/estɾeˈʎaɾ/ ES
/estɾeˈʝaɾ/ MX
Translation
to smash, to crash into
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Word origin
From estrella ('star'), from Latin stella. The verb originally meant to dash something to pieces, as if scattering it like stars.
- Origin
- Spanish
- Root
- estrella
- English cognates
- stellar, star
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | estrello | estrellé | estrellaba | estrellaré | estrellaría |
| tú | estrellas | estrellaste | estrellabas | estrellarás | estrellarías |
| él/ella/ud. | estrella | estrelló | estrellaba | estrellará | estrellaría |
| nos. | estrellamos | estrellamos | estrellábamos | estrellaremos | estrellaríamos |
| vos. | estrelláis | estrellasteis | estrellabais | estrellaréis | estrellaríais |
| ellos/uds. | estrellan | estrellaron | estrellaban | estrellarán | estrellarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | estrelle | estrellara | estrellase |
| tú | estrelles | estrellaras | estrellases |
| él/ella/ud. | estrelle | estrellara | estrellase |
| nos. | estrellemos | estrelláramos | estrellásemos |
| vos. | estrelléis | estrellarais | estrellaseis |
| ellos/uds. | estrellen | estrellaran | estrellasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | estrella |
| ud. | estrelle |
| nosotros | estrellemos |
| vosotros | estrellad |
| uds. | estrellen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- estrellando
- Past participle
- estrellado
Examples
.
The car crashed into the wall.
.
I do not want to smash the phone against the floor.
.
The plane crashed into the mountains.
.
He was careful not to smash the plates.
¡, !
Careful, you are going to crash!
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 48, lesson 11: estrellar, gelatina, chisme and 7 more words.