From a- + recio + -ar.
- IPA(key): (Spain) /areˈθjaɾ/ [a.reˈθjaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /areˈsjaɾ/ [a.reˈsjaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧rre‧ciar
arreciar (first-person singular present arrecio, first-person singular preterite arrecié, past participle arreciado)
- (ergative) to intensify (get stronger, worse, more severe etc.)
- Antonym: amainar
- El viento arrecia. ― The wind is picking up.
- Las críticas por las estrictas medidas económicas arrecian. ― Criticism of the harsh economic sanctions is intensifying.
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of arreciar
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 arreciar
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dative
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arreciarme
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arreciarte
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arreciarle, arreciarse
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arreciarnos
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arreciaros
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arreciarles, arreciarse
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accusative
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arreciarme
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arreciarte
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arreciarlo, arreciarla, arreciarse
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arreciarnos
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arreciaros
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arreciarlos, arreciarlas, arreciarse
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with gerund arreciando
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dative
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arreciándome
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arreciándote
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arreciándole, arreciándose
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arreciándonos
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arreciándoos
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arreciándoles, arreciándose
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accusative
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arreciándome
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arreciándote
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arreciándolo, arreciándola, arreciándose
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arreciándonos
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arreciándoos
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arreciándolos, arreciándolas, arreciándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative arrecia
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dative
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arréciame
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arréciate
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arréciale
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arrécianos
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not used
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arréciales
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accusative
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arréciame
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arréciate
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arrécialo, arréciala
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arrécianos
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not used
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arrécialos, arrécialas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative arreciá
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dative
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arreciame
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arreciate
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arreciale
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arrecianos
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not used
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arreciales
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accusative
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arreciame
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arreciate
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arrecialo, arreciala
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arrecianos
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not used
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arrecialos, arrecialas
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with formal second-person singular imperative arrecie
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dative
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arrécieme
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not used
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arréciele, arréciese
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arrécienos
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not used
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arrécieles
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accusative
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arrécieme
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not used
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arrécielo, arréciela, arréciese
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arrécienos
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not used
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arrécielos, arrécielas
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with first-person plural imperative arreciemos
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dative
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not used
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arreciémoste
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arreciémosle
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arreciémonos
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arreciémoos
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arreciémosles
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accusative
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not used
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arreciémoste
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arreciémoslo, arreciémosla
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arreciémonos
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arreciémoos
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arreciémoslos, arreciémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative arreciad
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dative
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arreciadme
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not used
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arreciadle
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arreciadnos
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arreciaos
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arreciadles
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accusative
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arreciadme
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not used
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arreciadlo, arreciadla
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arreciadnos
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arreciaos
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arreciadlos, arreciadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative arrecien
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dative
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arrécienme
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not used
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arrécienle
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arréciennos
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not used
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arrécienles, arréciense
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accusative
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arrécienme
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not used
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arrécienlo, arrécienla
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arréciennos
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not used
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arrécienlos, arrécienlas, arréciense
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