empujar

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin impulsāre, from Latin in + pulsāre, present active infinitive of pulsō, or a frequentative of impellō, impellere. Doublet of impulsar, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /empuˈxaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧pu‧jar

Verb

empujar (first-person singular present empujo, first-person singular preterite empujé, past participle empujado)

  1. (transitive) to push, to shove, to jostle
    Synonym: (obsolete) arrempujar
  2. to nudge (push into action by pestering or annoying a person)
    Le empujó con el codo de una manera muy dolorosa.
    She nudged him with her elbow in a very painful manner.

Usage notes

  • If wanting to say nudge in a gentle sense, use the phrase darle un empujoncito a or darle un codazo a. Only use the verb empujar for "nudge" when meaning a person is nudging someone forcefully or annoyingly where it is strong enough for someone to be disturbed by it.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of empujar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive empujar
gerund empujando
past participle masculine feminine
singular empujado empujada
plural empujados empujadas
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 empujo empujastú
empujásvos 		empuja empujamos empujáis empujan
imperfect empujaba empujabas empujaba empujábamos empujabais empujaban
preterite empujé empujaste empujó empujamos empujasteis empujaron
future empujaré empujarás empujará empujaremos empujaréis empujarán
conditional empujaría empujarías empujaría empujaríamos empujaríais empujarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present empuje empujestú
empujésvos2 		empuje empujemos empujéis empujen
imperfect
(ra) 		empujara empujaras empujara empujáramos empujarais empujaran
imperfect
(se) 		empujase empujases empujase empujásemos empujaseis empujasen
future1 empujare empujares empujare empujáremos empujareis empujaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative empujatú
empujávos 		empuje empujemos empujad empujen
negative no empujes no empuje no empujemos no empujéis no empujen

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

    Selected combined forms of empujar

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 empujar
dative empujarme empujarte empujarle, empujarse empujarnos empujaros empujarles, empujarse
accusative empujarme empujarte empujarlo, empujarla, empujarse empujarnos empujaros empujarlos, empujarlas, empujarse
with gerund empujando
dative empujándome empujándote empujándole, empujándose empujándonos empujándoos empujándoles, empujándose
accusative empujándome empujándote empujándolo, empujándola, empujándose empujándonos empujándoos empujándolos, empujándolas, empujándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative empuja
dative empújame empújate empújale empújanos not used empújales
accusative empújame empújate empújalo, empújala empújanos not used empújalos, empújalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative empujá
dative empujame empujate empujale empujanos not used empujales
accusative empujame empujate empujalo, empujala empujanos not used empujalos, empujalas
with formal second-person singular imperative empuje
dative empújeme not used empújele, empújese empújenos not used empújeles
accusative empújeme not used empújelo, empújela, empújese empújenos not used empújelos, empújelas
with first-person plural imperative empujemos
dative not used empujémoste empujémosle empujémonos empujémoos empujémosles
accusative not used empujémoste empujémoslo, empujémosla empujémonos empujémoos empujémoslos, empujémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative empujad
dative empujadme not used empujadle empujadnos empujaos empujadles
accusative empujadme not used empujadlo, empujadla empujadnos empujaos empujadlos, empujadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative empujen
dative empújenme not used empújenle empújennos not used empújenles, empújense
accusative empújenme not used empújenlo, empújenla empújennos not used empújenlos, empújenlas, empújense

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • → Portuguese: empurrar

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