acusar

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin accūsāre, present active infinitive of accūsō.

Verb

acusar (first-person singular indicative present acuso, past participle acusáu)

  1. (transitive) to accuse (attribute blame to someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of acusar
infinitive acusar
gerund acusando
past participle m acusáu, f acusada, n acusao, m pl acusaos, f pl acusaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present acuso acuses acusa acusamos acusáis acusen
imperfect acusaba acusabes acusaba acusábemos, acusábamos acusabeis, acusabais acusaben
preterite acusé acusasti, acusesti acusó acusemos acusastis, acusestis acusaron
pluperfect acusare, acusara acusares, acusaras acusare, acusara acusáremos, acusáramos acusareis, acusarais acusaren, acusaran
future acusaré acusarás acusará acusaremos acusaréis acusarán
conditional acusaría acusaríes acusaría acusaríemos, acusaríamos acusaríeis, acusaríais acusaríen
subjunctive present acuse acuses, acusas acuse acusemos acuséis acusen, acusan
imperfect acusare, acusara acusares, acusaras acusare, acusara acusáremos, acusáramos acusareis, acusarais acusaren, acusaran
imperative — acusa — — acusái —

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accūsāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

acusar (first-person singular present acuso, first-person singular preterite acusí, past participle acusat)

  1. to accuse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acusar (first conjugation)
infinitive acusar
gerund acusant
past participle masculine feminine
singular acusat acusada
plural acusats acusades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present acuso acuses acusa acusem acuseu acusen
imperfect acusava acusaves acusava acusàvem acusàveu acusaven
future acusaré acusaràs acusarà acusarem acusareu acusaran
preterite acusí acusares acusà acusàrem acusàreu acusaren
conditional acusaria acusaries acusaria acusaríem acusaríeu acusarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present acusi acusis acusi acusem acuseu acusin
imperfect acusés acusessis acusés acuséssim acuséssiu acusessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — acusa acusi acusem acuseu acusin
negative (no) — no acusis no acusi no acusem no acuseu no acusin

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Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese acusar, from Latin accūsāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧cu‧sar

Verb

acusar (first-person singular present acuso, first-person singular preterite acusei, past participle acusado)

  1. to accuse

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acusar (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 acusar
Personal acusar acusares acusar acusarmos acusardes acusarem
Gerund
acusando
Past participle
Masculine acusado acusados
Feminine acusada acusadas
Indicative
Present acuso acusas acusa acusamos acusais acusam
Imperfect acusava acusavas acusava acusávamos acusáveis acusavam
Preterite acusei acusaste acusou acusamos1, acusámos2 acusastes acusaram
Pluperfect acusara acusaras acusara acusáramos acusáreis acusaram
Future acusarei acusarás acusará acusaremos acusareis acusarão
Conditional acusaria acusarias acusaria acusaríamos acusaríeis acusariam
Subjunctive
Present acuse acuses acuse acusemos acuseis acusem
Imperfect acusasse acusasses acusasse acusássemos acusásseis acusassem
Future acusar acusares acusar acusarmos acusardes acusarem
Imperative
Affirmative acusa acuse acusemos acusai acusem
Negative (não) não acuses não acuse não acusemos não acuseis não acusem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:acusar.

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish acusar, from Latin accūsāre. Whether it was inherited or an early borrowing is disputed by some, but it appeared as early as El Cid in Old Spanish and there is no phonological reason to consider it a borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akuˈsaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧cu‧sar

Verb

acusar (first-person singular present acuso, first-person singular preterite acusé, past participle acusado)

  1. (transitive) to accuse, charge, indict
    Synonym: denunciar
    acusar por gran jurado ― to indict
    Le acusaron de homicidio.
    They accused him of manslaughter.
  2. (transitive) to criminate
  3. (transitive) to arraign
  4. (transitive) to prosecute
  5. (transitive) to acknowledge (to notify sender of having received)
    acusar recibo ― to acknowledge receipt
  6. (reflexive) to confess
  7. (also reflexive) to show; to show signs of
    Synonyms: manifestar, revelar
    • 1973, Estudio geológico de la provincia de Alava:
      se acusa una notable influencia continental , aunque con caracteres intermitentes marinos
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2014, Asunción Hernández Fernández, José Ma Martínez García, Marketing sanitario:
      se acusa una notoria escasez de información
      A clear lack of information is shown
    • 2023 March 7, Cristina Galindo, “Los ingresos de la plataforma de ropa Zalando se estancan y anuncia “cientos” de despidos”, in El País‎:
      La compañía alemana acusa el fin del auge del comercio electrónico y los beneficios se hunden un 92% en 2022[.]
      The German company is facing the end of the e-commerce boom and profits plunge 92% in 2022

Conjugation

    Conjugation of acusar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive acusar
gerund acusando
past participle masculine feminine
singular acusado acusada
plural acusados acusadas
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 acuso acusastú
acusásvos 		acusa acusamos acusáis acusan
imperfect acusaba acusabas acusaba acusábamos acusabais acusaban
preterite acusé acusaste acusó acusamos acusasteis acusaron
future acusaré acusarás acusará acusaremos acusaréis acusarán
conditional acusaría acusarías acusaría acusaríamos acusaríais acusarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present acuse acusestú
acusésvos2 		acuse acusemos acuséis acusen
imperfect
(ra) 		acusara acusaras acusara acusáramos acusarais acusaran
imperfect
(se) 		acusase acusases acusase acusásemos acusaseis acusasen
future1 acusare acusares acusare acusáremos acusareis acusaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative acusatú
acusávos 		acuse acusemos acusad acusen
negative no acuses no acuse no acusemos no acuséis no acusen

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

    Selected combined forms of acusar

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 acusar
dative acusarme acusarte acusarle, acusarse acusarnos acusaros acusarles, acusarse
accusative acusarme acusarte acusarlo, acusarla, acusarse acusarnos acusaros acusarlos, acusarlas, acusarse
with gerund acusando
dative acusándome acusándote acusándole, acusándose acusándonos acusándoos acusándoles, acusándose
accusative acusándome acusándote acusándolo, acusándola, acusándose acusándonos acusándoos acusándolos, acusándolas, acusándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative acusa
dative acúsame acúsate acúsale acúsanos not used acúsales
accusative acúsame acúsate acúsalo, acúsala acúsanos not used acúsalos, acúsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative acusá
dative acusame acusate acusale acusanos not used acusales
accusative acusame acusate acusalo, acusala acusanos not used acusalos, acusalas
with formal second-person singular imperative acuse
dative acúseme not used acúsele, acúsese acúsenos not used acúseles
accusative acúseme not used acúselo, acúsela, acúsese acúsenos not used acúselos, acúselas
with first-person plural imperative acusemos
dative not used acusémoste acusémosle acusémonos acusémoos acusémosles
accusative not used acusémoste acusémoslo, acusémosla acusémonos acusémoos acusémoslos, acusémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative acusad
dative acusadme not used acusadle acusadnos acusaos acusadles
accusative acusadme not used acusadlo, acusadla acusadnos acusaos acusadlos, acusadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative acusen
dative acúsenme not used acúsenle acúsennos not used acúsenles, acúsense
accusative acúsenme not used acúsenlo, acúsenla acúsennos not used acúsenlos, acúsenlas, acúsense

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: akusar
  • Chavacano: acusa
  • → Tagalog: akusa

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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