detenerse

/deteˈneɾse/

verb #1490 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to stop, to halt

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yodetengodetuvedeteníadetendrédetendría
detienesdetuvistedeteníasdetendrásdetendrías
él/ella/ud.detienedetuvodeteníadetendrádetendría
nos.detenemosdetuvimosdeteníamosdetendremosdetendríamos
vos.detenéisdetuvisteisdeteníaisdetendréisdetendríais
ellos/uds.detienendetuvierondeteníandetendrándetendrían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yodetengadetuvieradetuviese
detengasdetuvierasdetuvieses
él/ella/ud.detengadetuvieradetuviese
nos.detengamosdetuviéramosdetuviésemos
vos.detengáisdetuvieraisdetuvieseis
ellos/uds.detengandetuvierandetuviesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
detén
ud.detenga
nosotrosdetengamos
vosotrosdetened
uds.detengan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
deteniendo
Past participle
detenido

Examples

.

The train stopped suddenly.

Detente, .

Stop, do not keep talking.

responder.

He paused to think before answering.

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