frenar

Catalan

Etymology

From fre; only attested circa 1900[1]. Cf. also Latin freno, frenare.

Pronunciation

Verb

frenar (first-person singular present freno, past participle frenat)

  1. to brake
  2. to curb, restrain

Conjugation
Conjugation of frenar (first conjugation)
infinitive frenar
present participle frenant
past participle masculine feminine
singular frenat frenada
plural frenats frenades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present freno frenes frena frenem freneu frenen
imperfect frenava frenaves frenava frenàvem frenàveu frenaven
future frenaré frenaràs frenarà frenarem frenareu frenaran
preterite frení frenares frenà frenàrem frenàreu frenaren
conditional frenaria frenaries frenaria frenaríem frenaríeu frenarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present freni frenis freni frenem freneu frenin
imperfect frenés frenessis frenés frenéssim frenéssiu frenessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— frena freni frenem freneu frenin

References
  1. http://www.diccionari.cat/lexicx.jsp?GECART=0067072

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from Latin frēnāre, present active infinitive of frēnō, but more likely derived later in Spanish from freno, and first attested 1591[1]. Cf. also enfrenar and refrenar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɾeˈnaɾ/

Verb

frenar (first-person singular present freno, first-person singular preterite frené, past participle frenado)

  1. (transitive) to brake (a vehicle)
  2. (transitive) to restrain

Conjugation
        Conjugation of frenar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive frenar
    gerund frenando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular frenado frenada
    plural frenados frenadas
    singular plural
    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 freno frenastú
    frenásvos    		 frena frenamos frenáis frenan
    imperfect frenaba frenabas frenaba frenábamos frenabais frenaban
    preterite frené frenaste frenó frenamos frenasteis frenaron
    future frenaré frenarás frenará frenaremos frenaréis frenarán
    conditional frenaría frenarías frenaría frenaríamos frenaríais frenarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present frene frenestú
    frenésvos2    		 frene frenemos frenéis frenen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 frenara frenaras frenara frenáramos frenarais frenaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 frenase frenases frenase frenásemos frenaseis frenasen
    future1 frenare frenares frenare frenáremos frenareis frenaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative frenatú
    frenávos    		 frene frenemos frenad frenen
    negative no frenes no frene no frenemos no frenéis no frenen
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of frenaredit data

      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 frenar
      dative frenarme frenarte frenarle, frenarse frenarnos frenaros frenarles, frenarse
      accusative frenarme frenarte frenarlo, frenarla, frenarse frenarnos frenaros frenarlos, frenarlas, frenarse
      with gerund frenando
      dative frenándome frenándote frenándole, frenándose frenándonos frenándoos frenándoles, frenándose
      accusative frenándome frenándote frenándolo, frenándola, frenándose frenándonos frenándoos frenándolos, frenándolas, frenándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative frena
      dative fréname frénate frénale frénanos not used frénales
      accusative fréname frénate frénalo, frénala frénanos not used frénalos, frénalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative frene
      dative fréneme not used frénele, frénese frénenos not used fréneles
      accusative fréneme not used frénelo, frénela, frénese frénenos not used frénelos, frénelas
      with first-person plural imperative frenemos
      dative not used frenémoste frenémosle frenémonos frenémoos frenémosles
      accusative not used frenémoste frenémoslo, frenémosla frenémonos frenémoos frenémoslos, frenémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative frenad
      dative frenadme not used frenadle frenadnos frenaos frenadles
      accusative frenadme not used frenadlo, frenadla frenadnos frenaos frenadlos, frenadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative frenen
      dative frénenme not used frénenle frénennos not used frénenles, frénense
      accusative frénenme not used frénenlo, frénenla frénennos not used frénenlos, frénenlas, frénense

      Derived terms

      Further reading

      References
      1. https://www.scribd.com/doc/157209215/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-C-F-Corominas-Joan-pdf
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