cambiar
Asturian
Etymology
From Old Leonese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, present active infinitive of cambiō, of Gaulish origin.
Verb
cambiar (first-person singular indicative present cambio, past participle cambiáu)
- to change
- to exchange
Conjugation
Conjugation of cambiar
| infinitive | cambiar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | cambiando | ||||||
| past participle | m cambiáu, f cambiada, n cambiao, m pl cambiaos, f pl cambiaes | ||||||
| person | first singular yo | second singular tu | third singular él/elli | first plural nosotros/nós | second plural vosotros/vós | third plural ellos | |
| indicative | present | cambio | cambies | cambia | cambiamos | cambiáis | cambien |
| imperfect | cambiaba | cambiabes | cambiaba | cambiábemos, cambiábamos | cambiabeis, cambiabais | cambiaben | |
| preterite | cambié | cambiasti, cambiesti | cambió | cambiemos | cambiastis, cambiestis | cambiaron | |
| pluperfect | cambiare, cambiara | cambiares, cambiaras | cambiare, cambiara | cambiáremos, cambiáramos | cambiareis, cambiarais | cambiaren, cambiaran | |
| future | cambiaré | cambiarás | cambiará | cambiaremos | cambiaréis | cambiarán | |
| conditional | cambiaría | cambiaríes | cambiaría | cambiaríemos, cambiaríamos | cambiaríeis, cambiaríais | cambiaríen | |
| subjunctive | present | cambie | cambies, cambias | cambie | cambiemos | cambiéis | cambien, cambian |
| imperfect | cambiare, cambiara | cambiares, cambiaras | cambiare, cambiara | cambiáremos, cambiáramos | cambiareis, cambiarais | cambiaren, cambiaran | |
| imperative | — | cambia | — | — | cambiái | — | |
Synonyms
- (change): camudar
Related terms
- cambéu
Galician
Alternative forms
- cambear
Etymology
In local Latin charters since the 10th century. From Old Galician and Old Portuguese cambiar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, present active infinitive of cambiō, of Celtic origin. Compare French changer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɑmˈbjaɾ], [kɑmˈbɪ.aɾ]
Verb
cambiar (first-person singular present cambio, first-person singular preterite cambiei, past participle cambiado)
- to change
- Synonym: mudar
- to exchange
- Synonym: trocar
Conjugation
Conjugation of cambiar
| singular | plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| impersonal | cambiar | |||||
| personal | cambiar | cambiares | cambiar | cambiarmos | cambiardes | cambiaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| cambiando | ||||||
| Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
| masculine | cambiado | cambiados | ||||
| feminine | cambiada | cambiadas | ||||
| Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | cambio | cambias | cambia | cambiamos | cambiades | cambian |
| imperfect | cambiaba | cambiabas | cambiaba | cambiabamos | cambiabades | cambiaban |
| preterite | cambiei | cambiaches | cambiou | cambiamos | cambiastes | cambiaron |
| pluperfect | cambiara | cambiaras | cambiara | cambiaramos | cambiarades | cambiaran |
| future | cambiarei | cambiarás | cambiará | cambiaremos | cambiaredes | cambiarán |
| conditional | cambiaría | cambiarías | cambiaría | cambiariamos | cambiariades | cambiarían |
| Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| present | cambie | cambies | cambie | cambiemos | cambiedes | cambien |
| preterite | cambiase | cambiases | cambiase | cambiásemos | cambiásedes | cambiasen |
| future | cambiar | cambiares | cambiar | cambiarmos | cambiardes | cambiaren |
| Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
| affirmative | – | cambia | cambie | cambiemos | cambiade | cambien |
| negative | – | cambies | cambie | cambiemos | cambiedes | cambien |
Derived terms
- cambiador
Related terms
- cambada
- cambadela
- camballeta
- cambeiro
- cambio
- cambota
- canga
- cangallo
References
- “cambiar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “cambiar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “cambiar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “cambiar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “cambiar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Interlingua
Verb
cambiar
- to change
Conjugation
Conjugation of cambiar
| infinitive | cambiar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| participle | present | perfect | |
| cambiante | cambiate | ||
| active | simple | perfect | |
| present | cambia | ha cambiate | |
| past | cambiava | habeva cambiate | |
| future | cambiara | habera cambiate | |
| conditional | cambiarea | haberea cambiate | |
| imperative | cambia | ||
| passive | simple | perfect | |
| present | es cambiate | ha essite cambiate | |
| past | esseva cambiate | habeva essite cambiate | |
| future | essera cambiate | habera essite cambiate | |
| conditional | esserea cambiate | haberea essite cambiate | |
| imperative | sia cambiate | ||
Italian
Verb
cambiar (apocopated)
- Apocopic form of cambiare
Anagrams
- bacarmi, imbarca, imbraca, macabri
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan cambiar, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, present active infinitive of cambiō, of Gaulish origin. Compare Catalan canviar, French changer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kamˈbja]
Audio (file)
Verb
cambiar
- to change, to modify
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- escambiar
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese cambiar, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, of Gaulish origin. Compare Spanish cambiar.
