From ensayu.
- IPA(key): /ensaˈʝaɾ/, [ẽn.saˈʝaɾ]
ensayar
- to rehearse
From ensayo + -ar. Compare English assay (“to make an effort or attempt; to analyze chemical substances”).
- IPA(key): /ensaˈʝaɾ/ [ẽn.saˈʝaɾ]
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ensaˈʝaɾ/ [ẽn.saˈʝaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ensaˈʃaɾ/ [ẽn.saˈʃaɾ]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ensaˈʒaɾ/ [ẽn.saˈʒaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧sa‧yar
ensayar (first-person singular present ensayo, first-person singular preterite ensayé, past participle ensayado)
- to rehearse, to practice, to run lines
- to test, to try out, to pilot, to experiment
- to assay
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of ensayar
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 ensayar
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dative
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ensayarme
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ensayarte
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ensayarle, ensayarse
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ensayarnos
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ensayaros
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ensayarles, ensayarse
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accusative
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ensayarme
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ensayarte
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ensayarlo, ensayarla, ensayarse
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ensayarnos
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ensayaros
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ensayarlos, ensayarlas, ensayarse
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with gerund ensayando
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dative
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ensayándome
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ensayándote
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ensayándole, ensayándose
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ensayándonos
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ensayándoos
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ensayándoles, ensayándose
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accusative
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ensayándome
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ensayándote
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ensayándolo, ensayándola, ensayándose
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ensayándonos
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ensayándoos
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ensayándolos, ensayándolas, ensayándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative ensaya
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dative
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ensáyame
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ensáyate
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ensáyale
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ensáyanos
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not used
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ensáyales
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accusative
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ensáyame
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ensáyate
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ensáyalo, ensáyala
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ensáyanos
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not used
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ensáyalos, ensáyalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative ensayá
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dative
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ensayame
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ensayate
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ensayale
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ensayanos
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not used
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ensayales
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accusative
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ensayame
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ensayate
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ensayalo, ensayala
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ensayanos
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not used
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ensayalos, ensayalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative ensaye
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dative
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ensáyeme
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not used
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ensáyele, ensáyese
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ensáyenos
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not used
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ensáyeles
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accusative
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ensáyeme
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not used
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ensáyelo, ensáyela, ensáyese
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ensáyenos
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not used
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ensáyelos, ensáyelas
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with first-person plural imperative ensayemos
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dative
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not used
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ensayémoste
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ensayémosle
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ensayémonos
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ensayémoos
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ensayémosles
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accusative
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not used
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ensayémoste
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ensayémoslo, ensayémosla
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ensayémonos
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ensayémoos
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ensayémoslos, ensayémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative ensayad
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dative
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ensayadme
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not used
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ensayadle
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ensayadnos
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ensayaos
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ensayadles
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accusative
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ensayadme
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not used
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ensayadlo, ensayadla
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ensayadnos
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ensayaos
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ensayadlos, ensayadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative ensayen
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dative
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ensáyenme
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not used
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ensáyenle
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ensáyennos
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not used
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ensáyenles, ensáyense
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accusative
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ensáyenme
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not used
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ensáyenlo, ensáyenla
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ensáyennos
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not used
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ensáyenlos, ensáyenlas, ensáyense
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