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Asturian
Etymology
From Old Leonese cambiar , from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre , from change in conjugation of cambīre , present active infinitive of cambiō , of Gaulish origin.
Verb
cambiar (first-person singular indicative present cambio , past participle cambiáu )
to change
to exchange
Conjugation
Conjugation of cambiar
infinitive
cambiar
gerund
cambiando
past participle
m cambiáu , f cambiada , n cambiao , m pl cambiaos , f pl cambiaes
person
first singular yo
second singular tu
third singular él/elli
first plural nosotros/nós
second plural vosotros/vós
third plural ellos
indicative
present
cambio
cambies
cambia
cambiamos
cambiáis
cambien
imperfect
cambiaba
cambiabes
cambiaba
cambiábemos , cambiábamos
cambiabeis , cambiabais
cambiaben
preterite
cambié
cambiasti , cambiesti
cambió
cambiemos
cambiastis , cambiestis
cambiaron
pluperfect
cambiare , cambiara
cambiares , cambiaras
cambiare , cambiara
cambiáremos , cambiáramos
cambiareis , cambiarais
cambiaren , cambiaran
future
cambiaré
cambiarás
cambiará
cambiaremos
cambiaréis
cambiarán
conditional
cambiaría
cambiaríes
cambiaría
cambiaríemos , cambiaríamos
cambiaríeis , cambiaríais
cambiaríen
subjunctive
present
cambie
cambies , cambias
cambie
cambiemos
cambiéis
cambien , cambian
imperfect
cambiare , cambiara
cambiares , cambiaras
cambiare , cambiara
cambiáremos , cambiáramos
cambiareis , cambiarais
cambiaren , cambiaran
imperative
—
cambia
—
—
cambiái
—
Synonyms
Related terms
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
In local Latin charters since the 10th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese cambiar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria ), from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre , from change in conjugation of cambīre , present active infinitive of cambiō , of Celtic origin. Compare French changer .
Pronunciation
Verb
cambiar (first-person singular present cambio , first-person singular preterite cambiei , past participle cambiado )
to change
Synonym: mudar
to exchange
Synonym: trocar
Conjugation
Singular
Plural
First-person (eu )
Second-person (ti / tu )
Third-person (ele / ela / você )
First-person (nós )
Second-person (vós )
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês )
Infinitive
Impersonal
cambiar
Personal
cambiar
cambiares
cambiar
cambiarmos
cambiardes
cambiarem
Gerund
cambiando
Past participle
Masculine
cambiado
cambiados
Feminine
cambiada
cambiadas
Indicative
Present
cambio
cambias
cambia
cambiamos
cambiades , cambiais
cambiam
Imperfect
cambiava
cambiavas
cambiava
cambiávamos
cambiávades , cambiáveis , cambiávais 1
cambiavam
Preterite
cambiei
cambiaste , cambiache 1
cambiou
cambiamos
cambiastes
cambiárom , cambiaram
Pluperfect
cambiara
cambiaras
cambiara
cambiáramos
cambiárades , cambiáreis , cambiárais 1
cambiaram
Future
cambiarei
cambiarás
cambiará
cambiaremos
cambiaredes , cambiareis
cambiarám , cambiarão
Conditional
cambiaria
cambiarias
cambiaria
cambiaríamos
cambiaríades , cambiaríeis , cambiaríais 1
cambiariam
Subjunctive
Present
cambie
cambies
cambie
cambiemos
cambiedes , cambieis
cambiem
Imperfect
cambiasse
cambiasses
cambiasse
cambiássemos
cambiássedes , cambiásseis
cambiassem
Future
cambiar
cambiares
cambiar
cambiarmos
cambiardes
cambiarem
Imperative
Affirmative
cambia
cambie
cambiemos
cambiade , cambiai
cambiem
Negative (nom )
nom cambies
nom cambie
nom cambiemos
nom cambiedes , nom cambieis
nom cambiem
Derived terms
Related terms
References
“cambiar ” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval , SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“cambiar ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval . SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“cambiar ” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega , SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“cambiar ” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega . Santiago: ILG.
“cambiar ” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués , Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Interlingua
Verb
cambiar
to change
Conjugation
Italian
Verb
cambiar (apocopated )
Apocopic form of cambiare
Anagrams
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan cambiar , from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre , from change in conjugation of cambīre , present active infinitive of cambiō , of Gaulish origin. Compare Catalan canviar , French changer .
Pronunciation
Verb
cambiar
to change , to modify
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese cambiar , from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre , from change in conjugation of cambīre , of Gaulish origin. Compare Spanish cambiar .
