acompasar

Spanish

Etymology

From compás (“compass”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /akompaˈsaɾ/ [a.kõm.paˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧com‧pa‧sar

Verb

acompasar (first-person singular present acompaso, first-person singular preterite acompasé, past participle acompasado)

  1. to keep time with; to keep in step with
  2. to match, to adjust to

Conjugation
    Conjugation of acompasar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive acompasar
gerund acompasando
past participle masculine feminine
singular acompasado acompasada
plural acompasados acompasadas
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 acompaso acompasastú
acompasásvos		 acompasa acompasamos acompasáis acompasan
imperfect acompasaba acompasabas acompasaba acompasábamos acompasabais acompasaban
preterite acompasé acompasaste acompasó acompasamos acompasasteis acompasaron
future acompasaré acompasarás acompasará acompasaremos acompasaréis acompasarán
conditional acompasaría acompasarías acompasaría acompasaríamos acompasaríais acompasarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present acompase acompasestú
acompasésvos2		 acompase acompasemos acompaséis acompasen
imperfect
(ra)		 acompasara acompasaras acompasara acompasáramos acompasarais acompasaran
imperfect
(se)		 acompasase acompasases acompasase acompasásemos acompasaseis acompasasen
future1 acompasare acompasares acompasare acompasáremos acompasareis acompasaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative acompasatú
acompasávos		 acompase acompasemos acompasad acompasen
negative no acompases no acompase no acompasemos no acompaséis no acompasen

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

    Selected combined forms of acompasar

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 acompasar
dative acompasarme acompasarte acompasarle, acompasarse acompasarnos acompasaros acompasarles, acompasarse
accusative acompasarme acompasarte acompasarlo, acompasarla, acompasarse acompasarnos acompasaros acompasarlos, acompasarlas, acompasarse
with gerund acompasando
dative acompasándome acompasándote acompasándole, acompasándose acompasándonos acompasándoos acompasándoles, acompasándose
accusative acompasándome acompasándote acompasándolo, acompasándola, acompasándose acompasándonos acompasándoos acompasándolos, acompasándolas, acompasándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative acompasa
dative acompásame acompásate acompásale acompásanos not used acompásales
accusative acompásame acompásate acompásalo, acompásala acompásanos not used acompásalos, acompásalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative acompasá
dative acompasame acompasate acompasale acompasanos not used acompasales
accusative acompasame acompasate acompasalo, acompasala acompasanos not used acompasalos, acompasalas
with formal second-person singular imperative acompase
dative acompáseme not used acompásele, acompásese acompásenos not used acompáseles
accusative acompáseme not used acompáselo, acompásela, acompásese acompásenos not used acompáselos, acompáselas
with first-person plural imperative acompasemos
dative not used acompasémoste acompasémosle acompasémonos acompasémoos acompasémosles
accusative not used acompasémoste acompasémoslo, acompasémosla acompasémonos acompasémoos acompasémoslos, acompasémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative acompasad
dative acompasadme not used acompasadle acompasadnos acompasaos acompasadles
accusative acompasadme not used acompasadlo, acompasadla acompasadnos acompasaos acompasadlos, acompasadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative acompasen
dative acompásenme not used acompásenle acompásennos not used acompásenles, acompásense
accusative acompásenme not used acompásenlo, acompásenla acompásennos not used acompásenlos, acompásenlas, acompásense

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