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Pronunciation
Verb
esponjar (first-person singular present esponjo, first-person singular preterite espongí, past participle esponjat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/
- (transitive) to sponge up, to absorb with a sponge
- (transitive) to raze
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to fluff up (to become soft and porous)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun, figurative) to swell, to become proud
Conjugation
Spanish
Etymology
From esponja + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esponˈxaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: es‧pon‧jar
Verb
esponjar (first-person singular present esponjo, first-person singular preterite esponjé, past participle esponjado)
- to fluff up, make spongey
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 esponjar
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 esponjar
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dative
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esponjarme
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esponjarte
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esponjarle, esponjarse
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esponjarnos
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esponjaros
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esponjarles, esponjarse
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accusative
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esponjarme
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esponjarte
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esponjarlo, esponjarla, esponjarse
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esponjarnos
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esponjaros
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esponjarlos, esponjarlas, esponjarse
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with gerund esponjando
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dative
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esponjándome
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esponjándote
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esponjándole, esponjándose
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esponjándonos
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esponjándoos
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esponjándoles, esponjándose
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accusative
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esponjándome
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esponjándote
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esponjándolo, esponjándola, esponjándose
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esponjándonos
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esponjándoos
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esponjándolos, esponjándolas, esponjándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative esponja
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dative
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espónjame
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espónjate
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espónjale
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espónjanos
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not used
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espónjales
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accusative
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espónjame
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espónjate
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espónjalo, espónjala
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espónjanos
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not used
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espónjalos, espónjalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative esponjá
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dative
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esponjame
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esponjate
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esponjale
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esponjanos
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not used
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esponjales
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accusative
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esponjame
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esponjate
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esponjalo, esponjala
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esponjanos
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not used
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esponjalos, esponjalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative esponje
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dative
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espónjeme
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not used
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espónjele, espónjese
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espónjenos
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not used
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espónjeles
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accusative
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espónjeme
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not used
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espónjelo, espónjela, espónjese
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espónjenos
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not used
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espónjelos, espónjelas
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with first-person plural imperative esponjemos
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dative
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not used
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esponjémoste
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esponjémosle
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esponjémonos
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esponjémoos
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esponjémosles
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accusative
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not used
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esponjémoste
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esponjémoslo, esponjémosla
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esponjémonos
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esponjémoos
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esponjémoslos, esponjémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative esponjad
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dative
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esponjadme
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not used
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esponjadle
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esponjadnos
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esponjaos
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esponjadles
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accusative
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esponjadme
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not used
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esponjadlo, esponjadla
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esponjadnos
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esponjaos
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esponjadlos, esponjadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative esponjen
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dative
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espónjenme
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not used
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espónjenle
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espónjennos
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not used
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espónjenles, espónjense
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accusative
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espónjenme
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not used
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espónjenlo, espónjenla
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espónjennos
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not used
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espónjenlos, espónjenlas, espónjense
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