Pronunciation
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /kɐ̃.biˈa(ʁ)/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /kɐ̃ˈbja(ʁ)/
( Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /kɐ̃.biˈa(ʁ)/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /kɐ̃ˈbja(ʁ)/
( São Paulo ) IPA (key ) : /kɐ̃.biˈa(ɾ)/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /kɐ̃ˈbja(ɾ)/
( Rio de Janeiro ) IPA (key ) : /kɐ̃.biˈa(ʁ)/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /kɐ̃ˈbja(ʁ)/
( Southern Brazil ) IPA (key ) : /kɐ̃.biˈa(ɻ)/ , ( faster pronunciation ) /kɐ̃ˈbja(ɻ)/
Verb
cambiar (first-person singular present cambio , first-person singular preterite cambiei , past participle cambiado )
to exchange ( to trade or barter )
Synonym: negociar
Conjugation
1 Brazilian Portuguese.2 European Portuguese.
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish , from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre , from change in conjugation of cambīre , present active infinitive of cambiō , of Gaulish origin. Compare also the variant Old Spanish form camear . Cognate to Italian cambiare .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kamˈbjaɾ/
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: cam‧biar
Verb
cambiar (first-person singular present cambio , first-person singular preterite cambié , past participle cambiado )
( transitive , intransitive ) to change , to shift , to switch , to alter
La marea ha cambiado . The tide has turned / shifted .
( transitive ) to modify
Synonyms: alterar , modificar , transformar
( transitive , intransitive ) to switch , to switch up , to change , to trade , to swap ( usually + de ) ( when implying changing from one thing to another )
Estoy dispuesto a cambiar de lugar contigo. I am willing to trade places with you.
Siempre puedes cambiar de lado y unirte a nosotros. You could always switch sides and join us.
Sería una error que el país cambie de dirección ahora. It would be a mistake for the country to change direction now.
Probablemente debo cambiar de trabajo ahora antes de que sea demasiado tarde. I should probably change jobs now before it's too late.
( transitive ) to replace , to change out, to swap out
Necesitarás cambiar las pastillas de freno, señor. Están rotas. You will need to replace the break pads, sir. They are cracked.
( transitive , formal ) to exchange , to trade in
Cambio mi cheque en el banco.I cash my check at the bank.
¿Dónde puedo cambiar mis dólares por pesos? Where can I exchange my dollars for pesos?
( transitive , figuratively ) to turn around
Mi primo ahora tiene una segunda oportunidad a cambiar su vida. My cousin now has a second chance to turn his life around .
( reflexive ) to swap , to trade , to switch
¿Podríamos cambiarnos los asientos? Can we trade seats?
( reflexive ) to move ( i.e., change from one place to another )
Ella se cambió del sótano al primer piso. She moved from the basement to the first floor.
Conjugation
1 Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of cambiar
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 cambiar
dative
cambiarme
cambiarte
cambiarle , cambiarse
cambiarnos
cambiaros
cambiarles , cambiarse
accusative
cambiarme
cambiarte
cambiarlo , cambiarla , cambiarse
cambiarnos
cambiaros
cambiarlos , cambiarlas , cambiarse
with gerund cambiando
dative
cambiándome
cambiándote
cambiándole , cambiándose
cambiándonos
cambiándoos
cambiándoles , cambiándose
accusative
cambiándome
cambiándote
cambiándolo , cambiándola , cambiándose
cambiándonos
cambiándoos
cambiándolos , cambiándolas , cambiándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cambia
dative
cámbiame
cámbiate
cámbiale
cámbianos
not used
cámbiales
accusative
cámbiame
cámbiate
cámbialo , cámbiala
cámbianos
not used
cámbialos , cámbialas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative cambiá
dative
cambiame
cambiate
cambiale
cambianos
not used
cambiales
accusative
cambiame
cambiate
cambialo , cambiala
cambianos
not used
cambialos , cambialas
with formal second-person singular imperative cambie
dative
cámbieme
not used
cámbiele , cámbiese
cámbienos
not used
cámbieles
accusative
cámbieme
not used
cámbielo , cámbiela , cámbiese
cámbienos
not used
cámbielos , cámbielas
with first-person plural imperative cambiemos
dative
not used
cambiémoste
cambiémosle
cambiémonos
cambiémoos
cambiémosles
accusative
not used
cambiémoste
cambiémoslo , cambiémosla
cambiémonos
cambiémoos
cambiémoslos , cambiémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative cambiad
dative
cambiadme
not used
cambiadle
cambiadnos
cambiaos
cambiadles
accusative
cambiadme
not used
cambiadlo , cambiadla
cambiadnos
cambiaos
cambiadlos , cambiadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative cambien
dative
cámbienme
not used
cámbienle
cámbiennos
not used
cámbienles , cámbiense
accusative
cámbienme
not used
cámbienlo , cámbienla
cámbiennos
not used
cámbienlos , cámbienlas , cámbiense
Derived terms
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Descendants
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