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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *imprehendere, from Latin prehendere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /empɾenˈdeɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: em‧pren‧der
Verb
emprender (first-person singular present emprendo, first-person singular preterite emprendí, past participle emprendido)
- to undertake, to engage in
- to take (e.g. actions, steps, initiatives, an approach, a path)
- to start, to launch, to initiate, to begin (e.g. a project, an investigation, a business venture, a negotiation)
- to set out on, to set forth on (a journey)
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 emprender
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 emprender
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dative
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emprenderme
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emprenderte
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emprenderle, emprenderse
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emprendernos
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emprenderos
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emprenderles, emprenderse
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accusative
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emprenderme
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emprenderte
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emprenderlo, emprenderla, emprenderse
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emprendernos
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emprenderos
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emprenderlos, emprenderlas, emprenderse
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with gerund emprendiendo
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dative
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emprendiéndome
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emprendiéndote
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emprendiéndole, emprendiéndose
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emprendiéndonos
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emprendiéndoos
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emprendiéndoles, emprendiéndose
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accusative
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emprendiéndome
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emprendiéndote
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emprendiéndolo, emprendiéndola, emprendiéndose
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emprendiéndonos
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emprendiéndoos
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emprendiéndolos, emprendiéndolas, emprendiéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative emprende
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dative
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empréndeme
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empréndete
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empréndele
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empréndenos
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not used
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empréndeles
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accusative
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empréndeme
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empréndete
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empréndelo, empréndela
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empréndenos
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not used
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empréndelos, empréndelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative emprendé
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dative
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emprendeme
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emprendete
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emprendele
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emprendenos
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not used
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emprendeles
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accusative
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emprendeme
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emprendete
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emprendelo, emprendela
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emprendenos
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not used
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emprendelos, emprendelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative emprenda
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dative
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empréndame
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not used
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empréndale, empréndase
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empréndanos
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not used
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empréndales
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accusative
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empréndame
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not used
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empréndalo, empréndala, empréndase
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empréndanos
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not used
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empréndalos, empréndalas
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with first-person plural imperative emprendamos
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dative
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not used
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emprendámoste
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emprendámosle
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emprendámonos
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emprendámoos
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emprendámosles
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accusative
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not used
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emprendámoste
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emprendámoslo, emprendámosla
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emprendámonos
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emprendámoos
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emprendámoslos, emprendámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative emprended
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dative
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emprendedme
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not used
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emprendedle
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emprendednos
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emprendeos
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emprendedles
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accusative
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emprendedme
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not used
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emprendedlo, emprendedla
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emprendednos
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emprendeos
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emprendedlos, emprendedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative emprendan
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dative
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empréndanme
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not used
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empréndanle
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empréndannos
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not used
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empréndanles, empréndanse
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accusative
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empréndanme
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not used
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empréndanlo, empréndanla
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empréndannos
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not used
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empréndanlos, empréndanlas, empréndanse
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