Dissimilated from Old Spanish prostrar (e.g. prostrado in Gonzalo de Berceo, 13th century),[1] a borrowing from Medieval Latin prōstrāre, backformed from prōstrātus, perfect passive participle of prōsternō (“to prostrate, to throw down”).
postrar (first-person singular present postro, first-person singular preterite postré, past participle postrado)
- to prostrate, lie prostrate, to lie low
- (reflexive) to prostrate oneself, to kneel, to fall to one's knees (in obedience, to beg etc.)
- to debilitate
- Synonym: debilitar
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of postrar
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 postrar
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dative
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postrarme
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postrarte
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postrarle, postrarse
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postrarnos
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postraros
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postrarles, postrarse
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accusative
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postrarme
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postrarte
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postrarlo, postrarla, postrarse
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postrarnos
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postraros
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postrarlos, postrarlas, postrarse
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with gerund postrando
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dative
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postrándome
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postrándote
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postrándole, postrándose
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postrándonos
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postrándoos
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postrándoles, postrándose
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accusative
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postrándome
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postrándote
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postrándolo, postrándola, postrándose
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postrándonos
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postrándoos
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postrándolos, postrándolas, postrándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative postra
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dative
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póstrame
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póstrate
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póstrale
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póstranos
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not used
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póstrales
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accusative
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póstrame
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póstrate
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póstralo, póstrala
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póstranos
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not used
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póstralos, póstralas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative postrá
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dative
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postrame
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postrate
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postrale
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postranos
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not used
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postrales
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accusative
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postrame
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postrate
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postralo, postrala
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postranos
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not used
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postralos, postralas
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with formal second-person singular imperative postre
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dative
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póstreme
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not used
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póstrele, póstrese
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póstrenos
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not used
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póstreles
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accusative
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póstreme
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not used
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póstrelo, póstrela, póstrese
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póstrenos
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not used
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póstrelos, póstrelas
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with first-person plural imperative postremos
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dative
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not used
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postrémoste
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postrémosle
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postrémonos
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postrémoos
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postrémosles
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accusative
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not used
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postrémoste
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postrémoslo, postrémosla
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postrémonos
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postrémoos
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postrémoslos, postrémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative postrad
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dative
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postradme
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not used
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postradle
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postradnos
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postraos
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postradles
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accusative
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postradme
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not used
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postradlo, postradla
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postradnos
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postraos
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postradlos, postradlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative postren
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dative
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póstrenme
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not used
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póstrenle
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póstrennos
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not used
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póstrenles, póstrense
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accusative
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póstrenme
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not used
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póstrenlo, póstrenla
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póstrennos
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not used
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póstrenlos, póstrenlas, póstrense
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