abrumar

Spanish

Etymology

From bruma, a variant of broma (“woodworm”) (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /abɾuˈmaɾ/
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧bru‧mar

Verb

abrumar (first-person singular present abrumo, first-person singular preterite abrumé, past participle abrumado)

(transitive) to overwhelm, crush, overcome, exhaust
Synonym: agobiar
- 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
  La esposa abofeteada y arrastrada, viendo llegar la ocasión propicia de su venganza, tomola con arreglo a la idea evangélica tan arraigada en su alma, es decir, que le abrumó a cariños, le abofeteó con cuidados, y le clavó en la cruz de la más dulce solicitud y ternura.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(reflexive) to become foggy, misty
(reflexive) to become overwhelmed

Conjugation

Conjugation of abrumar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			abrumar
gerund			abrumando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abrumado		abrumada
		plural		abrumados		abrumadas
		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	abrumo	abrumas^{^tú} abrumás^{^vos}	abruma	abrumamos	abrumáis	abruman
	imperfect	abrumaba	abrumabas	abrumaba	abrumábamos	abrumabais	abrumaban
	preterite	abrumé	abrumaste	abrumó	abrumamos	abrumasteis	abrumaron
	future	abrumaré	abrumarás	abrumará	abrumaremos	abrumaréis	abrumarán
	conditional	abrumaría	abrumarías	abrumaría	abrumaríamos	abrumaríais	abrumarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abrume	abrumes^{^tú} abrumés^{^vos²}	abrume	abrumemos	abruméis	abrumen
	imperfect (ra)	abrumara	abrumaras	abrumara	abrumáramos	abrumarais	abrumaran
	imperfect (se)	abrumase	abrumases	abrumase	abrumásemos	abrumaseis	abrumasen
	future¹	abrumare	abrumares	abrumare	abrumáremos	abrumareis	abrumaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abruma^{^tú} abrumá^{^vos}	abrume	abrumemos	abrumad	abrumen
	negative		no abrumes	no abrume	no abrumemos	no abruméis	no abrumen

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

Selected combined forms of abrumar

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 abrumar	dative	abrumarme	abrumarte	abrumarle, abrumarse	abrumarnos	abrumaros	abrumarles, abrumarse
with infinitive abrumar	accusative	abrumarme	abrumarte	abrumarlo, abrumarla, abrumarse	abrumarnos	abrumaros	abrumarlos, abrumarlas, abrumarse

with gerund abrumando	dative	abrumándome	abrumándote	abrumándole, abrumándose	abrumándonos	abrumándoos	abrumándoles, abrumándose
with gerund abrumando	accusative	abrumándome	abrumándote	abrumándolo, abrumándola, abrumándose	abrumándonos	abrumándoos	abrumándolos, abrumándolas, abrumándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative abruma	dative	abrúmame	abrúmate	abrúmale	abrúmanos	not used	abrúmales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative abruma	accusative	abrúmame	abrúmate	abrúmalo, abrúmala	abrúmanos	not used	abrúmalos, abrúmalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative abrumá	dative	abrumame	abrumate	abrumale	abrumanos	not used	abrumales
	accusative	abrumame	abrumate	abrumalo, abrumala	abrumanos	not used	abrumalos, abrumalas

with formal second-person singular imperative abrume	dative	abrúmeme	not used	abrúmele, abrúmese	abrúmenos	not used	abrúmeles
with formal second-person singular imperative abrume	accusative	abrúmeme	not used	abrúmelo, abrúmela, abrúmese	abrúmenos	not used	abrúmelos, abrúmelas

with first-person plural imperative abrumemos	dative	not used	abrumémoste	abrumémosle	abrumémonos	abrumémoos	abrumémosles
with first-person plural imperative abrumemos	accusative	not used	abrumémoste	abrumémoslo, abrumémosla	abrumémonos	abrumémoos	abrumémoslos, abrumémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative abrumad	dative	abrumadme	not used	abrumadle	abrumadnos	abrumaos	abrumadles
with informal second-person plural imperative abrumad	accusative	abrumadme	not used	abrumadlo, abrumadla	abrumadnos	abrumaos	abrumadlos, abrumadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative abrumen	dative	abrúmenme	not used	abrúmenle	abrúmennos	not used	abrúmenles, abrúmense
with formal second-person plural imperative abrumen	accusative	abrúmenme	not used	abrúmenlo, abrúmenla	abrúmennos	not used	abrúmenlos, abrúmenlas, abrúmense

Derived terms

abrumador

abrumar

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