contenerse
Spanish, verb[kõn̪t̪eˈneɾse]
contenerse is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-E-R-S-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 54,064th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contenerse is a Spanish verb meaning “infinitive of contener combined with se” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Contener (uso pronominal de...)”.
What does contenerse mean in English?
verb
- 1
infinitive of contener combined with se
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Contener (uso pronominal de...). 2. Reprimir, evitar mostrar una emoción, una pasión.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of contenerse
- haberse contenido impersonal infinitive
- conteniéndose impersonal gerund
- habiéndose contenido impersonal gerund
- contenido impersonal participle
- me contengo first-person singular indicative
- te contienes second-person singular indicative
- te contenés second-person singular vos-form
- se contiene third-person singular indicative
- nos contenemos first-person plural indicative
- os contenéis second-person plural indicative
- se contienen third-person plural indicative
- me contenía first-person singular indicative
- te contenías second-person singular indicative
- se contenía third-person singular indicative
- nos conteníamos first-person plural indicative
- os conteníais second-person plural indicative
- se contenían third-person plural indicative
- me contuve first-person singular indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contenerse?
- [kõn̪t̪eˈneɾse]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is contenerse in Spanish?
contenerse appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).