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Spanish
Etymology
From en- + puño + -ar. Compare Portuguese empunhar, Catalan empunyar, Italian impugnare. Compare English impugn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /empuˈɲaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: em‧pu‧ñar
Verb
empuñar (first-person singular present empuño, first-person singular preterite empuñé, past participle empuñado)
- (transitive) to clutch, grasp or brandish by the handle, to take up
- (transitive) to wield
- Synonym: blandir
- (transitive) to obtain
Conjugation
Selected combined forms of empuñar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| with infinitive empuñar
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empuñarme
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empuñarte
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empuñarle, empuñarse
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empuñarnos
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empuñaros
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empuñarles, empuñarse
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| empuñarme
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empuñarte
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empuñarlo, empuñarla, empuñarse
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empuñarnos
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empuñaros
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empuñarlos, empuñarlas, empuñarse
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| with gerund empuñando
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empuñándome
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empuñándote
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empuñándole, empuñándose
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empuñándonos
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empuñándoos
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empuñándoles, empuñándose
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| empuñándome
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empuñándote
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empuñándolo, empuñándola, empuñándose
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empuñándonos
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empuñándoos
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empuñándolos, empuñándolas, empuñándose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative empuña
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empúñame
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empúñate
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empúñale
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empúñanos
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not used
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empúñales
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| empúñame
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empúñate
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empúñalo, empúñala
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empúñanos
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not used
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empúñalos, empúñalas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative empuñá
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empuñame
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empuñate
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empuñale
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empuñanos
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not used
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empuñales
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| empuñame
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empuñate
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empuñalo, empuñala
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empuñanos
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not used
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empuñalos, empuñalas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative empuñe
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empúñeme
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not used
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empúñele, empúñese
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empúñenos
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not used
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empúñeles
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| empúñeme
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not used
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empúñelo, empúñela, empúñese
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empúñenos
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not used
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empúñelos, empúñelas
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| with first-person plural imperative empuñemos
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not used
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empuñémoste
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empuñémosle
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empuñémonos
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empuñémoos
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empuñémosles
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| not used
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empuñémoste
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empuñémoslo, empuñémosla
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empuñémonos
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empuñémoos
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empuñémoslos, empuñémoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative empuñad
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empuñadme
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not used
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empuñadle
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empuñadnos
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empuñaos
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empuñadles
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| empuñadme
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not used
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empuñadlo, empuñadla
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empuñadnos
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empuñaos
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empuñadlos, empuñadlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative empuñen
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empúñenme
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not used
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empúñenle
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empúñennos
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not used
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empúñenles, empúñense
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| empúñenme
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not used
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empúñenlo, empúñenla
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empúñennos
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not used
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empúñenlos, empúñenlas, empúñense
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