Verb
cambiar (first-person singular present cambio, first-person singular preterite cambiei, past participle cambiado)
- to exchange (to trade or barter)
- Synonym: negociar
Conjugation
Conjugation of cambiar (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 | cambiar | |||||
| Personal | cambiar | cambiares | cambiar | cambiarmos | cambiardes | cambiarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| cambiando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | cambiado | cambiados | ||||
| Feminine | cambiada | cambiadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | cambio | cambias | cambia | cambiamos | cambiais | cambiam |
| Imperfect | cambiava | cambiavas | cambiava | cambiávamos | cambiáveis | cambiavam |
| Preterite | cambiei | cambiaste | cambiou | cambiamos1, cambiámos2 | cambiastes | cambiaram |
| Pluperfect | cambiara | cambiaras | cambiara | cambiáramos | cambiáreis | cambiaram |
| Future | cambiarei | cambiarás | cambiará | cambiaremos | cambiareis | cambiarão |
| Conditional | ||||||
| cambiaria | cambiarias | cambiaria | cambiaríamos | cambiaríeis | cambiariam | |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | cambie | cambies | cambie | cambiemos | cambieis | cambiem |
| Imperfect | cambiasse | cambiasses | cambiasse | cambiássemos | cambiásseis | cambiassem |
| Future | cambiar | cambiares | cambiar | cambiarmos | cambiardes | cambiarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | cambia | cambie | cambiemos | cambiai | cambiem | |
| Negative (não) | não cambies | não cambie | não cambiemos | não cambieis | não cambiem | |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Related terms
- câmbio
- escambiar
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, present active infinitive of cambiō, of Gaulish origin. Compare also the variant Old Spanish form camear. Cognate to Italian cambiare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kamˈbjaɾ/ [kãmˈbjaɾ]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cam‧biar
Verb
cambiar (first-person singular present cambio, first-person singular preterite cambié, past participle cambiado)
- (transitive, intransitive) to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
- La marea ha cambiado.
- The tide has turned / shifted.
- (transitive) to modify
- Synonyms: alterar, modificar, transformar
- (transitive, intransitive) to switch, to switch up, to change, to trade, to swap (usually + de) (when implying changing from one thing to another)
- Estoy dispuesto a cambiar de lugar contigo.
- I am willing to trade places with you.
- Siempre puedes cambiar de lado y unirte a nosotros.
- You could always switch sides and join us.
- Sería una error que el país cambie de dirección ahora.
- It would be a mistake for the country to change direction now.
- Probablemente debo cambiar de trabajo ahora antes de que sea demasiado tarde.
- I should probably change jobs now before it's too late.
- (transitive) to replace, to change out, to swap out
- Necesitarás cambiar las pastillas de freno, señor. Están rotas.
- You will need to replace the break pads, sir. They are cracked.
- (transitive, formal) to exchange, to trade in
- Cambio mi cheque en el banco.
- I cash my check at the bank.
- ¿Dónde puedo cambiar mis dólares por pesos?
- Where can I exchange my dollars for pesos?
- (transitive, figuratively) to turn around
- Mi primo ahora tiene una segunda oportunidad a cambiar su vida.
- My cousin now has a second chance to turn his life around.
- (reflexive) to swap, to trade, to switch
- ¿Podríamos cambiarnos los asientos?
- Can we trade seats?
