interrumpir

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interrumpere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /interumˈpiɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪e.rũmˈpiɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: in‧te‧rrum‧pir

Verb

interrumpir (first-person singular present interrumpo, first-person singular preterite interrumpí, past participle interrumpido)

1. to interrupt, to barge in, to disrupt, to disturb, to intrude, to cut in, to break in, to butt in
2. to discontinue, suspend
3. to cut short
4. to break, to break off, to halt, to cease
5. to stop (e.g., medication, treatment)
6. to cut off, to block
7. to heckle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of interrumpir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			interrumpir
gerund			interrumpiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		interrumpido		interrumpida
		plural		interrumpidos		interrumpidas
		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	interrumpo	interrumpestú interrumpísvos	interrumpe	interrumpimos	interrumpís	interrumpen
	imperfect	interrumpía	interrumpías	interrumpía	interrumpíamos	interrumpíais	interrumpían
	preterite	interrumpí	interrumpiste	interrumpió	interrumpimos	interrumpisteis	interrumpieron
	future	interrumpiré	interrumpirás	interrumpirá	interrumpiremos	interrumpiréis	interrumpirán
	conditional	interrumpiría	interrumpirías	interrumpiría	interrumpiríamos	interrumpiríais	interrumpirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	interrumpa	interrumpastú interrumpásvos2	interrumpa	interrumpamos	interrumpáis	interrumpan
	imperfect (ra)	interrumpiera	interrumpieras	interrumpiera	interrumpiéramos	interrumpierais	interrumpieran
	imperfect (se)	interrumpiese	interrumpieses	interrumpiese	interrumpiésemos	interrumpieseis	interrumpiesen
	future1	interrumpiere	interrumpieres	interrumpiere	interrumpiéremos	interrumpiereis	interrumpieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		interrumpetú interrumpívos	interrumpa	interrumpamos	interrumpid	interrumpan
	negative		no interrumpas	no interrumpa	no interrumpamos	no interrumpáis	no interrumpan

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

    Selected combined forms of interrumpir

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 interrumpir
	dative	interrumpirme	interrumpirte	interrumpirle, interrumpirse	interrumpirnos	interrumpiros	interrumpirles, interrumpirse
	accusative	interrumpirme	interrumpirte	interrumpirlo, interrumpirla, interrumpirse	interrumpirnos	interrumpiros	interrumpirlos, interrumpirlas, interrumpirse
with gerund interrumpiendo
	dative	interrumpiéndome	interrumpiéndote	interrumpiéndole, interrumpiéndose	interrumpiéndonos	interrumpiéndoos	interrumpiéndoles, interrumpiéndose
	accusative	interrumpiéndome	interrumpiéndote	interrumpiéndolo, interrumpiéndola, interrumpiéndose	interrumpiéndonos	interrumpiéndoos	interrumpiéndolos, interrumpiéndolas, interrumpiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative interrumpe
	dative	interrúmpeme	interrúmpete	interrúmpele	interrúmpenos	not used	interrúmpeles
	accusative	interrúmpeme	interrúmpete	interrúmpelo, interrúmpela	interrúmpenos	not used	interrúmpelos, interrúmpelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative interrumpí
	dative	interrumpime	interrumpite	interrumpile	interrumpinos	not used	interrumpiles
	accusative	interrumpime	interrumpite	interrumpilo, interrumpila	interrumpinos	not used	interrumpilos, interrumpilas
with formal second-person singular imperative interrumpa
	dative	interrúmpame	not used	interrúmpale, interrúmpase	interrúmpanos	not used	interrúmpales
	accusative	interrúmpame	not used	interrúmpalo, interrúmpala, interrúmpase	interrúmpanos	not used	interrúmpalos, interrúmpalas
with first-person plural imperative interrumpamos
	dative	not used	interrumpámoste	interrumpámosle	interrumpámonos	interrumpámoos	interrumpámosles
	accusative	not used	interrumpámoste	interrumpámoslo, interrumpámosla	interrumpámonos	interrumpámoos	interrumpámoslos, interrumpámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative interrumpid
	dative	interrumpidme	not used	interrumpidle	interrumpidnos	interrumpíos	interrumpidles
	accusative	interrumpidme	not used	interrumpidlo, interrumpidla	interrumpidnos	interrumpíos	interrumpidlos, interrumpidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative interrumpan
	dative	interrúmpanme	not used	interrúmpanle	interrúmpannos	not used	interrúmpanles, interrúmpanse
	accusative	interrúmpanme	not used	interrúmpanlo, interrúmpanla	interrúmpannos	not used	interrúmpanlos, interrúmpanlas, interrúmpanse

Related terms

• interrupción
• interrupto
• romper

 

Further reading

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