concebir

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish concebir, from Latin concipere, present active infinitive of concipiō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /konθeˈbiɾ/ [kõn̟.θeˈβ̞iɾ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /konseˈbiɾ/ [kõn.seˈβ̞iɾ]
Rhymes: -iɾ
Syllabification: con‧ce‧bir

Verb

concebir (first-person singular present concibo, first-person singular preterite concebí, past participle concebido)

(transitive) to conceive, imagine
(transitive) to understand
Synonyms: comprender, entender
(intransitive) to conceive, become pregnant
Synonym: embarazarse

Conjugation

Conjugation of concebir (e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			concebir
gerund			concibiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		concebido		concebida
		plural		concebidos		concebidas
		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	concibo	concibes^{^tú} concebís^{^vos}	concibe	concebimos	concebís	conciben
	imperfect	concebía	concebías	concebía	concebíamos	concebíais	concebían
	preterite	concebí	concebiste	concibió	concebimos	concebisteis	concibieron
	future	concebiré	concebirás	concebirá	concebiremos	concebiréis	concebirán
	conditional	concebiría	concebirías	concebiría	concebiríamos	concebiríais	concebirían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	conciba	concibas^{^tú} concibás^{^vos²}	conciba	concibamos	concibáis	conciban
	imperfect (ra)	concibiera	concibieras	concibiera	concibiéramos	concibierais	concibieran
	imperfect (se)	concibiese	concibieses	concibiese	concibiésemos	concibieseis	concibiesen
	future¹	concibiere	concibieres	concibiere	concibiéremos	concibiereis	concibieren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		concibe^{^tú} concebí^{^vos}	conciba	concibamos	concebid	conciban
	negative		no concibas	no conciba	no concibamos	no concibáis	no conciban

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of concebir (e-i 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 concebir
	dative	concebirme	concebirte	concebirle, concebirse	concebirnos	concebiros	concebirles, concebirse
	accusative	concebirme	concebirte	concebirlo, concebirla, concebirse	concebirnos	concebiros	concebirlos, concebirlas, concebirse

with gerund concibiendo
	dative	concibiéndome	concibiéndote	concibiéndole, concibiéndose	concibiéndonos	concibiéndoos	concibiéndoles, concibiéndose
	accusative	concibiéndome	concibiéndote	concibiéndolo, concibiéndola, concibiéndose	concibiéndonos	concibiéndoos	concibiéndolos, concibiéndolas, concibiéndose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative concibe
	dative	concíbeme	concíbete	concíbele	concíbenos	not used	concíbeles
	accusative	concíbeme	concíbete	concíbelo, concíbela	concíbenos	not used	concíbelos, concíbelas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative concebí
	dative	concebime	concebite	concebile	concebinos	not used	concebiles
	accusative	concebime	concebite	concebilo, concebila	concebinos	not used	concebilos, concebilas

with formal second-person singular imperative conciba
	dative	concíbame	not used	concíbale, concíbase	concíbanos	not used	concíbales
	accusative	concíbame	not used	concíbalo, concíbala, concíbase	concíbanos	not used	concíbalos, concíbalas

with first-person plural imperative concibamos
	dative	not used	concibámoste	concibámosle	concibámonos	concibámoos	concibámosles
	accusative	not used	concibámoste	concibámoslo, concibámosla	concibámonos	concibámoos	concibámoslos, concibámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative concebid
	dative	concebidme	not used	concebidle	concebidnos	concebíos	concebidles
	accusative	concebidme	not used	concebidlo, concebidla	concebidnos	concebíos	concebidlos, concebidlas

with formal second-person plural imperative conciban
	dative	concíbanme	not used	concíbanle	concíbannos	not used	concíbanles, concíbanse
	accusative	concíbanme	not used	concíbanlo, concíbanla	concíbannos	not used	concíbanlos, concíbanlas, concíbanse

Derived terms

preconcebir

Related terms

concepción
conceptivo
concepto
percibir
recibir