ensuciar

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ sucio +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ensuˈθjaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ensuˈsjaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧su‧ciar

Verb

ensuciar (first-person singular present ensucio, first-person singular preterite ensucié, past participle ensuciado)

  1. to dirty, soil, to stain
    Synonym: manchar
  2. to foul, to defile
    Synonyms: contaminar, profanar
  3. to sully, to smear, to besmirch, to blacken, to tarnish (a person's name, reputation or memory)
    Synonyms: mancillar, manchar
  4. to mess, to make a mess, to mess up, to mess with
    Synonyms: estropear, meterse con, hacer un lío

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ensuciar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive ensuciar
gerund ensuciando
past participle masculine feminine
singular ensuciado ensuciada
plural ensuciados ensuciadas
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 ensucio ensuciastú
ensuciásvos 		ensucia ensuciamos ensuciáis ensucian
imperfect ensuciaba ensuciabas ensuciaba ensuciábamos ensuciabais ensuciaban
preterite ensucié ensuciaste ensució ensuciamos ensuciasteis ensuciaron
future ensuciaré ensuciarás ensuciará ensuciaremos ensuciaréis ensuciarán
conditional ensuciaría ensuciarías ensuciaría ensuciaríamos ensuciaríais ensuciarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present ensucie ensuciestú
ensuciésvos2 		ensucie ensuciemos ensuciéis ensucien
imperfect
(ra) 		ensuciara ensuciaras ensuciara ensuciáramos ensuciarais ensuciaran
imperfect
(se) 		ensuciase ensuciases ensuciase ensuciásemos ensuciaseis ensuciasen
future1 ensuciare ensuciares ensuciare ensuciáremos ensuciareis ensuciaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative ensuciatú
ensuciávos 		ensucie ensuciemos ensuciad ensucien
negative no ensucies no ensucie no ensuciemos no ensuciéis no ensucien

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

    Selected combined forms of ensuciar

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 ensuciar
dative ensuciarme ensuciarte ensuciarle, ensuciarse ensuciarnos ensuciaros ensuciarles, ensuciarse
accusative ensuciarme ensuciarte ensuciarlo, ensuciarla, ensuciarse ensuciarnos ensuciaros ensuciarlos, ensuciarlas, ensuciarse
with gerund ensuciando
dative ensuciándome ensuciándote ensuciándole, ensuciándose ensuciándonos ensuciándoos ensuciándoles, ensuciándose
accusative ensuciándome ensuciándote ensuciándolo, ensuciándola, ensuciándose ensuciándonos ensuciándoos ensuciándolos, ensuciándolas, ensuciándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ensucia
dative ensúciame ensúciate ensúciale ensúcianos not used ensúciales
accusative ensúciame ensúciate ensúcialo, ensúciala ensúcianos not used ensúcialos, ensúcialas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ensuciá
dative ensuciame ensuciate ensuciale ensucianos not used ensuciales
accusative ensuciame ensuciate ensucialo, ensuciala ensucianos not used ensucialos, ensucialas
with formal second-person singular imperative ensucie
dative ensúcieme not used ensúciele, ensúciese ensúcienos not used ensúcieles
accusative ensúcieme not used ensúcielo, ensúciela, ensúciese ensúcienos not used ensúcielos, ensúcielas
with first-person plural imperative ensuciemos
dative not used ensuciémoste ensuciémosle ensuciémonos ensuciémoos ensuciémosles
accusative not used ensuciémoste ensuciémoslo, ensuciémosla ensuciémonos ensuciémoos ensuciémoslos, ensuciémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ensuciad
dative ensuciadme not used ensuciadle ensuciadnos ensuciaos ensuciadles
accusative ensuciadme not used ensuciadlo, ensuciadla ensuciadnos ensuciaos ensuciadlos, ensuciadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ensucien
dative ensúcienme not used ensúcienle ensúciennos not used ensúcienles, ensúciense
accusative ensúcienme not used ensúcienlo, ensúcienla ensúciennos not used ensúcienlos, ensúcienlas, ensúciense

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