Etymology
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Inherited from Old Spanish fostigar, from Late Latin fūstīgāre, from Latin fūstis. Doublet of fustigar, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ostiˈɡaɾ/ [os.t̪iˈɣ̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: hos‧ti‧gar
hostigar (first-person singular present hostigo, first-person singular preterite hostigué, past participle hostigado)
- to lash
- to harass
- to pester
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 hostigar (g-gu 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 hostigar
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dative
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hostigarme
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hostigarte
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hostigarle, hostigarse
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hostigarnos
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hostigaros
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hostigarles, hostigarse
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accusative
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hostigarme
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hostigarte
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hostigarlo, hostigarla, hostigarse
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hostigarnos
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hostigaros
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hostigarlos, hostigarlas, hostigarse
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with gerund hostigando
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dative
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hostigándome
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hostigándote
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hostigándole, hostigándose
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hostigándonos
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hostigándoos
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hostigándoles, hostigándose
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accusative
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hostigándome
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hostigándote
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hostigándolo, hostigándola, hostigándose
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hostigándonos
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hostigándoos
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hostigándolos, hostigándolas, hostigándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative hostiga
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dative
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hostígame
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hostígate
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hostígale
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hostíganos
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not used
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hostígales
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accusative
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hostígame
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hostígate
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hostígalo, hostígala
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hostíganos
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not used
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hostígalos, hostígalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative hostigá
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dative
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hostigame
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hostigate
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hostigale
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hostiganos
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not used
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hostigales
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accusative
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hostigame
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hostigate
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hostigalo, hostigala
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hostiganos
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not used
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hostigalos, hostigalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative hostigue
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dative
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hostígueme
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not used
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hostíguele, hostíguese
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hostíguenos
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not used
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hostígueles
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accusative
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hostígueme
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not used
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hostíguelo, hostíguela, hostíguese
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hostíguenos
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not used
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hostíguelos, hostíguelas
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with first-person plural imperative hostiguemos
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dative
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not used
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hostiguémoste
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hostiguémosle
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hostiguémonos
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hostiguémoos
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hostiguémosles
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accusative
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not used
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hostiguémoste
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hostiguémoslo, hostiguémosla
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hostiguémonos
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hostiguémoos
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hostiguémoslos, hostiguémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative hostigad
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dative
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hostigadme
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not used
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hostigadle
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hostigadnos
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hostigaos
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hostigadles
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accusative
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hostigadme
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not used
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hostigadlo, hostigadla
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hostigadnos
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hostigaos
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hostigadlos, hostigadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative hostiguen
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dative
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hostíguenme
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not used
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hostíguenle
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hostíguennos
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not used
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hostíguenles, hostíguense
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accusative
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hostíguenme
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not used
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hostíguenlo, hostíguenla
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hostíguennos
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not used
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hostíguenlos, hostíguenlas, hostíguense
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Derived terms
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Further reading
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