fruncir

Spanish

Etymology

From French froncer.

Verb

fruncir (first-person singular present frunzo, first-person singular preterite fruncí, past participle fruncido)

  1. (transitive) to pucker, wrinkle
  2. (transitive, sewing) to gather

fruncir el ceño

  1. (set phrase) to frown

Conjugation
  • Rule: c becomes a z before a or o.
    Conjugation of fruncir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
infinitive fruncir
gerund frunciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular fruncido fruncida
plural fruncidos fruncidas
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 frunzo fruncestú
fruncísvos		 frunce fruncimos fruncís fruncen
imperfect fruncía fruncías fruncía fruncíamos fruncíais fruncían
preterite fruncí frunciste frunció fruncimos fruncisteis fruncieron
future frunciré fruncirás fruncirá frunciremos frunciréis fruncirán
conditional frunciría fruncirías frunciría frunciríamos frunciríais fruncirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present frunza frunzas frunza frunzamos frunzáis frunzan
imperfect
(ra)		 frunciera fruncieras frunciera frunciéramos fruncierais fruncieran
imperfect
(se)		 frunciese fruncieses frunciese frunciésemos fruncieseis frunciesen
future1 frunciere fruncieres frunciere frunciéremos frunciereis fruncieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative fruncetú
fruncívos		 frunza frunzamos fruncid frunzan
negative no frunzas no frunza no frunzamos no frunzáis no frunzan
  • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
Other verbs with this conjugation:
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        Selected combined forms of frunciredit 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 fruncir
    dative fruncirme fruncirte fruncirle, fruncirse fruncirnos frunciros fruncirles, fruncirse
    accusative fruncirme fruncirte fruncirlo, fruncirla, fruncirse fruncirnos frunciros fruncirlos, fruncirlas, fruncirse
    with gerund frunciendo
    dative frunciéndome frunciéndote frunciéndole, frunciéndose frunciéndonos frunciéndoos frunciéndoles, frunciéndose
    accusative frunciéndome frunciéndote frunciéndolo, frunciéndola, frunciéndose frunciéndonos frunciéndoos frunciéndolos, frunciéndolas, frunciéndose
    with informal second-person singular imperative frunce
    dative frúnceme frúncete frúncele frúncenos not used frúnceles
    accusative frúnceme frúncete frúncelo, frúncela frúncenos not used frúncelos, frúncelas
    with formal second-person singular imperative frunza
    dative frúnzame not used frúnzale, frúnzase frúnzanos not used frúnzales
    accusative frúnzame not used frúnzalo, frúnzala, frúnzase frúnzanos not used frúnzalos, frúnzalas
    with first-person plural imperative frunzamos
    dative not used frunzámoste frunzámosle frunzámonos frunzámoos frunzámosles
    accusative not used frunzámoste frunzámoslo, frunzámosla frunzámonos frunzámoos frunzámoslos, frunzámoslas
    with informal second-person plural imperative fruncid
    dative fruncidme not used fruncidle fruncidnos fruncíos fruncidles
    accusative fruncidme not used fruncidlo, fruncidla fruncidnos fruncíos fruncidlos, fruncidlas
    with formal second-person plural imperative frunzan
    dative frúnzanme not used frúnzanle frúnzannos not used frúnzanles, frúnzanse
    accusative frúnzanme not used frúnzanlo, frúnzanla frúnzannos not used frúnzanlos, frúnzanlas, frúnzanse

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