# contorsionar
## Spanish
### Etymology

From contorsión +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kontoɾsjoˈnaɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪oɾ.sjoˈnaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: con‧tor‧sio‧nar

### Verb

contorsionar (first-person singular present contorsiono, first-person singular preterite contorsioné, past participle contorsionado)
* to contort, twist
** 2015 September 19, “Un otoño precoz”, in El País‎:Emocionarse, alzar las manitas y contorsionar sin miedo a perder el tono, el tino o a hacer el ridículo.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (reflexive) to contort oneself

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | contorsionar | contorsionar | contorsionar | contorsionar | contorsionar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | contorsionando | contorsionando | contorsionando | contorsionando | contorsionando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | contorsionado | contorsionado | contorsionada | contorsionada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | contorsionados | contorsionados | contorsionadas | contorsionadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | contorsiono | contorsionas$^{tú}$ contorsionás$^{vos}$ | contorsiona | contorsionamos | contorsionáis | contorsionan |
| indicative | imperfect | contorsionaba | contorsionabas | contorsionaba | contorsionábamos | contorsionabais | contorsionaban |
| indicative | preterite | contorsioné | contorsionaste | contorsionó | contorsionamos | contorsionasteis | contorsionaron |
| indicative | future | contorsionaré | contorsionarás | contorsionará | contorsionaremos | contorsionaréis | contorsionarán |
| indicative | conditional | contorsionaría | contorsionarías | contorsionaría | contorsionaríamos | contorsionaríais | contorsionarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | contorsione | contorsiones$^{tú}$ contorsionés$^{vos2}$ | contorsione | contorsionemos | contorsionéis | contorsionen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | contorsionara | contorsionaras | contorsionara | contorsionáramos | contorsionarais | contorsionaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | contorsionase | contorsionases | contorsionase | contorsionásemos | contorsionaseis | contorsionasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | contorsionare | contorsionares | contorsionare | contorsionáremos | contorsionareis | contorsionaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | contorsiona$^{tú}$ contorsioná$^{vos}$ | contorsione | contorsionemos | contorsionad | contorsionen |
| imperative | negative | | no contorsiones | no contorsione | no contorsionemos | no contorsionéis | no contorsionen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

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