From re- + espaldar (“back”) + -ar.
- IPA(key): /respalˈdaɾ/ [res.pal̪ˈd̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: res‧pal‧dar
respaldar (first-person singular present respaldo, first-person singular preterite respaldé, past participle respaldado)
- (transitive) to support, back up, stand up for
- Synonym: apoyar
- (transitive) to underpin
- Synonym: sustentar
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of respaldar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive respaldar
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dative
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respaldarme
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respaldarte
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respaldarle, respaldarse
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respaldarnos
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respaldaros
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respaldarles, respaldarse
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accusative
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respaldarme
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respaldarte
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respaldarlo, respaldarla, respaldarse
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respaldarnos
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respaldaros
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respaldarlos, respaldarlas, respaldarse
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with gerund respaldando
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dative
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respaldándome
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respaldándote
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respaldándole, respaldándose
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respaldándonos
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respaldándoos
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respaldándoles, respaldándose
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accusative
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respaldándome
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respaldándote
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respaldándolo, respaldándola, respaldándose
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respaldándonos
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respaldándoos
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respaldándolos, respaldándolas, respaldándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative respalda
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dative
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respáldame
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respáldate
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respáldale
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respáldanos
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not used
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respáldales
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accusative
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respáldame
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respáldate
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respáldalo, respáldala
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respáldanos
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not used
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respáldalos, respáldalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative respaldá
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dative
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respaldame
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respaldate
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respaldale
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respaldanos
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not used
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respaldales
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accusative
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respaldame
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respaldate
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respaldalo, respaldala
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respaldanos
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not used
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respaldalos, respaldalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative respalde
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dative
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respáldeme
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not used
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respáldele, respáldese
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respáldenos
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not used
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respáldeles
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accusative
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respáldeme
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not used
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respáldelo, respáldela, respáldese
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respáldenos
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not used
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respáldelos, respáldelas
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with first-person plural imperative respaldemos
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dative
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not used
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respaldémoste
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respaldémosle
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respaldémonos
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respaldémoos
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respaldémosles
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accusative
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not used
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respaldémoste
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respaldémoslo, respaldémosla
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respaldémonos
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respaldémoos
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respaldémoslos, respaldémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative respaldad
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dative
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respaldadme
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not used
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respaldadle
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respaldadnos
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respaldaos
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respaldadles
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accusative
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respaldadme
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not used
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respaldadlo, respaldadla
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respaldadnos
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respaldaos
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respaldadlos, respaldadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative respalden
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dative
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respáldenme
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not used
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respáldenle
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respáldennos
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not used
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respáldenles, respáldense
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accusative
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respáldenme
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not used
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respáldenlo, respáldenla
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respáldennos
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not used
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respáldenlos, respáldenlas, respáldense
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