zambullir
Spanish
Etymology
From zabullir (“to submerge”, with m epenthesis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain) /θambuˈʝiɾ/ [θãm.buˈʝiɾ]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain) /θambuˈʎiɾ/ [θãm.buˈʎiɾ]
- IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /sambuˈʝiɾ/ [sãm.buˈʝiɾ]
- IPA(key): (Andes Mountains) /sambuˈʎiɾ/ [sãm.buˈʎiɾ]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /sambuˈʃiɾ/ [sãm.buˈʃiɾ]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /sambuˈʒiɾ/ [sãm.buˈʒiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: zam‧bu‧llir
Verb
zambullir (first-person singular present zambullo, first-person singular preterite zambullí, past participle zambullido)
- (transitive) to plunge, to submerge suddenly
- (reflexive) to dive, to plunge
Conjugation
Conjugation of zambullir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | zambullir | ||||||
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gerund | zambullendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | zambullido | zambullida | |||||
plural | zambullidos | zambullidas | |||||
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 | zambullo | zambullestú zambullísvos | zambulle | zambullimos | zambullís | zambullen | |
imperfect | zambullía | zambullías | zambullía | zambullíamos | zambullíais | zambullían | |
preterite | zambullí | zambulliste | zambulló | zambullimos | zambullisteis | zambulleron | |
future | zambulliré | zambullirás | zambullirá | zambulliremos | zambulliréis | zambullirán | |
conditional | zambulliría | zambullirías | zambulliría | zambulliríamos | zambulliríais | zambullirían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | zambulla | zambullastú zambullásvos2 | zambulla | zambullamos | zambulláis | zambullan | |
imperfect (ra) | zambullera | zambulleras | zambullera | zambulléramos | zambullerais | zambulleran | |
imperfect (se) | zambullese | zambulleses | zambullese | zambullésemos | zambulleseis | zambullesen | |
future1 | zambullere | zambulleres | zambullere | zambulléremos | zambullereis | zambulleren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | zambulletú zambullívos | zambulla | zambullamos | zambullid | zambullan | ||
negative | no zambullas | no zambulla | no zambullamos | no zambulláis | no zambullan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of zambullir
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 zambullir | |||||||
dative | zambullirme | zambullirte | zambullirle, zambullirse | zambullirnos | zambulliros | zambullirles, zambullirse | |
accusative | zambullirme | zambullirte | zambullirlo, zambullirla, zambullirse | zambullirnos | zambulliros | zambullirlos, zambullirlas, zambullirse | |
with gerund zambullendo | |||||||
dative | zambulléndome | zambulléndote | zambulléndole, zambulléndose | zambulléndonos | zambulléndoos | zambulléndoles, zambulléndose | |
accusative | zambulléndome | zambulléndote | zambulléndolo, zambulléndola, zambulléndose | zambulléndonos | zambulléndoos | zambulléndolos, zambulléndolas, zambulléndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative zambulle | |||||||
dative | zambúlleme | zambúllete | zambúllele | zambúllenos | not used | zambúlleles | |
accusative | zambúlleme | zambúllete | zambúllelo, zambúllela | zambúllenos | not used | zambúllelos, zambúllelas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative zambullí | |||||||
dative | zambullime | zambullite | zambullile | zambullinos | not used | zambulliles | |
accusative | zambullime | zambullite | zambullilo, zambullila | zambullinos | not used | zambullilos, zambullilas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative zambulla | |||||||
dative | zambúllame | not used | zambúllale, zambúllase | zambúllanos | not used | zambúllales | |
accusative | zambúllame | not used | zambúllalo, zambúllala, zambúllase | zambúllanos | not used | zambúllalos, zambúllalas | |
with first-person plural imperative zambullamos | |||||||
dative | not used | zambullámoste | zambullámosle | zambullámonos | zambullámoos | zambullámosles | |
accusative | not used | zambullámoste | zambullámoslo, zambullámosla | zambullámonos | zambullámoos | zambullámoslos, zambullámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative zambullid | |||||||
dative | zambullidme | not used | zambullidle | zambullidnos | zambullíos | zambullidles | |
accusative | zambullidme | not used | zambullidlo, zambullidla | zambullidnos | zambullíos | zambullidlos, zambullidlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative zambullan | |||||||
dative | zambúllanme | not used | zambúllanle | zambúllannos | not used | zambúllanles, zambúllanse | |
accusative | zambúllanme | not used | zambúllanlo, zambúllanla | zambúllannos | not used | zambúllanlos, zambúllanlas, zambúllanse |
Conjugation of zambullirse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | zambullirse | ||||||
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gerund | zambulléndose | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | zambullido | zambullida | |||||
plural | zambullidos | zambullidas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
personal non-finite | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
infinitive | zambullirme | zambullirte | zambullirse | zambullirnos | zambulliros | zambullirse | |
gerund | zambulléndome | zambulléndote | zambulléndose | zambulléndonos | zambulléndoos | zambulléndose | |
indicative | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | me zambullo | te zambullestú te zambullísvos | se zambulle | nos zambullimos | os zambullís | se zambullen | |
imperfect | me zambullía | te zambullías | se zambullía | nos zambullíamos | os zambullíais | se zambullían | |
preterite | me zambullí | te zambulliste | se zambulló | nos zambullimos | os zambullisteis | se zambulleron | |
future | me zambulliré | te zambullirás | se zambullirá | nos zambulliremos | os zambulliréis | se zambullirán | |
conditional | me zambulliría | te zambullirías | se zambulliría | nos zambulliríamos | os zambulliríais | se zambullirían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | me zambulla | te zambullastú te zambullásvos2 | se zambulla | nos zambullamos | os zambulláis | se zambullan | |
imperfect (ra) | me zambullera | te zambulleras | se zambullera | nos zambulléramos | os zambullerais | se zambulleran | |
imperfect (se) | me zambullese | te zambulleses | se zambullese | nos zambullésemos | os zambulleseis | se zambullesen | |
future1 | me zambullere | te zambulleres | se zambullere | nos zambulléremos | os zambullereis | se zambulleren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | zambúlletetú zambullitevos | zambúllase | zambullámonos | zambullíos | zambúllanse | ||
negative | no te zambullas | no se zambulla | no nos zambullamos | no os zambulláis | no se zambullan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Further reading
- “zambullir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014