aflorar

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Etymology

From a- +‎ flor (“flower”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

aflorar (first-person singular present afloro, first-person singular preterite aflorí, past participle aflorat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to emerge, to appear
    • 2002, Albert Sánchez Piñol, chapter 10, in La pell freda, La Campana, →ISBN:
      Però l'espectacle va fer que aflorés la part més sàdica d'en Batís.
      But the spectacle caused Batís's most sadistic part to emerge.
    • 2017 January 4, Agustí Sala, “¿Quants multimilionaris hi ha a Catalunya?”, in El Periódico‎:
      Un dels motius d'aquest augment de declarants de gamma alta va ser l'amnistia fiscal del 2012, que ha fet aflorar actius ocults; i també la posterior obligació de declarar béns i actius a l'exterior.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aflorar (first conjugation)
infinitive aflorar
gerund aflorant
past participle masculine feminine
singular aflorat aflorada
plural aflorats aflorades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present afloro aflores aflora aflorem afloreu afloren
imperfect aflorava afloraves aflorava afloràvem afloràveu afloraven
future afloraré afloraràs aflorarà aflorarem aflorareu afloraran
preterite aflorí aflorares aflorà afloràrem afloràreu afloraren
conditional afloraria afloraries afloraria afloraríem afloraríeu aflorarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present aflori afloris aflori aflorem afloreu aflorin
imperfect aflorés afloressis aflorés afloréssim afloréssiu afloressin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — aflora aflori aflorem afloreu aflorin
negative (no) — no afloris no aflori no aflorem no afloreu no aflorin

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ flor +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧flo‧rar

Verb

aflorar (first-person singular present afloro, first-person singular preterite aflorei, past participle aflorado)

  1. (intransitive) to emerge
  2. (intransitive) to outcrop

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aflorar (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 aflorar
Personal aflorar aflorares aflorar aflorarmos aflorardes aflorarem
Gerund
aflorando
Past participle
Masculine aflorado aflorados
Feminine aflorada afloradas
Indicative
Present afloro afloras aflora afloramos aflorais afloram
Imperfect aflorava afloravas aflorava aflorávamos afloráveis afloravam
Preterite aflorei afloraste aflorou afloramos1, aflorámos2 aflorastes afloraram
Pluperfect aflorara afloraras aflorara afloráramos afloráreis afloraram
Future aflorarei aflorarás aflorará afloraremos aflorareis aflorarão
Conditional afloraria aflorarias afloraria afloraríamos afloraríeis aflorariam
Subjunctive
Present aflore aflores aflore afloremos afloreis aflorem
Imperfect aflorasse aflorasses aflorasse aflorássemos aflorásseis aflorassem
Future aflorar aflorares aflorar aflorarmos aflorardes aflorarem
Imperative
Affirmative aflora aflore afloremos aflorai aflorem
Negative (não) não aflores não aflore não afloremos não afloreis não aflorem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ flor (“flower”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afloˈɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧flo‧rar

Verb

aflorar (first-person singular present afloro, first-person singular preterite afloré, past participle aflorado)

  1. (intransitive) to emerge, appear, surface
  2. to sift

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aflorar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive aflorar
gerund aflorando
past participle masculine feminine
singular aflorado aflorada
plural aflorados afloradas
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 afloro aflorastú
aflorásvos 		aflora afloramos afloráis afloran
imperfect afloraba aflorabas afloraba aflorábamos aflorabais afloraban
preterite afloré afloraste afloró afloramos aflorasteis afloraron
future afloraré aflorarás aflorará afloraremos afloraréis aflorarán
conditional afloraría aflorarías afloraría afloraríamos afloraríais aflorarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present aflore aflorestú
aflorésvos2 		aflore afloremos afloréis afloren
imperfect
(ra) 		aflorara afloraras aflorara afloráramos aflorarais afloraran
imperfect
(se) 		aflorase aflorases aflorase aflorásemos afloraseis aflorasen
future1 aflorare aflorares aflorare afloráremos aflorareis afloraren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative afloratú
aflorávos 		aflore afloremos aflorad afloren
negative no aflores no aflore no afloremos no afloréis no afloren

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

    Selected combined forms of aflorar

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 aflorar
dative aflorarme aflorarte aflorarle, aflorarse aflorarnos afloraros aflorarles, aflorarse
accusative aflorarme aflorarte aflorarlo, aflorarla, aflorarse aflorarnos afloraros aflorarlos, aflorarlas, aflorarse
with gerund aflorando
dative aflorándome aflorándote aflorándole, aflorándose aflorándonos aflorándoos aflorándoles, aflorándose
accusative aflorándome aflorándote aflorándolo, aflorándola, aflorándose aflorándonos aflorándoos aflorándolos, aflorándolas, aflorándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative aflora
dative aflórame aflórate aflórale aflóranos not used aflórales
accusative aflórame aflórate aflóralo, aflórala aflóranos not used aflóralos, aflóralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aflorá
dative aflorame aflorate aflorale afloranos not used aflorales
accusative aflorame aflorate afloralo, aflorala afloranos not used afloralos, afloralas
with formal second-person singular imperative aflore
dative aflóreme not used aflórele, aflórese aflórenos not used aflóreles
accusative aflóreme not used aflórelo, aflórela, aflórese aflórenos not used aflórelos, aflórelas
with first-person plural imperative afloremos
dative not used aflorémoste aflorémosle aflorémonos aflorémoos aflorémosles
accusative not used aflorémoste aflorémoslo, aflorémosla aflorémonos aflorémoos aflorémoslos, aflorémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aflorad
dative afloradme not used afloradle afloradnos afloraos afloradles
accusative afloradme not used afloradlo, afloradla afloradnos afloraos afloradlos, afloradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative afloren
dative aflórenme not used aflórenle aflórennos not used aflórenles, aflórense
accusative aflórenme not used aflórenlo, aflórenla aflórennos not used aflórenlos, aflórenlas, aflórense

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