terms

tensanto (“one who stretches; tensor”)
tensar su (“to strain, stiffen oneself”)
tensata (“tense, strained”)
tenseso (“stretching, strain, tension, tenseness”)
tensilo (“stretching instrument; winder”)
tensita (“tense, strained”)
tenso (“stretching, strain, tension, tenseness”)

References

Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 289, 466
Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 660

Spanish

Etymology

From tenso +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tenˈsaɾ/ [t̪ẽnˈsaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: ten‧sar

Verb

tensar (first-person singular present tenso, first-person singular preterite tensé, past participle tensado)

to tense

Conjugation

Conjugation of tensar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			tensar
gerund			tensando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		tensado		tensada
		plural		tensados		tensadas
		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	tenso	tensas^{^tú} tensás^{^vos}	tensa	tensamos	tensáis	tensan
	imperfect	tensaba	tensabas	tensaba	tensábamos	tensabais	tensaban
	preterite	tensé	tensaste	tensó	tensamos	tensasteis	tensaron
	future	tensaré	tensarás	tensará	tensaremos	tensaréis	tensarán
	conditional	tensaría	tensarías	tensaría	tensaríamos	tensaríais	tensarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	tense	tenses^{^tú} tensés^{^vos²}	tense	tensemos	tenséis	tensen
	imperfect (ra)	tensara	tensaras	tensara	tensáramos	tensarais	tensaran
	imperfect (se)	tensase	tensases	tensase	tensásemos	tensaseis	tensasen
	future¹	tensare	tensares	tensare	tensáremos	tensareis	tensaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		tensa^{^tú} tensá^{^vos}	tense	tensemos	tensad	tensen
	negative		no tenses	no tense	no tensemos	no tenséis	no tensen

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

Selected combined forms of tensar

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 tensar	dative	tensarme	tensarte	tensarle, tensarse	tensarnos	tensaros	tensarles, tensarse
with infinitive tensar	accusative	tensarme	tensarte	tensarlo, tensarla, tensarse	tensarnos	tensaros	tensarlos, tensarlas, tensarse

with gerund tensando	dative	tensándome	tensándote	tensándole, tensándose	tensándonos	tensándoos	tensándoles, tensándose
with gerund tensando	accusative	tensándome	tensándote	tensándolo, tensándola, tensándose	tensándonos	tensándoos	tensándolos, tensándolas, tensándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative tensa	dative	ténsame	ténsate	ténsale	ténsanos	not used	ténsales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tensa	accusative	ténsame	ténsate	ténsalo, ténsala	ténsanos	not used	ténsalos, ténsalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative tensá	dative	tensame	tensate	tensale	tensanos	not used	tensales
with informal second-person singular vos imperative tensá	accusative	tensame	tensate	tensalo, tensala	tensanos	not used	tensalos, tensalas

with formal second-person singular imperative tense	dative	ténseme	not used	ténsele, ténsese	ténsenos	not used	ténseles
with formal second-person singular imperative tense	accusative	ténseme	not used	ténselo, ténsela, ténsese	ténsenos	not used	ténselos, ténselas

with first-person plural imperative tensemos	dative	not used	tensémoste	tensémosle	tensémonos	tensémoos	tensémosles
with first-person plural imperative tensemos	accusative	not used	tensémoste	tensémoslo, tensémosla	tensémonos	tensémoos	tensémoslos, tensémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative tensad	dative	tensadme	not used	tensadle	tensadnos	tensaos	tensadles
with informal second-person plural imperative tensad	accusative	tensadme	not used	tensadlo, tensadla	tensadnos	tensaos	tensadlos, tensadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative tensen	dative	ténsenme	not used	ténsenle	ténsennos	not used	ténsenles, ténsense
with formal second-person plural imperative tensen	accusative	ténsenme	not used	ténsenlo, ténsenla	ténsennos	not used	ténsenlos, ténsenlas, ténsense

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