obstaculizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From obstáculo +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.bis.ta.ku.liˈza(ʁ)/ [o.bis.ta.ku.liˈza(h)], /obs.ta.ku.liˈza(ʁ)/ [obs.ta.ku.liˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.bis.ta.ku.liˈza(ʁ)/ [o.bis.ta.ku.liˈza(h)], /obs.ta.ku.liˈza(ʁ)/ [obs.ta.ku.liˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /o.bis.ta.ku.liˈza(ɾ)/, /obs.ta.ku.liˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /o.biʃ.ta.ku.liˈza(ʁ)/ [o.biʃ.ta.ku.liˈza(χ)], /obʃ.ta.ku.liˈza(ʁ)/ [obʃ.ta.ku.liˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /obs.ta.ku.liˈza(ɻ)/, /o.bis.ta.ku.liˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔbʃ.tɐ.ku.liˈzaɾ/ [ɔβʃ.tɐ.ku.liˈzaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔbʃ.tɐ.ku.liˈzaɾ/ [ɔβʃ.tɐ.ku.liˈzaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔbʃ.tɐ.ku.liˈza.ɾi/ [ɔβʃ.tɐ.ku.liˈza.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: obs‧ta‧cu‧li‧zar

Verb

obstaculizar (first-person singular present obstaculizo, first-person singular preterite obstaculizei, past participle obstaculizado)

1. to hinder, to hamper, to stymie, to get in the way, to impede, to block, to interfere with

Conjugation

    Conjugation of obstaculizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	obstaculizar
Personal	obstaculizar	obstaculizares	obstaculizar	obstaculizarmos	obstaculizardes	obstaculizarem
Gerund
	obstaculizando
Past participle
Masculine	obstaculizado			obstaculizados
Feminine	obstaculizada			obstaculizadas
Indicative
Present	obstaculizo	obstaculizas	obstaculiza	obstaculizamos	obstaculizais	obstaculizam
Imperfect	obstaculizava	obstaculizavas	obstaculizava	obstaculizávamos	obstaculizáveis	obstaculizavam
Preterite	obstaculizei	obstaculizaste	obstaculizou	obstaculizamos1, obstaculizámos2	obstaculizastes	obstaculizaram
Pluperfect	obstaculizara	obstaculizaras	obstaculizara	obstaculizáramos	obstaculizáreis	obstaculizaram
Future	obstaculizarei	obstaculizarás	obstaculizará	obstaculizaremos	obstaculizareis	obstaculizarão
Conditional	obstaculizaria	obstaculizarias	obstaculizaria	obstaculizaríamos	obstaculizaríeis	obstaculizariam
Subjunctive
Present	obstaculize	obstaculizes	obstaculize	obstaculizemos	obstaculizeis	obstaculizem
Imperfect	obstaculizasse	obstaculizasses	obstaculizasse	obstaculizássemos	obstaculizásseis	obstaculizassem
Future	obstaculizar	obstaculizares	obstaculizar	obstaculizarmos	obstaculizardes	obstaculizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		obstaculiza	obstaculize	obstaculizemos	obstaculizai	obstaculizem
Negative (não)		não obstaculizes	não obstaculize	não obstaculizemos	não obstaculizeis	não obstaculizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From obstáculo +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /obstakuliˈθaɾ/ [oβ̞s.t̪a.ku.liˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /obstakuliˈsaɾ/ [oβ̞s.t̪a.ku.liˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: obs‧ta‧cu‧li‧zar

Verb

obstaculizar (first-person singular present obstaculizo, first-person singular preterite obstaculicé, past participle obstaculizado)

1. to hinder, to hamper, to stymie, to get in the way, to impede, to block, to interfere with

   Synonyms: impedir, estorbar

   • 2015 July 15, “La opositora Machado, inhabilitada para ejercer cargos públicos”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Ahora el régimen activa otro resorte de la institucionalidad revolucionaria para obstaculizar la participación de Machado en las próximas elecciones para la Asamblea Nacional, que se presumen decisivas para el destino del proceso bolivariano.

