acunar

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See also: acuñar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ cuna (“cradle”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akuˈnaɾ/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧cu‧nar

Verb

acunar (first-person singular present acuno, first-person singular preterite acuné, past participle acunado)

  1. (transitive) to rock (to move gently back and forth)
    Synonym: mecer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acunar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive acunar
gerund acunando
past participle masculine feminine
singular acunado acunada
plural acunados acunadas
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 acuno acunastú
acunásvos 		acuna acunamos acunáis acunan
imperfect acunaba acunabas acunaba acunábamos acunabais acunaban
preterite acuné acunaste acunó acunamos acunasteis acunaron
future acunaré acunarás acunará acunaremos acunaréis acunarán
conditional acunaría acunarías acunaría acunaríamos acunaríais acunarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present acune acunestú
acunésvos2 		acune acunemos acunéis acunen
imperfect
(ra) 		acunara acunaras acunara acunáramos acunarais acunaran
imperfect
(se) 		acunase acunases acunase acunásemos acunaseis acunasen
future1 acunare acunares acunare acunáremos acunareis acunaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative acunatú
acunávos 		acune acunemos acunad acunen
negative no acunes no acune no acunemos no acunéis no acunen

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

    Selected combined forms of acunar

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 acunar
dative acunarme acunarte acunarle, acunarse acunarnos acunaros acunarles, acunarse
accusative acunarme acunarte acunarlo, acunarla, acunarse acunarnos acunaros acunarlos, acunarlas, acunarse
with gerund acunando
dative acunándome acunándote acunándole, acunándose acunándonos acunándoos acunándoles, acunándose
accusative acunándome acunándote acunándolo, acunándola, acunándose acunándonos acunándoos acunándolos, acunándolas, acunándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative acuna
dative acúname acúnate acúnale acúnanos not used acúnales
accusative acúname acúnate acúnalo, acúnala acúnanos not used acúnalos, acúnalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative acuná
dative acuname acunate acunale acunanos not used acunales
accusative acuname acunate acunalo, acunala acunanos not used acunalos, acunalas
with formal second-person singular imperative acune
dative acúneme not used acúnele, acúnese acúnenos not used acúneles
accusative acúneme not used acúnelo, acúnela, acúnese acúnenos not used acúnelos, acúnelas
with first-person plural imperative acunemos
dative not used acunémoste acunémosle acunémonos acunémoos acunémosles
accusative not used acunémoste acunémoslo, acunémosla acunémonos acunémoos acunémoslos, acunémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative acunad
dative acunadme not used acunadle acunadnos acunaos acunadles
accusative acunadme not used acunadlo, acunadla acunadnos acunaos acunadlos, acunadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative acunen
dative acúnenme not used acúnenle acúnennos not used acúnenles, acúnense
accusative acúnenme not used acúnenlo, acúnenla acúnennos not used acúnenlos, acúnenlas, acúnense

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