Etymology
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From caliente + -ar, or less likely from a Vulgar Latin *calentāre. Compare Portuguese aquentar, Galician quentar.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /kalenˈtaɾ/ [ka.lẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ca‧len‧tar
calentar (first-person singular present caliento, first-person singular preterite calenté, past participle calentado)
- (transitive) to heat, to warm up (cause an increase in temperature)
- Antonym: enfriar
- (transitive) to turn on (arouse sexually)
- (transitive, intransitive, exercise) to warm up (prepare for a physical activity)
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of calentar (e-ie alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive calentar
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dative
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calentarme
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calentarte
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calentarle, calentarse
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calentarnos
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calentaros
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calentarles, calentarse
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accusative
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calentarme
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calentarte
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calentarlo, calentarla, calentarse
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calentarnos
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calentaros
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calentarlos, calentarlas, calentarse
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with gerund calentando
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dative
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calentándome
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calentándote
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calentándole, calentándose
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calentándonos
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calentándoos
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calentándoles, calentándose
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accusative
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calentándome
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calentándote
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calentándolo, calentándola, calentándose
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calentándonos
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calentándoos
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calentándolos, calentándolas, calentándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative calienta
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dative
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caliéntame
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caliéntate
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caliéntale
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caliéntanos
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not used
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caliéntales
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accusative
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caliéntame
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caliéntate
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caliéntalo, caliéntala
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caliéntanos
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not used
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caliéntalos, caliéntalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative calentá
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dative
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calentame
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calentate
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calentale
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calentanos
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not used
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calentales
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accusative
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calentame
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calentate
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calentalo, calentala
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calentanos
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not used
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calentalos, calentalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative caliente
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dative
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caliénteme
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not used
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caliéntele, caliéntese
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caliéntenos
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not used
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caliénteles
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accusative
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caliénteme
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not used
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caliéntelo, caliéntela, caliéntese
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caliéntenos
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not used
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caliéntelos, caliéntelas
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with first-person plural imperative calentemos
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dative
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not used
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calentémoste
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calentémosle
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calentémonos
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calentémoos
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calentémosles
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accusative
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not used
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calentémoste
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calentémoslo, calentémosla
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calentémonos
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calentémoos
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calentémoslos, calentémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative calentad
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dative
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calentadme
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not used
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calentadle
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calentadnos
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calentaos
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calentadles
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accusative
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calentadme
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not used
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calentadlo, calentadla
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calentadnos
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calentaos
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calentadlos, calentadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative calienten
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dative
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caliéntenme
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not used
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caliéntenle
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caliéntennos
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not used
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caliéntenles, caliéntense
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accusative
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caliéntenme
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not used
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caliéntenlo, caliéntenla
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caliéntennos
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not used
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caliéntenlos, caliéntenlas, caliéntense
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