Inherited fromLatindētinēre.
- IPA(key): /deteˈneɾ/[d̪e.t̪eˈneɾ]
- Rhymes:-eɾ
- Syllabification:de‧te‧ner
detener
- toarrest
- “detener”, inDiccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición,Academia de la Llingua Asturiana,2000,→ISBN
- Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “detener”, inDiccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana,→ISBN
Inherited fromLatindētinēre. Cognate withEnglishdetain,Italiandetenere,Portuguesedeter, andRomaniandeține.
- IPA(key): /deteˈneɾ/[d̪e.t̪eˈneɾ]
- Rhymes:-eɾ
- Syllabification:de‧te‧ner
detener (first-person singular presentdetengo,first-person singular preteritedetuve,past participledetenido)
- (transitive) todetain
- (transitive) toarrest
1973 September 11,Salvador Allende,Ultimas palabras:Tienen la fuerza, podrán avasallarnos, pero no sedetienen los procesos sociales ni con el crimen ni con la fuerza. La historia es nuestra y la hacen los pueblos.- They have force and will be able to dominate us, but social processes can bearrested by neither crime nor force. History is ours, and people make history.
- (transitive, reflexive) tostop,halt, topause
- Synonym:parar
- (transitive) topull over
- Synonym:orillar
1Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayanvoseo prefers thetuteo-form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms ofdetener (irregular; e-ie alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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| with infinitivedetener | dative | detenerme | detenerte | detenerle,detenerse | detenernos | deteneros | detenerles,detenerse |
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| accusative | detenerme | detenerte | detenerlo,detenerla,detenerse | detenernos | deteneros | detenerlos,detenerlas,detenerse |
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| with gerunddeteniendo | dative | deteniéndome | deteniéndote | deteniéndole,deteniéndose | deteniéndonos | deteniéndoos | deteniéndoles,deteniéndose |
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| accusative | deteniéndome | deteniéndote | deteniéndolo,deteniéndola,deteniéndose | deteniéndonos | deteniéndoos | deteniéndolos,deteniéndolas,deteniéndose |
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| with informal second-person singulartuteo imperativedetén | dative | detenme | detente | detenle | detennos | not used | detenles |
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| accusative | detenme | detente | detenlo,detenla | detennos | not used | detenlos,detenlas |
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| with informal second-person singularvoseo imperativedetené | dative | deteneme | detenete | detenele | detenenos | not used | deteneles |
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| accusative | deteneme | detenete | detenelo,detenela | detenenos | not used | detenelos,detenelas |
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| with formal second-person singular imperativedetenga | dative | deténgame | not used | deténgale,deténgase | deténganos | not used | deténgales |
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| accusative | deténgame | not used | deténgalo,deténgala,deténgase | deténganos | not used | deténgalos,deténgalas |
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| with first-person plural imperativedetengamos | dative | not used | detengámoste | detengámosle | detengámonos | detengámoos | detengámosles |
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| accusative | not used | detengámoste | detengámoslo,detengámosla | detengámonos | detengámoos | detengámoslos,detengámoslas |
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| with informal second-person plural imperativedetened | dative | detenedme | not used | detenedle | detenednos | deteneos | detenedles |
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| accusative | detenedme | not used | detenedlo,detenedla | detenednos | deteneos | detenedlos,detenedlas |
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| with formal second-person plural imperativedetengan | dative | deténganme | not used | deténganle | deténgannos | not used | deténganles,deténganse |
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| accusative | deténganme | not used | deténganlo,deténganla | deténgannos | not used | deténganlos,deténganlas,deténganse |
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