congeniar

Spanish

Etymology

By surface analysis, con- +‎ genio +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konxeˈnjaɾ/ [kõŋ.xeˈnjaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧ge‧niar

Verb

congeniar (first-person singular present congenio, first-person singular preterite congenié, past participle congeniado)

1. to get along with, to hit it off, to click

   Synonyms: avenirse, entenderse, frisar, simpatizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of congeniar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			congeniar
gerund			congeniando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		congeniado		congeniada
		plural		congeniados		congeniadas
		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	congenio	congeniastú congeniásvos	congenia	congeniamos	congeniáis	congenian
	imperfect	congeniaba	congeniabas	congeniaba	congeniábamos	congeniabais	congeniaban
	preterite	congenié	congeniaste	congenió	congeniamos	congeniasteis	congeniaron
	future	congeniaré	congeniarás	congeniará	congeniaremos	congeniaréis	congeniarán
	conditional	congeniaría	congeniarías	congeniaría	congeniaríamos	congeniaríais	congeniarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	congenie	congeniestú congeniésvos2	congenie	congeniemos	congeniéis	congenien
	imperfect (ra)	congeniara	congeniaras	congeniara	congeniáramos	congeniarais	congeniaran
	imperfect (se)	congeniase	congeniases	congeniase	congeniásemos	congeniaseis	congeniasen
	future1	congeniare	congeniares	congeniare	congeniáremos	congeniareis	congeniaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		congeniatú congeniávos	congenie	congeniemos	congeniad	congenien
	negative		no congenies	no congenie	no congeniemos	no congeniéis	no congenien

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

    Selected combined forms of congeniar

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 congeniar
	dative	congeniarme	congeniarte	congeniarle, congeniarse	congeniarnos	congeniaros	congeniarles, congeniarse
	accusative	congeniarme	congeniarte	congeniarlo, congeniarla, congeniarse	congeniarnos	congeniaros	congeniarlos, congeniarlas, congeniarse
with gerund congeniando
	dative	congeniándome	congeniándote	congeniándole, congeniándose	congeniándonos	congeniándoos	congeniándoles, congeniándose
	accusative	congeniándome	congeniándote	congeniándolo, congeniándola, congeniándose	congeniándonos	congeniándoos	congeniándolos, congeniándolas, congeniándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative congenia
	dative	congéniame	congéniate	congéniale	congénianos	not used	congéniales
	accusative	congéniame	congéniate	congénialo, congéniala	congénianos	not used	congénialos, congénialas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative congeniá
	dative	congeniame	congeniate	congeniale	congenianos	not used	congeniales
	accusative	congeniame	congeniate	congenialo, congeniala	congenianos	not used	congenialos, congenialas
with formal second-person singular imperative congenie
	dative	congénieme	not used	congéniele, congéniese	congénienos	not used	congénieles
	accusative	congénieme	not used	congénielo, congéniela, congéniese	congénienos	not used	congénielos, congénielas
with first-person plural imperative congeniemos
	dative	not used	congeniémoste	congeniémosle	congeniémonos	congeniémoos	congeniémosles
	accusative	not used	congeniémoste	congeniémoslo, congeniémosla	congeniémonos	congeniémoos	congeniémoslos, congeniémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative congeniad
	dative	congeniadme	not used	congeniadle	congeniadnos	congeniaos	congeniadles
	accusative	congeniadme	not used	congeniadlo, congeniadla	congeniadnos	congeniaos	congeniadlos, congeniadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative congenien
	dative	congénienme	not used	congénienle	congéniennos	not used	congénienles, congéniense
	accusative	congénienme	not used	congénienlo, congénienla	congéniennos	not used	congénienlos, congénienlas, congéniense

Further reading

• “congeniar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014