Etymology
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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *contingēscere, inchoative of Latin contingō (“to touch; to arrive at”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Spain) /konteˈθeɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪eˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /konteˈseɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪eˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: con‧te‧cer
contecer (first-person singular present contezco, first-person singular preterite contecí, past participle contecido)
- Obsolete form of acontecer.
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 contecer (c-zc 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 contecer
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dative
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contecerme
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contecerte
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contecerle, contecerse
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contecernos
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conteceros
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contecerles, contecerse
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accusative
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contecerme
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contecerte
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contecerlo, contecerla, contecerse
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contecernos
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conteceros
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contecerlos, contecerlas, contecerse
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with gerund conteciendo
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dative
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conteciéndome
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conteciéndote
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conteciéndole, conteciéndose
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conteciéndonos
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conteciéndoos
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conteciéndoles, conteciéndose
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accusative
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conteciéndome
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conteciéndote
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conteciéndolo, conteciéndola, conteciéndose
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conteciéndonos
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conteciéndoos
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conteciéndolos, conteciéndolas, conteciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative contece
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dative
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contéceme
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contécete
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contécele
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contécenos
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not used
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contéceles
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accusative
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contéceme
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contécete
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contécelo, contécela
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contécenos
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not used
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contécelos, contécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative contecé
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dative
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conteceme
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contecete
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contecele
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contecenos
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not used
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conteceles
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accusative
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conteceme
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contecete
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contecelo, contecela
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contecenos
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not used
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contecelos, contecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative contezca
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dative
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contézcame
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not used
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contézcale, contézcase
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contézcanos
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not used
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contézcales
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accusative
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contézcame
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not used
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contézcalo, contézcala, contézcase
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contézcanos
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not used
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contézcalos, contézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative contezcamos
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dative
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not used
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contezcámoste
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contezcámosle
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contezcámonos
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contezcámoos
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contezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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contezcámoste
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contezcámoslo, contezcámosla
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contezcámonos
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contezcámoos
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contezcámoslos, contezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative conteced
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dative
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contecedme
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not used
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contecedle
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contecednos
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conteceos
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contecedles
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accusative
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contecedme
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not used
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contecedlo, contecedla
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contecednos
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conteceos
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contecedlos, contecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative contezcan
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dative
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contézcanme
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not used
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contézcanle
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contézcannos
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not used
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contézcanles, contézcanse
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accusative
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contézcanme
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not used
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contézcanlo, contézcanla
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contézcannos
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not used
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contézcanlos, contézcanlas, contézcanse
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Further reading
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