humedecer
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- humidecer, umedecer
Verb
humedecer (first-person singular present humedeço, first-person singular preterite humedeci, past participle humedecido) (European spelling)
- to humidify
- to moisten
- inflection of humedecer:
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive
Conjugation
Conjugation of humedecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
| Infinitive | ||||||
| Impersonal | humedecer | |||||
| Personal | humedecer | humedeceres | humedecer | humedecermos | humedecerdes | humedecerem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| humedecendo | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | humedecido | humedecidos | ||||
| Feminine | humedecida | humedecidas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | humedeço | humedeces | humedece | humedecemos | humedeceis | humedecem |
| Imperfect | humedecia | humedecias | humedecia | humedecíamos | humedecíeis | humedeciam |
| Preterite | humedeci | humedeceste | humedeceu | humedecemos | humedecestes | humedeceram |
| Pluperfect | humedecera | humedeceras | humedecera | humedecêramos | humedecêreis | humedeceram |
| Future | humedecerei | humedecerás | humedecerá | humedeceremos | humedecereis | humedecerão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| humedeceria | humedecerias | humedeceria | humedeceríamos | humedeceríeis | humedeceriam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | humedeça | humedeças | humedeça | humedeçamos | humedeçais | humedeçam |
| Imperfect | humedecesse | humedecesses | humedecesse | humedecêssemos | humedecêsseis | humedecessem |
| Future | humedecer | humedeceres | humedecer | humedecermos | humedecerdes | humedecerem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | humedece | humedeça | humedeçamos | humedecei | humedeçam | |
| Negative (não) | não humedeças | não humedeça | não humedeçamos | não humedeçais | não humedeçam | |
Spanish
Etymology
From húmedo + -ecer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /umedeˈθeɾ/ [u.me.ð̞eˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /umedeˈseɾ/ [u.me.ð̞eˈseɾ]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: hu‧me‧de‧cer
Verb
humedecer (first-person singular present humedezco, first-person singular preterite humedecí, past participle humedecido)
- (transitive, reflexive) to dampen, moisten, wet, humidify
Conjugation
Conjugation of humedecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | humedecer | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | humedeciendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | humedecido | humedecida | |||||
| plural | humedecidos | humedecidas | |||||
| 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 | humedezco | humedecestú humedecésvos | humedece | humedecemos | humedecéis | humedecen | |
| imperfect | humedecía | humedecías | humedecía | humedecíamos | humedecíais | humedecían | |
| preterite | humedecí | humedeciste | humedeció | humedecimos | humedecisteis | humedecieron | |
| future | humedeceré | humedecerás | humedecerá | humedeceremos | humedeceréis | humedecerán | |
| conditional | humedecería | humedecerías | humedecería | humedeceríamos | humedeceríais | humedecerían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | humedezca | humedezcastú humedezcásvos2 | humedezca | humedezcamos | humedezcáis | humedezcan | |
| imperfect (ra) | humedeciera | humedecieras | humedeciera | humedeciéramos | humedecierais | humedecieran | |
| imperfect (se) | humedeciese | humedecieses | humedeciese | humedeciésemos | humedecieseis | humedeciesen | |
| future1 | humedeciere | humedecieres | humedeciere | humedeciéremos | humedeciereis | humedecieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | humedecetú humedecévos | humedezca | humedezcamos | humedeced | humedezcan | ||
| negative | no humedezcas | no humedezca | no humedezcamos | no humedezcáis | no humedezcan | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of humedecer (c-zc 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 humedecer | |||||||
| dative | humedecerme | humedecerte | humedecerle, humedecerse | humedecernos | humedeceros | humedecerles, humedecerse | |
| accusative | humedecerme | humedecerte | humedecerlo, humedecerla, humedecerse | humedecernos | humedeceros | humedecerlos, humedecerlas, humedecerse | |
| with gerund humedeciendo | |||||||
| dative | humedeciéndome | humedeciéndote | humedeciéndole, humedeciéndose | humedeciéndonos | humedeciéndoos | humedeciéndoles, humedeciéndose | |
| accusative | humedeciéndome | humedeciéndote | humedeciéndolo, humedeciéndola, humedeciéndose | humedeciéndonos | humedeciéndoos | humedeciéndolos, humedeciéndolas, humedeciéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative humedece | |||||||
| dative | humedéceme | humedécete | humedécele | humedécenos | not used | humedéceles | |
| accusative | humedéceme | humedécete | humedécelo, humedécela | humedécenos | not used | humedécelos, humedécelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative humedecé | |||||||
| dative | humedeceme | humedecete | humedecele | humedecenos | not used | humedeceles | |
| accusative | humedeceme | humedecete | humedecelo, humedecela | humedecenos | not used | humedecelos, humedecelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative humedezca | |||||||
| dative | humedézcame | not used | humedézcale, humedézcase | humedézcanos | not used | humedézcales | |
| accusative | humedézcame | not used | humedézcalo, humedézcala, humedézcase | humedézcanos | not used | humedézcalos, humedézcalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative humedezcamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | humedezcámoste | humedezcámosle | humedezcámonos | humedezcámoos | humedezcámosles | |
| accusative | not used | humedezcámoste | humedezcámoslo, humedezcámosla | humedezcámonos | humedezcámoos | humedezcámoslos, humedezcámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative humedeced | |||||||
| dative | humedecedme | not used | humedecedle | humedecednos | humedeceos | humedecedles | |
| accusative | humedecedme | not used | humedecedlo, humedecedla | humedecednos | humedeceos | humedecedlos, humedecedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative humedezcan | |||||||
| dative | humedézcanme | not used | humedézcanle | humedézcannos | not used | humedézcanles, humedézcanse | |
| accusative | humedézcanme | not used | humedézcanlo, humedézcanla | humedézcannos | not used | humedézcanlos, humedézcanlas, humedézcanse | |
Further reading
- “humedecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014