# adueñarse
## Spanish
### Etymology

From a- +‎ dueño (“owner”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /adweˈɲaɾse/ [a.ð̞weˈɲaɾ.se]
* Rhymes: -aɾse
* Syllabification: a‧due‧ñar‧se

### Verb

adueñarse (first-person singular present me adueño, first-person singular preterite me adueñé, past participle adueñado)
* to appropriate, to take ownership
    Synonym: apropiarse

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | adueñarse | adueñarse | adueñarse | adueñarse | adueñarse |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | adueñándose | adueñándose | adueñándose | adueñándose | adueñándose |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | adueñado | adueñado | adueñada | adueñada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | adueñados | adueñados | adueñadas | adueñadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| personal non-finite | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| personal non-finite | infinitive | adueñarme | adueñarte | adueñarse | adueñarnos | adueñaros | adueñarse |
| personal non-finite | gerund | adueñándome | adueñándote | adueñándose | adueñándonos | adueñándoos | adueñándose |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | me adueño | te adueñas$^{tú}$ te adueñás$^{vos}$ | se adueña | nos adueñamos | os adueñáis | se adueñan |
| indicative | imperfect | me adueñaba | te adueñabas | se adueñaba | nos adueñábamos | os adueñabais | se adueñaban |
| indicative | preterite | me adueñé | te adueñaste | se adueñó | nos adueñamos | os adueñasteis | se adueñaron |
| indicative | future | me adueñaré | te adueñarás | se adueñará | nos adueñaremos | os adueñaréis | se adueñarán |
| indicative | conditional | me adueñaría | te adueñarías | se adueñaría | nos adueñaríamos | os adueñaríais | se adueñarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | me adueñe | te adueñes$^{tú}$ te adueñés$^{vos2}$ | se adueñe | nos adueñemos | os adueñéis | se adueñen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | me adueñara | te adueñaras | se adueñara | nos adueñáramos | os adueñarais | se adueñaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | me adueñase | te adueñases | se adueñase | nos adueñásemos | os adueñaseis | se adueñasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | me adueñare | te adueñares | se adueñare | nos adueñáremos | os adueñareis | se adueñaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | aduéñate$^{tú}$ adueñate$^{vos}$ | aduéñese | adueñémonos | adueñaos | aduéñense |
| imperative | negative | | no te adueñes | no se adueñe | no nos adueñemos | no os adueñéis | no se adueñen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

### Further reading

* “adueñarse”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014