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Spanish
Etymology
From a- + blando + -ar. Compare with Galician abrandar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ablanˈdaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧blan‧dar
Verb
ablandar (first-person singular present ablando, first-person singular preterite ablandé, past participle ablandado)
- (transitive, reflexive) to soften, to soothe
- (intransitive) to become less severe
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of ablandar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive ablandar
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dative
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ablandarme
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ablandarte
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ablandarle, ablandarse
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ablandarnos
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ablandaros
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ablandarles, ablandarse
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accusative
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ablandarme
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ablandarte
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ablandarlo, ablandarla, ablandarse
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ablandarnos
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ablandaros
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ablandarlos, ablandarlas, ablandarse
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with gerund ablandando
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dative
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ablandándome
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ablandándote
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ablandándole, ablandándose
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ablandándonos
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ablandándoos
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ablandándoles, ablandándose
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accusative
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ablandándome
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ablandándote
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ablandándolo, ablandándola, ablandándose
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ablandándonos
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ablandándoos
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ablandándolos, ablandándolas, ablandándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative ablanda
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dative
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ablándame
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ablándate
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ablándale
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ablándanos
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not used
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ablándales
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accusative
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ablándame
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ablándate
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ablándalo, ablándala
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ablándanos
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not used
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ablándalos, ablándalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative ablandá
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dative
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ablandame
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ablandate
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ablandale
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ablandanos
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not used
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ablandales
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accusative
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ablandame
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ablandate
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ablandalo, ablandala
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ablandanos
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not used
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ablandalos, ablandalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative ablande
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dative
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ablándeme
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not used
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ablándele, ablándese
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ablándenos
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not used
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ablándeles
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accusative
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ablándeme
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not used
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ablándelo, ablándela, ablándese
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ablándenos
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not used
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ablándelos, ablándelas
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with first-person plural imperative ablandemos
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dative
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not used
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ablandémoste
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ablandémosle
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ablandémonos
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ablandémoos
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ablandémosles
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accusative
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not used
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ablandémoste
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ablandémoslo, ablandémosla
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ablandémonos
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ablandémoos
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ablandémoslos, ablandémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative ablandad
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dative
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ablandadme
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not used
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ablandadle
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ablandadnos
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ablandaos
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ablandadles
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accusative
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ablandadme
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not used
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ablandadlo, ablandadla
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ablandadnos
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ablandaos
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ablandadlos, ablandadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative ablanden
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dative
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ablándenme
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not used
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ablándenle
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ablándennos
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not used
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ablándenles, ablándense
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accusative
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ablándenme
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not used
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ablándenlo, ablándenla
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ablándennos
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not used
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ablándenlos, ablándenlas, ablándense
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