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tañer

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Tañer — elision of unstressed i (to play instrument / toll)

Elision of unstressed i

Ejemplo: tañer Example: tañer

tañer

to play (instrument)

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Summary

TAÑER is regular in present family forms:
taño, tañes, tañe, tañemos, tañéis, tañen.

In preterite and derived subjunctives this model drops unstressed i in 3rd persons:
tañó, tañeron -> tañera / tañere.

Examples

  • El músico tañe el laúd en la plaza.
  • No tañáis tan fuerte las campanas.
  • A mediodía tañeron para anunciar la misa.

Teacher guide (Spain)

Use the pair taño vs tañó to show the i-elision effect.

1) Core verbs

tañer

2) Teaching recommendation

Contrast regular present forms with 3rd-person preterite elision.

Present Indicative

yo

taño

tú

tañes

él/ella

tañe

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Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.

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Indicativo — Indicative

Presente

Present Indicative

✓ Available

yo

taño

tú

tañes

él/ella

tañe

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Pretérito perfecto simple

Preterite Indicative

✓ Available

yo

tañí

tú

tañiste

él/ella

tañó

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Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect Indicative

✓ Available

yo

tañía

tú

tañías

él/ella

tañía

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Futuro simple

Future Indicative

✓ Available

yo

tañeré

tú

tañerás

él/ella

tañerá

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Condicional simple

Conditional

✓ Available

yo

tañería

tú

tañerías

él/ella

tañería

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Subjuntivo — Subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

✓ Available

yo

taña

tú

tañas

él/ella

taña

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Imperativo — Imperative

Imperativo afirmativo

Imperative

✓ Available

yo

—

tú

tañe

él/ella

taña

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Imperativo negativo

Negative Imperative

✓ Available

yo

—

tú

tañas

él/ella

taña

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Tense availability

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Supported

Present Indicative Present Perfect Indicative Preterite Indicative Imperfect Indicative Pluperfect Indicative Preterite Anterior Future Indicative Conditional Future Perfect Indicative Conditional Perfect Present Subjunctive Present Perfect Subjunctive Imperfect Subjunctive Pluperfect Subjunctive Future Subjunctive Future Perfect Subjunctive Imperative Negative Imperative

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What this model teaches

I elision

Verbs following this model

1 verb
tañer
to play (instrument)

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