embocar

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See also: emboçar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ boca +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

embocar (first-person singular present emboco, first-person singular preterite emboquí, past participle embocat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. (intransitive) to debouch, to empty
    Synonym: desembocar
  2. (transitive) to mouth, to put in one's mouth
  3. (transitive, figurative) to wolf down, to gulp down
  4. (transitive, nautical) to enter

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embocar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive embocar
gerund embocant
past participle masculine feminine
singular embocat embocada
plural embocats embocades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present emboco emboques emboca emboquem emboqueu emboquen
imperfect embocava embocaves embocava embocàvem embocàveu embocaven
future embocaré embocaràs embocarà embocarem embocareu embocaran
preterite emboquí embocares embocà embocàrem embocàreu embocaren
conditional embocaria embocaries embocaria embocaríem embocaríeu embocarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present emboqui emboquis emboqui emboquem emboqueu emboquin
imperfect emboqués emboquessis emboqués emboquéssim emboquéssiu emboquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — emboca emboqui emboquem emboqueu emboquin
negative (no) — no emboquis no emboqui no emboquem no emboqueu no emboquin

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ boca +‎ -ar, or possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *imbuccāre, from Latin bucca (compare French emboucher, Italian imboccare, Romanian îmbuca).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /emboˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧bo‧car

Verb

embocar (first-person singular present emboco, first-person singular preterite emboqué, past participle embocado)

  1. to put in one's mouth
  2. to put in a hole
  3. (sports) to sink, to pot

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive embocar
gerund embocando
past participle masculine feminine
singular embocado embocada
plural embocados embocadas
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 emboco embocastú
embocásvos 		emboca embocamos embocáis embocan
imperfect embocaba embocabas embocaba embocábamos embocabais embocaban
preterite emboqué embocaste embocó embocamos embocasteis embocaron
future embocaré embocarás embocará embocaremos embocaréis embocarán
conditional embocaría embocarías embocaría embocaríamos embocaríais embocarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present emboque emboquestú
emboquésvos2 		emboque emboquemos emboquéis emboquen
imperfect
(ra) 		embocara embocaras embocara embocáramos embocarais embocaran
imperfect
(se) 		embocase embocases embocase embocásemos embocaseis embocasen
future1 embocare embocares embocare embocáremos embocareis embocaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative embocatú
embocávos 		emboque emboquemos embocad emboquen
negative no emboques no emboque no emboquemos no emboquéis no emboquen

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

    Selected combined forms of embocar (c-qu 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 embocar dative embocarme embocarte embocarle, embocarse embocarnos embocaros embocarles, embocarse
accusative embocarme embocarte embocarlo, embocarla, embocarse embocarnos embocaros embocarlos, embocarlas, embocarse
with gerund embocando dative embocándome embocándote embocándole, embocándose embocándonos embocándoos embocándoles, embocándose
accusative embocándome embocándote embocándolo, embocándola, embocándose embocándonos embocándoos embocándolos, embocándolas, embocándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative emboca dative embócame embócate embócale embócanos not used embócales
accusative embócame embócate embócalo, embócala embócanos not used embócalos, embócalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative embocá dative embocame embocate embocale embocanos not used embocales
accusative embocame embocate embocalo, embocala embocanos not used embocalos, embocalas
with formal second-person singular imperative emboque dative embóqueme not used embóquele, embóquese embóquenos not used embóqueles
accusative embóqueme not used embóquelo, embóquela, embóquese embóquenos not used embóquelos, embóquelas
with first-person plural imperative emboquemos dative not used emboquémoste emboquémosle emboquémonos emboquémoos emboquémosles
accusative not used emboquémoste emboquémoslo, emboquémosla emboquémonos emboquémoos emboquémoslos, emboquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative embocad dative embocadme not used embocadle embocadnos embocaos embocadles
accusative embocadme not used embocadlo, embocadla embocadnos embocaos embocadlos, embocadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative emboquen dative embóquenme not used embóquenle embóquennos not used embóquenles, embóquense
accusative embóquenme not used embóquenlo, embóquenla embóquennos not used embóquenlos, embóquenlas, embóquense

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