tropezar
Spanish
Alternative forms
- entropezar (obsolete)
- trompezar (colloquial)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *interpediō
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /tɾopeˈθaɾ/, [t̪ɾopeˈθaɾ]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /tɾopeˈsaɾ/, [t̪ɾopeˈsaɾ]
Verb
tropezar (first-person singular present tropiezo, first-person singular preterite tropecé, past participle tropezado)
Usage notes
Constructed as tropezar(se) con algo/alguien.
Conjugation
- Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables; z changes to c before e.
- 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
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These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive tropezar | |||||||
dative | tropezarme | tropezarte | tropezarle, tropezarse | tropezarnos | tropezaros | tropezarles, tropezarse | |
accusative | tropezarme | tropezarte | tropezarlo, tropezarla, tropezarse | tropezarnos | tropezaros | tropezarlos, tropezarlas, tropezarse | |
with gerund tropezando | |||||||
dative | tropezándome | tropezándote | tropezándole, tropezándose | tropezándonos | tropezándoos | tropezándoles, tropezándose | |
accusative | tropezándome | tropezándote | tropezándolo, tropezándola, tropezándose | tropezándonos | tropezándoos | tropezándolos, tropezándolas, tropezándose | |
with informal second-person singular imperative tropieza | |||||||
dative | tropiézame | tropiézate | tropiézale | tropiézanos | not used | tropiézales | |
accusative | tropiézame | tropiézate | tropiézalo, tropiézala | tropiézanos | not used | tropiézalos, tropiézalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative tropiece | |||||||
dative | tropiéceme | not used | tropiécele, tropiécese | tropiécenos | not used | tropiéceles | |
accusative | tropiéceme | not used | tropiécelo, tropiécela, tropiécese | tropiécenos | not used | tropiécelos, tropiécelas | |
with first-person plural imperative tropecemos | |||||||
dative | not used | tropecémoste | tropecémosle | tropecémonos | tropecémoos | tropecémosles | |
accusative | not used | tropecémoste | tropecémoslo, tropecémosla | tropecémonos | tropecémoos | tropecémoslos, tropecémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative tropezad | |||||||
dative | tropezadme | not used | tropezadle | tropezadnos | tropezaos | tropezadles | |
accusative | tropezadme | not used | tropezadlo, tropezadla | tropezadnos | tropezaos | tropezadlos, tropezadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative tropiecen | |||||||
dative | tropiécenme | not used | tropiécenle | tropiécennos | not used | tropiécenles, tropiécense | |
accusative | tropiécenme | not used | tropiécenlo, tropiécenla | tropiécennos | not used | tropiécenlos, tropiécenlas, tropiécense |
Further reading
- “tropezar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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