embargar

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Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *imbarricāre, from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra. By surface analysis, embargo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baʁˈɡa(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baɾˈɡa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baɾˈɡa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baʁˈɡa(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baɻˈɡa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baɻˈɡa(ɻ)/
 

Verb

embargar (first-person singular present embargo, first-person singular preterite embarguei, past participle embargado)

  1. (law) to embargo (all senses)
  2. to impede, hinder
    Synonyms: impedir, dificultar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embargar (g-gu alternation) (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 embargar
Personal embargar embargares embargar embargarmos embargardes embargarem
Gerund
embargando
Past participle
Masculine embargado embargados
Feminine embargada embargadas
Indicative
Present embargo embargas embarga embargamos embargais embargam
Imperfect embargava embargavas embargava embargávamos embargáveis embargavam
Preterite embarguei embargaste embargou embargamos1, embargámos2 embargastes embargaram
Pluperfect embargara embargaras embargara embargáramos embargáreis embargaram
Future embargarei embargarás embargará embargaremos embargareis embargarão
Conditional embargaria embargarias embargaria embargaríamos embargaríeis embargariam
Subjunctive
Present embargue embargues embargue embarguemos embargueis embarguem
Imperfect embargasse embargasses embargasse embargássemos embargásseis embargassem
Future embargar embargares embargar embargarmos embargardes embargarem
Imperative
Affirmative embarga embargue embarguemos embargai embarguem
Negative (não) não embargues não embargue não embarguemos não embargueis não embarguem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *imbarricāre, from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /embaɾˈɡaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧bar‧gar

Verb

embargar (first-person singular present embargo, first-person singular preterite embargué, past participle embargado)

  1. (law) to impound
  2. to overwhelm (said of a feeling)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embargar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive embargar
gerund embargando
past participle masculine feminine
singular embargado embargada
plural embargados embargadas
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 embargo embargastú
embargásvos 		embarga embargamos embargáis embargan
imperfect embargaba embargabas embargaba embargábamos embargabais embargaban
preterite embargué embargaste embargó embargamos embargasteis embargaron
future embargaré embargarás embargará embargaremos embargaréis embargarán
conditional embargaría embargarías embargaría embargaríamos embargaríais embargarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present embargue embarguestú
embarguésvos2 		embargue embarguemos embarguéis embarguen
imperfect
(ra) 		embargara embargaras embargara embargáramos embargarais embargaran
imperfect
(se) 		embargase embargases embargase embargásemos embargaseis embargasen
future1 embargare embargares embargare embargáremos embargareis embargaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative embargatú
embargávos 		embargue embarguemos embargad embarguen
negative no embargues no embargue no embarguemos no embarguéis no embarguen

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

    Selected combined forms of embargar (g-gu alternation)

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 embargar dative embargarme embargarte embargarle, embargarse embargarnos embargaros embargarles, embargarse
accusative embargarme embargarte embargarlo, embargarla, embargarse embargarnos embargaros embargarlos, embargarlas, embargarse
with gerund embargando dative embargándome embargándote embargándole, embargándose embargándonos embargándoos embargándoles, embargándose
accusative embargándome embargándote embargándolo, embargándola, embargándose embargándonos embargándoos embargándolos, embargándolas, embargándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative embarga dative embárgame embárgate embárgale embárganos not used embárgales
accusative embárgame embárgate embárgalo, embárgala embárganos not used embárgalos, embárgalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative embargá dative embargame embargate embargale embarganos not used embargales
accusative embargame embargate embargalo, embargala embarganos not used embargalos, embargalas
with formal second-person singular imperative embargue dative embárgueme not used embárguele, embárguese embárguenos not used embárgueles
accusative embárgueme not used embárguelo, embárguela, embárguese embárguenos not used embárguelos, embárguelas
with first-person plural imperative embarguemos dative not used embarguémoste embarguémosle embarguémonos embarguémoos embarguémosles
accusative not used embarguémoste embarguémoslo, embarguémosla embarguémonos embarguémoos embarguémoslos, embarguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative embargad dative embargadme not used embargadle embargadnos embargaos embargadles
accusative embargadme not used embargadlo, embargadla embargadnos embargaos embargadlos, embargadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative embarguen dative embárguenme not used embárguenle embárguennos not used embárguenles, embárguense
accusative embárguenme not used embárguenlo, embárguenla embárguennos not used embárguenlos, embárguenlas, embárguense

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