moldear

Spanish

Etymology

From molde +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moldeˈaɾ/ [mol̪.d̪eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: mol‧de‧ar

Verb

moldear (first-person singular present moldeo, first-person singular preterite moldeé, past participle moldeado)

(transitive) to mold (to shape in or on a mold)
(transitive) to mold (to form into a particular shape)
(transitive) to mold (to guide the growth of; to influence)

Conjugation

Conjugation of moldear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			moldear
gerund			moldeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		moldeado		moldeada
		plural		moldeados		moldeadas
		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	moldeo	moldeas^{^tú} moldeás^{^vos}	moldea	moldeamos	moldeáis	moldean
	imperfect	moldeaba	moldeabas	moldeaba	moldeábamos	moldeabais	moldeaban
	preterite	moldeé	moldeaste	moldeó	moldeamos	moldeasteis	moldearon
	future	moldearé	moldearás	moldeará	moldearemos	moldearéis	moldearán
	conditional	moldearía	moldearías	moldearía	moldearíamos	moldearíais	moldearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	moldee	moldees^{^tú} moldeés^{^vos²}	moldee	moldeemos	moldeéis	moldeen
	imperfect (ra)	moldeara	moldearas	moldeara	moldeáramos	moldearais	moldearan
	imperfect (se)	moldease	moldeases	moldease	moldeásemos	moldeaseis	moldeasen
	future¹	moldeare	moldeares	moldeare	moldeáremos	moldeareis	moldearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		moldea^{^tú} moldeá^{^vos}	moldee	moldeemos	moldead	moldeen
	negative		no moldees	no moldee	no moldeemos	no moldeéis	no moldeen

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

Selected combined forms of moldear

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 moldear
	dative	moldearme	moldearte	moldearle, moldearse	moldearnos	moldearos	moldearles, moldearse
	accusative	moldearme	moldearte	moldearlo, moldearla, moldearse	moldearnos	moldearos	moldearlos, moldearlas, moldearse

with gerund moldeando
	dative	moldeándome	moldeándote	moldeándole, moldeándose	moldeándonos	moldeándoos	moldeándoles, moldeándose
	accusative	moldeándome	moldeándote	moldeándolo, moldeándola, moldeándose	moldeándonos	moldeándoos	moldeándolos, moldeándolas, moldeándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative moldea
	dative	moldéame	moldéate	moldéale	moldéanos	not used	moldéales
	accusative	moldéame	moldéate	moldéalo, moldéala	moldéanos	not used	moldéalos, moldéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative moldeá
	dative	moldeame	moldeate	moldeale	moldeanos	not used	moldeales
	accusative	moldeame	moldeate	moldealo, moldeala	moldeanos	not used	moldealos, moldealas

with formal second-person singular imperative moldee
	dative	moldéeme	not used	moldéele, moldéese	moldéenos	not used	moldéeles
	accusative	moldéeme	not used	moldéelo, moldéela, moldéese	moldéenos	not used	moldéelos, moldéelas

with first-person plural imperative moldeemos
	dative	not used	moldeémoste	moldeémosle	moldeémonos	moldeémoos	moldeémosles
	accusative	not used	moldeémoste	moldeémoslo, moldeémosla	moldeémonos	moldeémoos	moldeémoslos, moldeémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative moldead
	dative	moldeadme	not used	moldeadle	moldeadnos	moldeaos	moldeadles
	accusative	moldeadme	not used	moldeadlo, moldeadla	moldeadnos	moldeaos	moldeadlos, moldeadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative moldeen
	dative	moldéenme	not used	moldéenle	moldéennos	not used	moldéenles, moldéense
	accusative	moldéenme	not used	moldéenlo, moldéenla	moldéennos	not used	moldéenlos, moldéenlas, moldéense

Derived terms

Related terms

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