cernir

Spanish

Etymology

From the same source as its doublet cerner.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θeɾˈniɾ/ [θeɾˈniɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /seɾˈniɾ/ [seɾˈniɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: cer‧nir

Verb

cernir (first-person singular present cierno, first-person singular preterite cerní, past participle cernido)

  1. Alternative form of cerner

Conjugation
    Conjugation of cernir (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive cernir
gerund cerniendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular cernido cernida
plural cernidos cernidas
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 cierno ciernestú
cernísvos		 cierne cernimos cernís ciernen
imperfect cernía cernías cernía cerníamos cerníais cernían
preterite cerní cerniste cernió cernimos cernisteis cernieron
future cerniré cernirás cernirá cerniremos cerniréis cernirán
conditional cerniría cernirías cerniría cerniríamos cerniríais cernirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cierna ciernastú
cernásvos2		 cierna cernamos cernáis ciernan
imperfect
(ra)		 cerniera cernieras cerniera cerniéramos cernierais cernieran
imperfect
(se)		 cerniese cernieses cerniese cerniésemos cernieseis cerniesen
future1 cerniere cernieres cerniere cerniéremos cerniereis cernieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative ciernetú
cernívos		 cierna cernamos cernid ciernan
negative no ciernas no cierna no cernamos no cernáis no ciernan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of cernir (e-ie alternation)

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 cernir
dative cernirme cernirte cernirle, cernirse cernirnos cerniros cernirles, cernirse
accusative cernirme cernirte cernirlo, cernirla, cernirse cernirnos cerniros cernirlos, cernirlas, cernirse
with gerund cerniendo
dative cerniéndome cerniéndote cerniéndole, cerniéndose cerniéndonos cerniéndoos cerniéndoles, cerniéndose
accusative cerniéndome cerniéndote cerniéndolo, cerniéndola, cerniéndose cerniéndonos cerniéndoos cerniéndolos, cerniéndolas, cerniéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cierne
dative ciérneme ciérnete ciérnele ciérnenos not used ciérneles
accusative ciérneme ciérnete ciérnelo, ciérnela ciérnenos not used ciérnelos, ciérnelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative cerní
dative cernime cernite cernile cerninos not used cerniles
accusative cernime cernite cernilo, cernila cerninos not used cernilos, cernilas
with formal second-person singular imperative cierna
dative ciérname not used ciérnale, ciérnase ciérnanos not used ciérnales
accusative ciérname not used ciérnalo, ciérnala, ciérnase ciérnanos not used ciérnalos, ciérnalas
with first-person plural imperative cernamos
dative not used cernámoste cernámosle cernámonos cernámoos cernámosles
accusative not used cernámoste cernámoslo, cernámosla cernámonos cernámoos cernámoslos, cernámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative cernid
dative cernidme not used cernidle cernidnos cerníos cernidles
accusative cernidme not used cernidlo, cernidla cernidnos cerníos cernidlos, cernidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ciernan
dative ciérnanme not used ciérnanle ciérnannos not used ciérnanles, ciérnanse
accusative ciérnanme not used ciérnanlo, ciérnanla ciérnannos not used ciérnanlos, ciérnanlas, ciérnanse

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