embestir
Spanish
Etymology
Probably from Italian investire (“to undertake”), which would make it a doublet of investir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /embesˈtiɾ/ [ẽm.besˈt̪iɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: em‧bes‧tir
Verb
embestir (first-person singular present embisto, first-person singular preterite embestí, past participle embestido)
- (bullfighting) to charge
- to attack, especially to ram (up against)
Conjugation
Conjugation of embestir (e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | embestir | ||||||
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gerund | embistiendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | embestido | embestida | |||||
plural | embestidos | embestidas | |||||
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 | embisto | embistestú embestísvos | embiste | embestimos | embestís | embisten | |
imperfect | embestía | embestías | embestía | embestíamos | embestíais | embestían | |
preterite | embestí | embestiste | embistió | embestimos | embestisteis | embistieron | |
future | embestiré | embestirás | embestirá | embestiremos | embestiréis | embestirán | |
conditional | embestiría | embestirías | embestiría | embestiríamos | embestiríais | embestirían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | embista | embistastú embistásvos2 | embista | embistamos | embistáis | embistan | |
imperfect (ra) | embistiera | embistieras | embistiera | embistiéramos | embistierais | embistieran | |
imperfect (se) | embistiese | embistieses | embistiese | embistiésemos | embistieseis | embistiesen | |
future1 | embistiere | embistieres | embistiere | embistiéremos | embistiereis | embistieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | embistetú embestívos | embista | embistamos | embestid | embistan | ||
negative | no embistas | no embista | no embistamos | no embistáis | no embistan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of embestir (e-i alternation)
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 embestir | |||||||
dative | embestirme | embestirte | embestirle, embestirse | embestirnos | embestiros | embestirles, embestirse | |
accusative | embestirme | embestirte | embestirlo, embestirla, embestirse | embestirnos | embestiros | embestirlos, embestirlas, embestirse | |
with gerund embistiendo | |||||||
dative | embistiéndome | embistiéndote | embistiéndole, embistiéndose | embistiéndonos | embistiéndoos | embistiéndoles, embistiéndose | |
accusative | embistiéndome | embistiéndote | embistiéndolo, embistiéndola, embistiéndose | embistiéndonos | embistiéndoos | embistiéndolos, embistiéndolas, embistiéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative embiste | |||||||
dative | embísteme | embístete | embístele | embístenos | not used | embísteles | |
accusative | embísteme | embístete | embístelo, embístela | embístenos | not used | embístelos, embístelas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative embestí | |||||||
dative | embestime | embestite | embestile | embestinos | not used | embestiles | |
accusative | embestime | embestite | embestilo, embestila | embestinos | not used | embestilos, embestilas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative embista | |||||||
dative | embístame | not used | embístale, embístase | embístanos | not used | embístales | |
accusative | embístame | not used | embístalo, embístala, embístase | embístanos | not used | embístalos, embístalas | |
with first-person plural imperative embistamos | |||||||
dative | not used | embistámoste | embistámosle | embistámonos | embistámoos | embistámosles | |
accusative | not used | embistámoste | embistámoslo, embistámosla | embistámonos | embistámoos | embistámoslos, embistámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative embestid | |||||||
dative | embestidme | not used | embestidle | embestidnos | embestíos | embestidles | |
accusative | embestidme | not used | embestidlo, embestidla | embestidnos | embestíos | embestidlos, embestidlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative embistan | |||||||
dative | embístanme | not used | embístanle | embístannos | not used | embístanles, embístanse | |
accusative | embístanme | not used | embístanlo, embístanla | embístannos | not used | embístanlos, embístanlas, embístanse |
Derived terms
- embestida
- embestidura
Further reading
- “embestir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014