aplastar

Ido

Verb

aplastar (present tense aplastas, past tense aplastis, future tense aplastos, imperative aplastez, conditional aplastus)

1. to crush, to squeeze, to squash, to swat (soft objects)
2. (figuratively) to oppress

Conjugation

Conjugation of aplastar

		present		past		future
infinitive		aplastar		aplastir		aplastor
tense		aplastas		aplastis		aplastos
conditional		aplastus		—		—
imperative		aplastez		—		—
adjective active participle		aplastanta		aplastinta		aplastonta
adverbial active participle		aplastante		aplastinte		aplastonte
nominal active participle	singular	aplastanto		aplastinto		aplastonto
	plural	aplastanti		aplastinti		aplastonti
adjective passive participle		aplastata		aplastita		aplastota
adverbial passive participle		aplastate		aplastite		aplastote
nominal passive participle	singular	aplastato		aplastito		aplastoto
	plural	aplastati		aplastiti		aplastoti

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + plasta (“flattened object”, noun) + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aplasˈtaɾ/ [a.plasˈt̪aɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧plas‧tar

Verb

aplastar (first-person singular present aplasto, first-person singular preterite aplasté, past participle aplastado)

1. (transitive) to crush, smash, squash
   • 1985, “Bailaré sobre tu tumba”, performed by Siniestro Total:

     Te clavaré mi guitarra / Te aplastaré con mi piano

     I'll stab you with my guitar / I'll crush you with my piano

2. (transitive) to flatten
3. (transitive) to squash (to put down by force or intimidation)
4. (intransitive, pronominal, colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador) to sit comfortably, especially by slumping down on a seat

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aplastar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			aplastar
gerund			aplastando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		aplastado		aplastada
		plural		aplastados		aplastadas
		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	aplasto	aplastastú aplastásvos	aplasta	aplastamos	aplastáis	aplastan
	imperfect	aplastaba	aplastabas	aplastaba	aplastábamos	aplastabais	aplastaban
	preterite	aplasté	aplastaste	aplastó	aplastamos	aplastasteis	aplastaron
	future	aplastaré	aplastarás	aplastará	aplastaremos	aplastaréis	aplastarán
	conditional	aplastaría	aplastarías	aplastaría	aplastaríamos	aplastaríais	aplastarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	aplaste	aplastestú aplastésvos2	aplaste	aplastemos	aplastéis	aplasten
	imperfect (ra)	aplastara	aplastaras	aplastara	aplastáramos	aplastarais	aplastaran
	imperfect (se)	aplastase	aplastases	aplastase	aplastásemos	aplastaseis	aplastasen
	future1	aplastare	aplastares	aplastare	aplastáremos	aplastareis	aplastaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		aplastatú aplastávos	aplaste	aplastemos	aplastad	aplasten
	negative		no aplastes	no aplaste	no aplastemos	no aplastéis	no aplasten

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of aplastar

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 aplastar	dative	aplastarme	aplastarte	aplastarle, aplastarse	aplastarnos	aplastaros	aplastarles, aplastarse
	accusative	aplastarme	aplastarte	aplastarlo, aplastarla, aplastarse	aplastarnos	aplastaros	aplastarlos, aplastarlas, aplastarse
with gerund aplastando	dative	aplastándome	aplastándote	aplastándole, aplastándose	aplastándonos	aplastándoos	aplastándoles, aplastándose
	accusative	aplastándome	aplastándote	aplastándolo, aplastándola, aplastándose	aplastándonos	aplastándoos	aplastándolos, aplastándolas, aplastándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative aplasta	dative	aplástame	aplástate	aplástale	aplástanos	not used	aplástales
	accusative	aplástame	aplástate	aplástalo, aplástala	aplástanos	not used	aplástalos, aplástalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative aplastá	dative	aplastame	aplastate	aplastale	aplastanos	not used	aplastales
	accusative	aplastame	aplastate	aplastalo, aplastala	aplastanos	not used	aplastalos, aplastalas
with formal second-person singular imperative aplaste	dative	aplásteme	not used	aplástele, aplástese	aplástenos	not used	aplásteles
	accusative	aplásteme	not used	aplástelo, aplástela, aplástese	aplástenos	not used	aplástelos, aplástelas
with first-person plural imperative aplastemos	dative	not used	aplastémoste	aplastémosle	aplastémonos	aplastémoos	aplastémosles
	accusative	not used	aplastémoste	aplastémoslo, aplastémosla	aplastémonos	aplastémoos	aplastémoslos, aplastémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aplastad	dative	aplastadme	not used	aplastadle	aplastadnos	aplastaos	aplastadles
	accusative	aplastadme	not used	aplastadlo, aplastadla	aplastadnos	aplastaos	aplastadlos, aplastadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative aplasten	dative	aplástenme	not used	aplástenle	aplástennos	not used	aplástenles, aplástense
	accusative	aplástenme	not used	aplástenlo, aplástenla	aplástennos	not used	aplástenlos, aplástenlas, aplástense

Derived terms

• aplastable
• aplastado
• aplastador
• aplastamiento
• aplastante

Further reading

• “aplastar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “aplastar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010