embeber
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin imbibere.
Verb
embeber (first-person singular present embebo, first-person singular preterite embebi, past participle embebido)
- to soak, impregnate
Conjugation
Conjugation of embeber (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | embeber | |||||
Personal | embeber | embeberes | embeber | embebermos | embeberdes | embeberem |
Gerund | ||||||
embebendo | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | embebido | embebidos | ||||
Feminine | embebida | embebidas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | embebo | embebes | embebe | embebemos | embebeis | embebem |
Imperfect | embebia | embebias | embebia | embebíamos | embebíeis | embebiam |
Preterite | embebi | embebeste | embebeu | embebemos | embebestes | embeberam |
Pluperfect | embebera | embeberas | embebera | embebêramos | embebêreis | embeberam |
Future | embeberei | embeberás | embeberá | embeberemos | embebereis | embeberão |
Conditional | ||||||
embeberia | embeberias | embeberia | embeberíamos | embeberíeis | embeberiam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | embeba | embebas | embeba | embebamos | embebais | embebam |
Imperfect | embebesse | embebesses | embebesse | embebêssemos | embebêsseis | embebessem |
Future | embeber | embeberes | embeber | embebermos | embeberdes | embeberem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | embebe | embeba | embebamos | embebei | embebam | |
Negative (não) | não embebas | não embeba | não embebamos | não embebais | não embebam |
Related terms
- beber
See also
- molhar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin imbibere, present active infinitive of imbibō.
Verb
embeber (first-person singular present embebo, first-person singular preterite embebí, past participle embebido)
- (transitive) to absorb, to soak up
Conjugation
Conjugation of embeber (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | embeber | ||||||
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gerund | embebiendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | embebido | embebida | |||||
plural | embebidos | embebidas | |||||
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 | embebo | embebestú embebésvos | embebe | embebemos | embebéis | embeben | |
imperfect | embebía | embebías | embebía | embebíamos | embebíais | embebían | |
preterite | embebí | embebiste | embebió | embebimos | embebisteis | embebieron | |
future | embeberé | embeberás | embeberá | embeberemos | embeberéis | embeberán | |
conditional | embebería | embeberías | embebería | embeberíamos | embeberíais | embeberían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | embeba | embebastú embebásvos2 | embeba | embebamos | embebáis | embeban | |
imperfect (ra) | embebiera | embebieras | embebiera | embebiéramos | embebierais | embebieran | |
imperfect (se) | embebiese | embebieses | embebiese | embebiésemos | embebieseis | embebiesen | |
future1 | embebiere | embebieres | embebiere | embebiéremos | embebiereis | embebieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | embebetú embebévos | embeba | embebamos | embebed | embeban | ||
negative | no embebas | no embeba | no embebamos | no embebáis | no embeban |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of embeber
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive embeber | |||||||
dative | embeberme | embeberte | embeberle, embeberse | embebernos | embeberos | embeberles, embeberse | |
accusative | embeberme | embeberte | embeberlo, embeberla, embeberse | embebernos | embeberos | embeberlos, embeberlas, embeberse | |
with gerund embebiendo | |||||||
dative | embebiéndome | embebiéndote | embebiéndole, embebiéndose | embebiéndonos | embebiéndoos | embebiéndoles, embebiéndose | |
accusative | embebiéndome | embebiéndote | embebiéndolo, embebiéndola, embebiéndose | embebiéndonos | embebiéndoos | embebiéndolos, embebiéndolas, embebiéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative embebe | |||||||
dative | embébeme | embébete | embébele | embébenos | not used | embébeles | |
accusative | embébeme | embébete | embébelo, embébela | embébenos | not used | embébelos, embébelas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative embebé | |||||||
dative | embebeme | embebete | embebele | embebenos | not used | embebeles | |
accusative | embebeme | embebete | embebelo, embebela | embebenos | not used | embebelos, embebelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative embeba | |||||||
dative | embébame | not used | embébale, embébase | embébanos | not used | embébales | |
accusative | embébame | not used | embébalo, embébala, embébase | embébanos | not used | embébalos, embébalas | |
with first-person plural imperative embebamos | |||||||
dative | not used | embebámoste | embebámosle | embebámonos | embebámoos | embebámosles | |
accusative | not used | embebámoste | embebámoslo, embebámosla | embebámonos | embebámoos | embebámoslos, embebámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative embebed | |||||||
dative | embebedme | not used | embebedle | embebednos | embebeos | embebedles | |
accusative | embebedme | not used | embebedlo, embebedla | embebednos | embebeos | embebedlos, embebedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative embeban | |||||||
dative | embébanme | not used | embébanle | embébannos | not used | embébanles, embébanse | |
accusative | embébanme | not used | embébanlo, embébanla | embébannos | not used | embébanlos, embébanlas, embébanse |
Related terms
- beber
Further reading
- “embeber”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014