ahondar

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *affundāre, derived from Latin fundus (“bottom”). By surface analysis, a- +‎ hondo +‎ -ar. Compare Portuguese afundar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aonˈdaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧hon‧dar

Verb

ahondar (first-person singular present ahondo, first-person singular preterite ahondé, past participle ahondado)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to deepen, to dig
  2. (intransitive) to delve deeply
    ahondar en un tema
    to study/discuss a subject thoroughly

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ahondar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive ahondar
gerund ahondando
past participle masculine feminine
singular ahondado ahondada
plural ahondados ahondadas
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 ahondo ahondastú
ahondásvos 		ahonda ahondamos ahondáis ahondan
imperfect ahondaba ahondabas ahondaba ahondábamos ahondabais ahondaban
preterite ahondé ahondaste ahondó ahondamos ahondasteis ahondaron
future ahondaré ahondarás ahondará ahondaremos ahondaréis ahondarán
conditional ahondaría ahondarías ahondaría ahondaríamos ahondaríais ahondarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present ahonde ahondestú
ahondésvos2 		ahonde ahondemos ahondéis ahonden
imperfect
(ra) 		ahondara ahondaras ahondara ahondáramos ahondarais ahondaran
imperfect
(se) 		ahondase ahondases ahondase ahondásemos ahondaseis ahondasen
future1 ahondare ahondares ahondare ahondáremos ahondareis ahondaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative ahondatú
ahondávos 		ahonde ahondemos ahondad ahonden
negative no ahondes no ahonde no ahondemos no ahondéis no ahonden

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

    Selected combined forms of ahondar

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 ahondar dative ahondarme ahondarte ahondarle, ahondarse ahondarnos ahondaros ahondarles, ahondarse
accusative ahondarme ahondarte ahondarlo, ahondarla, ahondarse ahondarnos ahondaros ahondarlos, ahondarlas, ahondarse
with gerund ahondando dative ahondándome ahondándote ahondándole, ahondándose ahondándonos ahondándoos ahondándoles, ahondándose
accusative ahondándome ahondándote ahondándolo, ahondándola, ahondándose ahondándonos ahondándoos ahondándolos, ahondándolas, ahondándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ahonda dative ahóndame ahóndate ahóndale ahóndanos not used ahóndales
accusative ahóndame ahóndate ahóndalo, ahóndala ahóndanos not used ahóndalos, ahóndalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ahondá dative ahondame ahondate ahondale ahondanos not used ahondales
accusative ahondame ahondate ahondalo, ahondala ahondanos not used ahondalos, ahondalas
with formal second-person singular imperative ahonde dative ahóndeme not used ahóndele, ahóndese ahóndenos not used ahóndeles
accusative ahóndeme not used ahóndelo, ahóndela, ahóndese ahóndenos not used ahóndelos, ahóndelas
with first-person plural imperative ahondemos dative not used ahondémoste ahondémosle ahondémonos ahondémoos ahondémosles
accusative not used ahondémoste ahondémoslo, ahondémosla ahondémonos ahondémoos ahondémoslos, ahondémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ahondad dative ahondadme not used ahondadle ahondadnos ahondaos ahondadles
accusative ahondadme not used ahondadlo, ahondadla ahondadnos ahondaos ahondadlos, ahondadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ahonden dative ahóndenme not used ahóndenle ahóndennos not used ahóndenles, ahóndense
accusative ahóndenme not used ahóndenlo, ahóndenla ahóndennos not used ahóndenlos, ahóndenlas, ahóndense

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