blandir

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French brandir, of Germanic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blanˈdiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: blan‧dir

Verb

blandir (first-person singular present blando, first-person singular preterite blandí, past participle blandido)

  1. (transitive) to brandish

Conjugation

    Conjugation of blandir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive blandir
gerund blandiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular blandido blandida
plural blandidos blandidas
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 blando blandestú
blandísvos 		blande blandimos blandís blanden
imperfect blandía blandías blandía blandíamos blandíais blandían
preterite blandí blandiste blandió blandimos blandisteis blandieron
future blandiré blandirás blandirá blandiremos blandiréis blandirán
conditional blandiría blandirías blandiría blandiríamos blandiríais blandirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present blanda blandastú
blandásvos2 		blanda blandamos blandáis blandan
imperfect
(ra) 		blandiera blandieras blandiera blandiéramos blandierais blandieran
imperfect
(se) 		blandiese blandieses blandiese blandiésemos blandieseis blandiesen
future1 blandiere blandieres blandiere blandiéremos blandiereis blandieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative blandetú
blandívos 		blanda blandamos blandid blandan
negative no blandas no blanda no blandamos no blandáis no blandan

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

    Selected combined forms of blandir

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 blandir dative blandirme blandirte blandirle, blandirse blandirnos blandiros blandirles, blandirse
accusative blandirme blandirte blandirlo, blandirla, blandirse blandirnos blandiros blandirlos, blandirlas, blandirse
with gerund blandiendo dative blandiéndome blandiéndote blandiéndole, blandiéndose blandiéndonos blandiéndoos blandiéndoles, blandiéndose
accusative blandiéndome blandiéndote blandiéndolo, blandiéndola, blandiéndose blandiéndonos blandiéndoos blandiéndolos, blandiéndolas, blandiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative blande dative blándeme blándete blándele blándenos not used blándeles
accusative blándeme blándete blándelo, blándela blándenos not used blándelos, blándelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative blandí dative blandime blandite blandile blandinos not used blandiles
accusative blandime blandite blandilo, blandila blandinos not used blandilos, blandilas
with formal second-person singular imperative blanda dative blándame not used blándale, blándase blándanos not used blándales
accusative blándame not used blándalo, blándala, blándase blándanos not used blándalos, blándalas
with first-person plural imperative blandamos dative not used blandámoste blandámosle blandámonos blandámoos blandámosles
accusative not used blandámoste blandámoslo, blandámosla blandámonos blandámoos blandámoslos, blandámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative blandid dative blandidme not used blandidle blandidnos blandíos blandidles
accusative blandidme not used blandidlo, blandidla blandidnos blandíos blandidlos, blandidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative blandan dative blándanme not used blándanle blándannos not used blándanles, blándanse
accusative blándanme not used blándanlo, blándanla blándannos not used blándanlos, blándanlas, blándanse

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