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Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin reversāre, from Latin versāre. Doublet of revesar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rebeɾˈsaɾ/ [re.β̞eɾˈsaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: re‧ver‧sar

Verb

reversar (first-person singular present reverso, first-person singular preterite reversé, past participle reversado)

(Colombia) to reverse

Conjugation

Conjugation of reversar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			reversar
gerund			reversando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reversado		reversada
		plural		reversados		reversadas
		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	reverso	reversas^{^tú} reversás^{^vos}	reversa	reversamos	reversáis	reversan
	imperfect	reversaba	reversabas	reversaba	reversábamos	reversabais	reversaban
	preterite	reversé	reversaste	reversó	reversamos	reversasteis	reversaron
	future	reversaré	reversarás	reversará	reversaremos	reversaréis	reversarán
	conditional	reversaría	reversarías	reversaría	reversaríamos	reversaríais	reversarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	reverse	reverses^{^tú} reversés^{^vos²}	reverse	reversemos	reverséis	reversen
	imperfect (ra)	reversara	reversaras	reversara	reversáramos	reversarais	reversaran
	imperfect (se)	reversase	reversases	reversase	reversásemos	reversaseis	reversasen
	future¹	reversare	reversares	reversare	reversáremos	reversareis	reversaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		reversa^{^tú} reversá^{^vos}	reverse	reversemos	reversad	reversen
	negative		no reverses	no reverse	no reversemos	no reverséis	no reversen

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

Selected combined forms of reversar

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 reversar	dative	reversarme	reversarte	reversarle, reversarse	reversarnos	reversaros	reversarles, reversarse
with infinitive reversar	accusative	reversarme	reversarte	reversarlo, reversarla, reversarse	reversarnos	reversaros	reversarlos, reversarlas, reversarse

with gerund reversando	dative	reversándome	reversándote	reversándole, reversándose	reversándonos	reversándoos	reversándoles, reversándose
with gerund reversando	accusative	reversándome	reversándote	reversándolo, reversándola, reversándose	reversándonos	reversándoos	reversándolos, reversándolas, reversándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative reversa	dative	revérsame	revérsate	revérsale	revérsanos	not used	revérsales
	accusative	revérsame	revérsate	revérsalo, revérsala	revérsanos	not used	revérsalos, revérsalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative reversá	dative	reversame	reversate	reversale	reversanos	not used	reversales
	accusative	reversame	reversate	reversalo, reversala	reversanos	not used	reversalos, reversalas

with formal second-person singular imperative reverse	dative	revérseme	not used	revérsele, revérsese	revérsenos	not used	revérseles
with formal second-person singular imperative reverse	accusative	revérseme	not used	revérselo, revérsela, revérsese	revérsenos	not used	revérselos, revérselas

with first-person plural imperative reversemos	dative	not used	reversémoste	reversémosle	reversémonos	reversémoos	reversémosles
with first-person plural imperative reversemos	accusative	not used	reversémoste	reversémoslo, reversémosla	reversémonos	reversémoos	reversémoslos, reversémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative reversad	dative	reversadme	not used	reversadle	reversadnos	reversaos	reversadles
with informal second-person plural imperative reversad	accusative	reversadme	not used	reversadlo, reversadla	reversadnos	reversaos	reversadlos, reversadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative reversen	dative	revérsenme	not used	revérsenle	revérsennos	not used	revérsenles, revérsense
with formal second-person plural imperative reversen	accusative	revérsenme	not used	revérsenlo, revérsenla	revérsennos	not used	revérsenlos, revérsenlas, revérsense

Related terms

reverso