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Spanish
Etymology
From empeño + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /empeˈɲaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: em‧pe‧ñar
Verb
empeñar (first-person singular present empeño, first-person singular preterite empeñé, past participle empeñado)
- to pawn, to hock (sell something to a pawn shop)
- to involve
- to pledge
- (reflexive) to strive, make an effort, insist
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of empeñar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive empeñar
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dative
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empeñarme
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empeñarte
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empeñarle, empeñarse
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empeñarnos
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empeñaros
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empeñarles, empeñarse
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accusative
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empeñarme
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empeñarte
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empeñarlo, empeñarla, empeñarse
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empeñarnos
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empeñaros
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empeñarlos, empeñarlas, empeñarse
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with gerund empeñando
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dative
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empeñándome
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empeñándote
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empeñándole, empeñándose
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empeñándonos
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empeñándoos
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empeñándoles, empeñándose
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accusative
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empeñándome
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empeñándote
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empeñándolo, empeñándola, empeñándose
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empeñándonos
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empeñándoos
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empeñándolos, empeñándolas, empeñándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative empeña
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dative
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empéñame
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empéñate
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empéñale
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empéñanos
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not used
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empéñales
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accusative
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empéñame
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empéñate
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empéñalo, empéñala
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empéñanos
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not used
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empéñalos, empéñalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative empeñá
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dative
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empeñame
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empeñate
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empeñale
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empeñanos
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not used
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empeñales
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accusative
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empeñame
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empeñate
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empeñalo, empeñala
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empeñanos
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not used
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empeñalos, empeñalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative empeñe
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dative
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empéñeme
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not used
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empéñele, empéñese
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empéñenos
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not used
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empéñeles
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accusative
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empéñeme
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not used
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empéñelo, empéñela, empéñese
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empéñenos
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not used
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empéñelos, empéñelas
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with first-person plural imperative empeñemos
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dative
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not used
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empeñémoste
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empeñémosle
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empeñémonos
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empeñémoos
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empeñémosles
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accusative
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not used
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empeñémoste
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empeñémoslo, empeñémosla
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empeñémonos
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empeñémoos
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empeñémoslos, empeñémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative empeñad
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dative
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empeñadme
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not used
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empeñadle
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empeñadnos
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empeñaos
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empeñadles
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accusative
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empeñadme
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not used
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empeñadlo, empeñadla
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empeñadnos
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empeñaos
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empeñadlos, empeñadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative empeñen
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dative
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empéñenme
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not used
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empéñenle
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empéñennos
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not used
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empéñenles, empéñense
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accusative
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empéñenme
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not used
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empéñenlo, empéñenla
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empéñennos
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not used
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empéñenlos, empéñenlas, empéñense
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