atravesar

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin trānsversāre, modified based on a través de (“across”), from Classical Latin trānsversus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atɾabeˈsaɾ/ [a.t̪ɾa.β̞eˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧tra‧ve‧sar

Verb

atravesar (first-person singular present atravieso, first-person singular preterite atravesé, past participle atravesado)

1. to cross, to traverse

   Synonyms: traspasar, penetrar

2. to pierce

   Synonym: perforar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of atravesar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			atravesar
gerund			atravesando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		atravesado		atravesada
		plural		atravesados		atravesadas
		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	atravieso	atraviesastú atravesásvos	atraviesa	atravesamos	atravesáis	atraviesan
	imperfect	atravesaba	atravesabas	atravesaba	atravesábamos	atravesabais	atravesaban
	preterite	atravesé	atravesaste	atravesó	atravesamos	atravesasteis	atravesaron
	future	atravesaré	atravesarás	atravesará	atravesaremos	atravesaréis	atravesarán
	conditional	atravesaría	atravesarías	atravesaría	atravesaríamos	atravesaríais	atravesarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	atraviese	atraviesestú atravesésvos2	atraviese	atravesemos	atraveséis	atraviesen
	imperfect (ra)	atravesara	atravesaras	atravesara	atravesáramos	atravesarais	atravesaran
	imperfect (se)	atravesase	atravesases	atravesase	atravesásemos	atravesaseis	atravesasen
	future1	atravesare	atravesares	atravesare	atravesáremos	atravesareis	atravesaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		atraviesatú atravesávos	atraviese	atravesemos	atravesad	atraviesen
	negative		no atravieses	no atraviese	no atravesemos	no atraveséis	no atraviesen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of atravesar (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 atravesar	dative	atravesarme	atravesarte	atravesarle, atravesarse	atravesarnos	atravesaros	atravesarles, atravesarse
	accusative	atravesarme	atravesarte	atravesarlo, atravesarla, atravesarse	atravesarnos	atravesaros	atravesarlos, atravesarlas, atravesarse
with gerund atravesando	dative	atravesándome	atravesándote	atravesándole, atravesándose	atravesándonos	atravesándoos	atravesándoles, atravesándose
	accusative	atravesándome	atravesándote	atravesándolo, atravesándola, atravesándose	atravesándonos	atravesándoos	atravesándolos, atravesándolas, atravesándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative atraviesa	dative	atraviésame	atraviésate	atraviésale	atraviésanos	not used	atraviésales
	accusative	atraviésame	atraviésate	atraviésalo, atraviésala	atraviésanos	not used	atraviésalos, atraviésalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative atravesá	dative	atravesame	atravesate	atravesale	atravesanos	not used	atravesales
	accusative	atravesame	atravesate	atravesalo, atravesala	atravesanos	not used	atravesalos, atravesalas
with formal second-person singular imperative atraviese	dative	atraviéseme	not used	atraviésele, atraviésese	atraviésenos	not used	atraviéseles
	accusative	atraviéseme	not used	atraviéselo, atraviésela, atraviésese	atraviésenos	not used	atraviéselos, atraviéselas
with first-person plural imperative atravesemos	dative	not used	atravesémoste	atravesémosle	atravesémonos	atravesémoos	atravesémosles
	accusative	not used	atravesémoste	atravesémoslo, atravesémosla	atravesémonos	atravesémoos	atravesémoslos, atravesémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative atravesad	dative	atravesadme	not used	atravesadle	atravesadnos	atravesaos	atravesadles
	accusative	atravesadme	not used	atravesadlo, atravesadla	atravesadnos	atravesaos	atravesadlos, atravesadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative atraviesen	dative	atraviésenme	not used	atraviésenle	atraviésennos	not used	atraviésenles, atraviésense
	accusative	atraviésenme	not used	atraviésenlo, atraviésenla	atraviésennos	not used	atraviésenlos, atraviésenlas, atraviésense

Derived terms

• atravesado
• atravesamiento
• atravesar el corazón

Related terms

• a través de
• través
• travesura
• travieso

Further reading

• “atravesar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024