espabilar

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Spanish

Etymology

From pabilo (“candlewick”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /espabiˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧pa‧bi‧lar

Verb

espabilar (first-person singular present espabilo, first-person singular preterite espabilé, past participle espabilado) (see despabilar)

  1. (Spain, transitive) to snuff a candle (to remove any excedent portion of a candle's wick that is charred)
    Synonym: despabilar
  2. (Spain, transitive, also reflexive) to brighten up, to enliven, to make smart or smarter
    Synonyms: abusar, avivar, avispar, despabilar, despertar
  3. (Spain) to wake up
    Synonyms: despertar, despejar
  4. (Spain) to pay attention, watch out
    Synonym: tener cuidado
  5. (Spain, reflexive) to hurry up
    Synonyms: apurarse, darse prisa

Conjugation

    Conjugation of espabilar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive espabilar
gerund espabilando
past participle masculine feminine
singular espabilado espabilada
plural espabilados espabiladas
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 espabilo espabilastú
espabilásvos 		espabila espabilamos espabiláis espabilan
imperfect espabilaba espabilabas espabilaba espabilábamos espabilabais espabilaban
preterite espabilé espabilaste espabiló espabilamos espabilasteis espabilaron
future espabilaré espabilarás espabilará espabilaremos espabilaréis espabilarán
conditional espabilaría espabilarías espabilaría espabilaríamos espabilaríais espabilarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present espabile espabilestú
espabilésvos2 		espabile espabilemos espabiléis espabilen
imperfect
(ra) 		espabilara espabilaras espabilara espabiláramos espabilarais espabilaran
imperfect
(se) 		espabilase espabilases espabilase espabilásemos espabilaseis espabilasen
future1 espabilare espabilares espabilare espabiláremos espabilareis espabilaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative espabilatú
espabilávos 		espabile espabilemos espabilad espabilen
negative no espabiles no espabile no espabilemos no espabiléis no espabilen

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

    Selected combined forms of espabilar

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 espabilar
dative espabilarme espabilarte espabilarle, espabilarse espabilarnos espabilaros espabilarles, espabilarse
accusative espabilarme espabilarte espabilarlo, espabilarla, espabilarse espabilarnos espabilaros espabilarlos, espabilarlas, espabilarse
with gerund espabilando
dative espabilándome espabilándote espabilándole, espabilándose espabilándonos espabilándoos espabilándoles, espabilándose
accusative espabilándome espabilándote espabilándolo, espabilándola, espabilándose espabilándonos espabilándoos espabilándolos, espabilándolas, espabilándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative espabila
dative espabílame espabílate espabílale espabílanos not used espabílales
accusative espabílame espabílate espabílalo, espabílala espabílanos not used espabílalos, espabílalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative espabilá
dative espabilame espabilate espabilale espabilanos not used espabilales
accusative espabilame espabilate espabilalo, espabilala espabilanos not used espabilalos, espabilalas
with formal second-person singular imperative espabile
dative espabíleme not used espabílele, espabílese espabílenos not used espabíleles
accusative espabíleme not used espabílelo, espabílela, espabílese espabílenos not used espabílelos, espabílelas
with first-person plural imperative espabilemos
dative not used espabilémoste espabilémosle espabilémonos espabilémoos espabilémosles
accusative not used espabilémoste espabilémoslo, espabilémosla espabilémonos espabilémoos espabilémoslos, espabilémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative espabilad
dative espabiladme not used espabiladle espabiladnos espabilaos espabiladles
accusative espabiladme not used espabiladlo, espabiladla espabiladnos espabilaos espabiladlos, espabiladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative espabilen
dative espabílenme not used espabílenle espabílennos not used espabílenles, espabílense
accusative espabílenme not used espabílenlo, espabílenla espabílennos not used espabílenlos, espabílenlas, espabílense

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