temblar
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish temblar, tembrar, from an original trembrar (via dissimilation), from Late Latin tremulāre, a verb based on Classical Latin tremulus (“quivering”), from tremere (“tremble”). Doublet of tremolar.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /temˈblaɾ/ [t̪ẽmˈblaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: tem‧blar
Verb
temblar (first-person singular present tiemblo, first-person singular preterite temblé, past participle temblado)
- (intransitive) to tremble, to quiver, to quake, to shudder, to cringe, to quail
- (intransitive) to shake
- (intransitive) to shiver
- (intransitive) to twitch
Conjugation
Conjugation of temblar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | temblar | ||||||
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gerund | temblando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | temblado | temblada | |||||
plural | temblados | tembladas | |||||
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 | tiemblo | tiemblastú temblásvos | tiembla | temblamos | tembláis | tiemblan | |
imperfect | temblaba | temblabas | temblaba | temblábamos | temblabais | temblaban | |
preterite | temblé | temblaste | tembló | temblamos | temblasteis | temblaron | |
future | temblaré | temblarás | temblará | temblaremos | temblaréis | temblarán | |
conditional | temblaría | temblarías | temblaría | temblaríamos | temblaríais | temblarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | tiemble | tiemblestú temblésvos2 | tiemble | temblemos | tembléis | tiemblen | |
imperfect (ra) | temblara | temblaras | temblara | tembláramos | temblarais | temblaran | |
imperfect (se) | temblase | temblases | temblase | temblásemos | temblaseis | temblasen | |
future1 | temblare | temblares | temblare | tembláremos | temblareis | temblaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | tiemblatú temblávos | tiemble | temblemos | temblad | tiemblen | ||
negative | no tiembles | no tiemble | no temblemos | no tembléis | no tiemblen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of temblar (e-ie 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 temblar | |||||||
dative | temblarme | temblarte | temblarle, temblarse | temblarnos | temblaros | temblarles, temblarse | |
accusative | temblarme | temblarte | temblarlo, temblarla, temblarse | temblarnos | temblaros | temblarlos, temblarlas, temblarse | |
with gerund temblando | |||||||
dative | temblándome | temblándote | temblándole, temblándose | temblándonos | temblándoos | temblándoles, temblándose | |
accusative | temblándome | temblándote | temblándolo, temblándola, temblándose | temblándonos | temblándoos | temblándolos, temblándolas, temblándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tiembla | |||||||
dative | tiémblame | tiémblate | tiémblale | tiémblanos | not used | tiémblales | |
accusative | tiémblame | tiémblate | tiémblalo, tiémblala | tiémblanos | not used | tiémblalos, tiémblalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative temblá | |||||||
dative | temblame | temblate | temblale | temblanos | not used | temblales | |
accusative | temblame | temblate | temblalo, temblala | temblanos | not used | temblalos, temblalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative tiemble | |||||||
dative | tiémbleme | not used | tiémblele, tiémblese | tiémblenos | not used | tiémbleles | |
accusative | tiémbleme | not used | tiémblelo, tiémblela, tiémblese | tiémblenos | not used | tiémblelos, tiémblelas | |
with first-person plural imperative temblemos | |||||||
dative | not used | temblémoste | temblémosle | temblémonos | temblémoos | temblémosles | |
accusative | not used | temblémoste | temblémoslo, temblémosla | temblémonos | temblémoos | temblémoslos, temblémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative temblad | |||||||
dative | tembladme | not used | tembladle | tembladnos | temblaos | tembladles | |
accusative | tembladme | not used | tembladlo, tembladla | tembladnos | temblaos | tembladlos, tembladlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative tiemblen | |||||||
dative | tiémblenme | not used | tiémblenle | tiémblennos | not used | tiémblenles, tiémblense | |
accusative | tiémblenme | not used | tiémblenlo, tiémblenla | tiémblennos | not used | tiémblenlos, tiémblenlas, tiémblense |
Derived terms
- temblar como un flan (“to shake like a leaf”)
Related terms
- temblante
- tembleque
- temblón
- temblor
- tembloroso
- tembloso
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983), “temblar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 454
Further reading
- “temblar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014