- (reflexive) to move (i.e., change from one place to another)
- Ella se cambió del sótano al primer piso.
- She moved from the basement to the first floor.
Conjugation
Conjugation of cambiar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | cambiar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | cambiando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | cambiado | cambiada | |||||
| plural | cambiados | cambiadas | |||||
| 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 | cambio | cambiastú cambiásvos | cambia | cambiamos | cambiáis | cambian | |
| imperfect | cambiaba | cambiabas | cambiaba | cambiábamos | cambiabais | cambiaban | |
| preterite | cambié | cambiaste | cambió | cambiamos | cambiasteis | cambiaron | |
| future | cambiaré | cambiarás | cambiará | cambiaremos | cambiaréis | cambiarán | |
| conditional | cambiaría | cambiarías | cambiaría | cambiaríamos | cambiaríais | cambiarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | cambie | cambiestú cambiésvos2 | cambie | cambiemos | cambiéis | cambien | |
| imperfect (ra) | cambiara | cambiaras | cambiara | cambiáramos | cambiarais | cambiaran | |
| imperfect (se) | cambiase | cambiases | cambiase | cambiásemos | cambiaseis | cambiasen | |
| future1 | cambiare | cambiares | cambiare | cambiáremos | cambiareis | cambiaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
| affirmative | cambiatú cambiávos | cambie | cambiemos | cambiad | cambien | ||
| negative | no cambies | no cambie | no cambiemos | no cambiéis | no cambien | ||
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of cambiar
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 cambiar | |||||||
| dative | cambiarme | cambiarte | cambiarle, cambiarse | cambiarnos | cambiaros | cambiarles, cambiarse | |
| accusative | cambiarme | cambiarte | cambiarlo, cambiarla, cambiarse | cambiarnos | cambiaros | cambiarlos, cambiarlas, cambiarse | |
| with gerund cambiando | |||||||
| dative | cambiándome | cambiándote | cambiándole, cambiándose | cambiándonos | cambiándoos | cambiándoles, cambiándose | |
| accusative | cambiándome | cambiándote | cambiándolo, cambiándola, cambiándose | cambiándonos | cambiándoos | cambiándolos, cambiándolas, cambiándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative cambia | |||||||
| dative | cámbiame | cámbiate | cámbiale | cámbianos | not used | cámbiales | |
| accusative | cámbiame | cámbiate | cámbialo, cámbiala | cámbianos | not used | cámbialos, cámbialas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative cambiá | |||||||
| dative | cambiame | cambiate | cambiale | cambianos | not used | cambiales | |
| accusative | cambiame | cambiate | cambialo, cambiala | cambianos | not used | cambialos, cambialas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative cambie | |||||||
| dative | cámbieme | not used | cámbiele, cámbiese | cámbienos | not used | cámbieles | |
| accusative | cámbieme | not used | cámbielo, cámbiela, cámbiese | cámbienos | not used | cámbielos, cámbielas | |
| with first-person plural imperative cambiemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | cambiémoste | cambiémosle | cambiémonos | cambiémoos | cambiémosles | |
| accusative | not used | cambiémoste | cambiémoslo, cambiémosla | cambiémonos | cambiémoos | cambiémoslos, cambiémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative cambiad | |||||||
| dative | cambiadme | not used | cambiadle | cambiadnos | cambiaos | cambiadles | |
| accusative | cambiadme | not used | cambiadlo, cambiadla | cambiadnos | cambiaos | cambiadlos, cambiadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative cambien | |||||||
| dative | cámbienme | not used | cámbienle | cámbiennos | not used | cámbienles, cámbiense | |
| accusative | cámbienme | not used | cámbienlo, cámbienla | cámbiennos | not used | cámbienlos, cámbienlas, cámbiense | |
Derived terms
- cambiar de aires
- cambiar de chip
- cambiar de idea
- cambiar de manos
- cambiar de opinión
- cambiar de tercio
- cambiar el agua a las aceitunas
- cambiar el agua al canario
- mandarse cambiar; mandarse a cambiar
Related terms
- cambio
- cambiante
- (diminutive) cambiecito
- (superlative) cambiazo
Descendants
- → Maquiritari: kamjiyaka, ekamjiyaka
Further reading
- “cambiar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014