embuchar
Spanish
Etymology
From en- + buche (“crop”) + -ar. The n letter from en- is transformed into a m when preceding a b due to Spanish orthographic norms.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /embuˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [ẽm.buˈt͡ʃaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: em‧bu‧char
Verb
embuchar (first-person singular present embucho, first-person singular preterite embuché, past participle embuchado)
- to stuff with ground or minced meat
- to bolt down, to gobble (food)
- (reflexive) to wolf down; gobble down
Conjugation
Conjugation of embuchar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | embuchar | ||||||
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gerund | embuchando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | embuchado | embuchada | |||||
plural | embuchados | embuchadas | |||||
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 | embucho | embuchastú embuchásvos | embucha | embuchamos | embucháis | embuchan | |
imperfect | embuchaba | embuchabas | embuchaba | embuchábamos | embuchabais | embuchaban | |
preterite | embuché | embuchaste | embuchó | embuchamos | embuchasteis | embucharon | |
future | embucharé | embucharás | embuchará | embucharemos | embucharéis | embucharán | |
conditional | embucharía | embucharías | embucharía | embucharíamos | embucharíais | embucharían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | embuche | embuchestú embuchésvos2 | embuche | embuchemos | embuchéis | embuchen | |
imperfect (ra) | embuchara | embucharas | embuchara | embucháramos | embucharais | embucharan | |
imperfect (se) | embuchase | embuchases | embuchase | embuchásemos | embuchaseis | embuchasen | |
future1 | embuchare | embuchares | embuchare | embucháremos | embuchareis | embucharen | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | embuchatú embuchávos | embuche | embuchemos | embuchad | embuchen | ||
negative | no embuches | no embuche | no embuchemos | no embuchéis | no embuchen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of embuchar
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 embuchar | |||||||
dative | embucharme | embucharte | embucharle, embucharse | embucharnos | embucharos | embucharles, embucharse | |
accusative | embucharme | embucharte | embucharlo, embucharla, embucharse | embucharnos | embucharos | embucharlos, embucharlas, embucharse | |
with gerund embuchando | |||||||
dative | embuchándome | embuchándote | embuchándole, embuchándose | embuchándonos | embuchándoos | embuchándoles, embuchándose | |
accusative | embuchándome | embuchándote | embuchándolo, embuchándola, embuchándose | embuchándonos | embuchándoos | embuchándolos, embuchándolas, embuchándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative embucha | |||||||
dative | embúchame | embúchate | embúchale | embúchanos | not used | embúchales | |
accusative | embúchame | embúchate | embúchalo, embúchala | embúchanos | not used | embúchalos, embúchalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative embuchá | |||||||
dative | embuchame | embuchate | embuchale | embuchanos | not used | embuchales | |
accusative | embuchame | embuchate | embuchalo, embuchala | embuchanos | not used | embuchalos, embuchalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative embuche | |||||||
dative | embúcheme | not used | embúchele, embúchese | embúchenos | not used | embúcheles | |
accusative | embúcheme | not used | embúchelo, embúchela, embúchese | embúchenos | not used | embúchelos, embúchelas | |
with first-person plural imperative embuchemos | |||||||
dative | not used | embuchémoste | embuchémosle | embuchémonos | embuchémoos | embuchémosles | |
accusative | not used | embuchémoste | embuchémoslo, embuchémosla | embuchémonos | embuchémoos | embuchémoslos, embuchémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative embuchad | |||||||
dative | embuchadme | not used | embuchadle | embuchadnos | embuchaos | embuchadles | |
accusative | embuchadme | not used | embuchadlo, embuchadla | embuchadnos | embuchaos | embuchadlos, embuchadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative embuchen | |||||||
dative | embúchenme | not used | embúchenle | embúchennos | not used | embúchenles, embúchense | |
accusative | embúchenme | not used | embúchenlo, embúchenla | embúchennos | not used | embúchenlos, embúchenlas, embúchense |
Further reading
- “embuchar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014