abotonar

Asturian

Alternative forms

• abutonar
• botonar
• abotuar

Etymology

From a- +‎ botón +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abotoˈnaɾ/ [a.β̞o.t̪oˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bo‧to‧nar

Verb

abotonar (first-person singular indicative present abotono, past participle abotonáu)

1. (transitive) to button (to fasten with a button)

Conjugation

Conjugation of abotonar

infinitive		abotonar
gerund		abotonando
past participle		m abotonáu, f abotonada, n abotonao, m pl abotonaos, f pl abotonaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	abotono	abotones	abotona	abotonamos	abotonáis	abotonen
	imperfect	abotonaba	abotonabes	abotonaba	abotonábemos, abotonábamos	abotonabeis, abotonabais	abotonaben
	preterite	abotoné	abotonasti, abotonesti	abotonó	abotonemos	abotonastis, abotonestis	abotonaron
	pluperfect	abotonare, abotonara	abotonares, abotonaras	abotonare, abotonara	abotonáremos, abotonáramos	abotonareis, abotonarais	abotonaren, abotonaran
	future	abotonaré	abotonarás	abotonará	abotonaremos	abotonaréis	abotonarán
	conditional	abotonaría	abotonaríes	abotonaría	abotonaríemos, abotonaríamos	abotonaríeis, abotonaríais	abotonaríen
subjunctive	present	abotone	abotones, abotonas	abotone	abotonemos	abotonéis	abotonen, abotonan
	imperfect	abotonare, abotonara	abotonares, abotonaras	abotonare, abotonara	abotonáremos, abotonáramos	abotonareis, abotonarais	abotonaren, abotonaran
imperative		—	abotona	—	—	abotonái	—

Related terms

• botón

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “abotonar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “abotonar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + botón + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abotoˈnaɾ/ [a.β̞o.t̪oˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bo‧to‧nar

Verb

abotonar (first-person singular present abotono, first-person singular preterite abotoné, past participle abotonado)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to button up

   Antonym: desabotonar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abotonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			abotonar
gerund			abotonando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abotonado		abotonada
		plural		abotonados		abotonadas
		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	abotono	abotonastú abotonásvos	abotona	abotonamos	abotonáis	abotonan
	imperfect	abotonaba	abotonabas	abotonaba	abotonábamos	abotonabais	abotonaban
	preterite	abotoné	abotonaste	abotonó	abotonamos	abotonasteis	abotonaron
	future	abotonaré	abotonarás	abotonará	abotonaremos	abotonaréis	abotonarán
	conditional	abotonaría	abotonarías	abotonaría	abotonaríamos	abotonaríais	abotonarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abotone	abotonestú abotonésvos2	abotone	abotonemos	abotonéis	abotonen
	imperfect (ra)	abotonara	abotonaras	abotonara	abotonáramos	abotonarais	abotonaran
	imperfect (se)	abotonase	abotonases	abotonase	abotonásemos	abotonaseis	abotonasen
	future1	abotonare	abotonares	abotonare	abotonáremos	abotonareis	abotonaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abotonatú abotonávos	abotone	abotonemos	abotonad	abotonen
	negative		no abotones	no abotone	no abotonemos	no abotonéis	no abotonen

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

    Selected combined forms of abotonar

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 abotonar	dative	abotonarme	abotonarte	abotonarle, abotonarse	abotonarnos	abotonaros	abotonarles, abotonarse
	accusative	abotonarme	abotonarte	abotonarlo, abotonarla, abotonarse	abotonarnos	abotonaros	abotonarlos, abotonarlas, abotonarse
with gerund abotonando	dative	abotonándome	abotonándote	abotonándole, abotonándose	abotonándonos	abotonándoos	abotonándoles, abotonándose
	accusative	abotonándome	abotonándote	abotonándolo, abotonándola, abotonándose	abotonándonos	abotonándoos	abotonándolos, abotonándolas, abotonándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative abotona	dative	abotóname	abotónate	abotónale	abotónanos	not used	abotónales
	accusative	abotóname	abotónate	abotónalo, abotónala	abotónanos	not used	abotónalos, abotónalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative abotoná	dative	abotoname	abotonate	abotonale	abotonanos	not used	abotonales
	accusative	abotoname	abotonate	abotonalo, abotonala	abotonanos	not used	abotonalos, abotonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative abotone	dative	abotóneme	not used	abotónele, abotónese	abotónenos	not used	abotóneles
	accusative	abotóneme	not used	abotónelo, abotónela, abotónese	abotónenos	not used	abotónelos, abotónelas
with first-person plural imperative abotonemos	dative	not used	abotonémoste	abotonémosle	abotonémonos	abotonémoos	abotonémosles
	accusative	not used	abotonémoste	abotonémoslo, abotonémosla	abotonémonos	abotonémoos	abotonémoslos, abotonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative abotonad	dative	abotonadme	not used	abotonadle	abotonadnos	abotonaos	abotonadles
	accusative	abotonadme	not used	abotonadlo, abotonadla	abotonadnos	abotonaos	abotonadlos, abotonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative abotonen	dative	abotónenme	not used	abotónenle	abotónennos	not used	abotónenles, abotónense
	accusative	abotónenme	not used	abotónenlo, abotónenla	abotónennos	not used	abotónenlos, abotónenlas, abotónense

Related terms

• abotonarse

Further reading

• “abotonar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025