avasallar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ vasallo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /abasaˈʝaɾ/ [a.β̞a.saˈʝaɾ]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /abasaˈʎaɾ/ [a.β̞a.saˈʎaɾ]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /abasaˈʃaɾ/ [a.β̞a.saˈʃaɾ]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /abasaˈʒaɾ/ [a.β̞a.saˈʒaɾ]

Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧va‧sa‧llar

Verb

avasallar (first-person singular present avasallo, first-person singular preterite avasallé, past participle avasallado)

to subdue, subjugate
- 1973 September 11, Salvador Allende, Ultimas palabras:
  Tienen la fuerza, podrán avasallarnos, pero no se detienen los procesos sociales ni con el crimen ni con la fuerza. La historia es nuestra y la hacen los pueblos.
  They have force and will be able to dominate us, but social processes can be arrested by neither crime nor force. History is ours, and people make history.
to subject

Conjugation

Conjugation of avasallar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			avasallar
gerund			avasallando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		avasallado		avasallada
		plural		avasallados		avasalladas
		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	avasallo	avasallas^{^tú} avasallás^{^vos}	avasalla	avasallamos	avasalláis	avasallan
	imperfect	avasallaba	avasallabas	avasallaba	avasallábamos	avasallabais	avasallaban
	preterite	avasallé	avasallaste	avasalló	avasallamos	avasallasteis	avasallaron
	future	avasallaré	avasallarás	avasallará	avasallaremos	avasallaréis	avasallarán
	conditional	avasallaría	avasallarías	avasallaría	avasallaríamos	avasallaríais	avasallarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	avasalle	avasalles^{^tú} avasallés^{^vos²}	avasalle	avasallemos	avasalléis	avasallen
	imperfect (ra)	avasallara	avasallaras	avasallara	avasalláramos	avasallarais	avasallaran
	imperfect (se)	avasallase	avasallases	avasallase	avasallásemos	avasallaseis	avasallasen
	future¹	avasallare	avasallares	avasallare	avasalláremos	avasallareis	avasallaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		avasalla^{^tú} avasallá^{^vos}	avasalle	avasallemos	avasallad	avasallen
	negative		no avasalles	no avasalle	no avasallemos	no avasalléis	no avasallen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of avasallar

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 avasallar
	dative	avasallarme	avasallarte	avasallarle, avasallarse	avasallarnos	avasallaros	avasallarles, avasallarse
	accusative	avasallarme	avasallarte	avasallarlo, avasallarla, avasallarse	avasallarnos	avasallaros	avasallarlos, avasallarlas, avasallarse

with gerund avasallando
	dative	avasallándome	avasallándote	avasallándole, avasallándose	avasallándonos	avasallándoos	avasallándoles, avasallándose
	accusative	avasallándome	avasallándote	avasallándolo, avasallándola, avasallándose	avasallándonos	avasallándoos	avasallándolos, avasallándolas, avasallándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative avasalla
	dative	avasállame	avasállate	avasállale	avasállanos	not used	avasállales
	accusative	avasállame	avasállate	avasállalo, avasállala	avasállanos	not used	avasállalos, avasállalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative avasallá
	dative	avasallame	avasallate	avasallale	avasallanos	not used	avasallales
	accusative	avasallame	avasallate	avasallalo, avasallala	avasallanos	not used	avasallalos, avasallalas

with formal second-person singular imperative avasalle
	dative	avasálleme	not used	avasállele, avasállese	avasállenos	not used	avasálleles
	accusative	avasálleme	not used	avasállelo, avasállela, avasállese	avasállenos	not used	avasállelos, avasállelas

with first-person plural imperative avasallemos
	dative	not used	avasallémoste	avasallémosle	avasallémonos	avasallémoos	avasallémosles
	accusative	not used	avasallémoste	avasallémoslo, avasallémosla	avasallémonos	avasallémoos	avasallémoslos, avasallémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative avasallad
	dative	avasalladme	not used	avasalladle	avasalladnos	avasallaos	avasalladles
	accusative	avasalladme	not used	avasalladlo, avasalladla	avasalladnos	avasallaos	avasalladlos, avasalladlas

with formal second-person plural imperative avasallen
	dative	avasállenme	not used	avasállenle	avasállennos	not used	avasállenles, avasállense
	accusative	avasállenme	not used	avasállenlo, avasállenla	avasállennos	not used	avasállenlos, avasállenlas, avasállense

Derived terms

avasallador
avasallamiento
avasallante
avasallarse