     Now the regime is activating another resort of the revolutionary institutionalization to impede the participation of Machado in the next elections for the National Assembly, which are presumed to be decisive for the future of the bolivian process.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of obstaculizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			obstaculizar
gerund			obstaculizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		obstaculizado		obstaculizada
		plural		obstaculizados		obstaculizadas
		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	obstaculizo	obstaculizastú obstaculizásvos	obstaculiza	obstaculizamos	obstaculizáis	obstaculizan
	imperfect	obstaculizaba	obstaculizabas	obstaculizaba	obstaculizábamos	obstaculizabais	obstaculizaban
	preterite	obstaculicé	obstaculizaste	obstaculizó	obstaculizamos	obstaculizasteis	obstaculizaron
	future	obstaculizaré	obstaculizarás	obstaculizará	obstaculizaremos	obstaculizaréis	obstaculizarán
	conditional	obstaculizaría	obstaculizarías	obstaculizaría	obstaculizaríamos	obstaculizaríais	obstaculizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	obstaculice	obstaculicestú obstaculicésvos2	obstaculice	obstaculicemos	obstaculicéis	obstaculicen
	imperfect (ra)	obstaculizara	obstaculizaras	obstaculizara	obstaculizáramos	obstaculizarais	obstaculizaran
	imperfect (se)	obstaculizase	obstaculizases	obstaculizase	obstaculizásemos	obstaculizaseis	obstaculizasen
	future1	obstaculizare	obstaculizares	obstaculizare	obstaculizáremos	obstaculizareis	obstaculizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		obstaculizatú obstaculizávos	obstaculice	obstaculicemos	obstaculizad	obstaculicen
	negative		no obstaculices	no obstaculice	no obstaculicemos	no obstaculicéis	no obstaculicen

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

    Selected combined forms of obstaculizar (c-z alternation)

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 obstaculizar
	dative	obstaculizarme	obstaculizarte	obstaculizarle, obstaculizarse	obstaculizarnos	obstaculizaros	obstaculizarles, obstaculizarse
	accusative	obstaculizarme	obstaculizarte	obstaculizarlo, obstaculizarla, obstaculizarse	obstaculizarnos	obstaculizaros	obstaculizarlos, obstaculizarlas, obstaculizarse
with gerund obstaculizando
	dative	obstaculizándome	obstaculizándote	obstaculizándole, obstaculizándose	obstaculizándonos	obstaculizándoos	obstaculizándoles, obstaculizándose
	accusative	obstaculizándome	obstaculizándote	obstaculizándolo, obstaculizándola, obstaculizándose	obstaculizándonos	obstaculizándoos	obstaculizándolos, obstaculizándolas, obstaculizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative obstaculiza
	dative	obstaculízame	obstaculízate	obstaculízale	obstaculízanos	not used	obstaculízales
	accusative	obstaculízame	obstaculízate	obstaculízalo, obstaculízala	obstaculízanos	not used	obstaculízalos, obstaculízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative obstaculizá
	dative	obstaculizame	obstaculizate	obstaculizale	obstaculizanos	not used	obstaculizales
	accusative	obstaculizame	obstaculizate	obstaculizalo, obstaculizala	obstaculizanos	not used	obstaculizalos, obstaculizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative obstaculice
	dative	obstaculíceme	not used	obstaculícele, obstaculícese	obstaculícenos	not used	obstaculíceles
	accusative	obstaculíceme	not used	obstaculícelo, obstaculícela, obstaculícese	obstaculícenos	not used	obstaculícelos, obstaculícelas
with first-person plural imperative obstaculicemos
	dative	not used	obstaculicémoste	obstaculicémosle	obstaculicémonos	obstaculicémoos	obstaculicémosles
	accusative	not used	obstaculicémoste	obstaculicémoslo, obstaculicémosla	obstaculicémonos	obstaculicémoos	obstaculicémoslos, obstaculicémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative obstaculizad
	dative	obstaculizadme	not used	obstaculizadle	obstaculizadnos	obstaculizaos	obstaculizadles
	accusative	obstaculizadme	not used	obstaculizadlo, obstaculizadla	obstaculizadnos	obstaculizaos	obstaculizadlos, obstaculizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative obstaculicen
	dative	obstaculícenme	not used	obstaculícenle	obstaculícennos	not used	obstaculícenles, obstaculícense
	accusative	obstaculícenme	not used	obstaculícenlo, obstaculícenla	obstaculícennos	not used	obstaculícenlos, obstaculícenlas, obstaculícense

Derived terms

• obstaculización
• obstaculizador

 

Further reading

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