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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin grunnīre, probably ultimately imitative.
Compare Portuguese grunhir, French grogner, Danish grynte, Old High German grunnizon, German grunzen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾuˈɲiɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: gru‧ñir
Verb
gruñir (first-person singular present gruño, first-person singular preterite gruñí, past participle gruñido)
- (intransitive) to grunt
- (intransitive) to growl
- (intransitive, of the stomach) to rumble, growl
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 gruñir
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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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 gruñir
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| dative
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gruñirme
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gruñirte
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gruñirle, gruñirse
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gruñirnos
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gruñiros
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gruñirles, gruñirse
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| accusative
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gruñirme
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gruñirte
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gruñirlo, gruñirla, gruñirse
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gruñirnos
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gruñiros
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gruñirlos, gruñirlas, gruñirse
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| with gerund gruñendo
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| dative
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gruñéndome
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gruñéndote
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gruñéndole, gruñéndose
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gruñéndonos
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gruñéndoos
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gruñéndoles, gruñéndose
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| accusative
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gruñéndome
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gruñéndote
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gruñéndolo, gruñéndola, gruñéndose
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gruñéndonos
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gruñéndoos
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gruñéndolos, gruñéndolas, gruñéndose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative gruñe
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| dative
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grúñeme
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grúñete
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grúñele
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grúñenos
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not used
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grúñeles
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| accusative
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grúñeme
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grúñete
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grúñelo, grúñela
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grúñenos
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not used
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grúñelos, grúñelas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative gruñí
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| dative
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gruñime
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gruñite
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gruñile
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gruñinos
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not used
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gruñiles
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| accusative
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gruñime
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gruñite
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gruñilo, gruñila
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gruñinos
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not used
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gruñilos, gruñilas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative gruña
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| dative
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grúñame
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not used
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grúñale, grúñase
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grúñanos
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not used
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grúñales
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| accusative
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grúñame
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not used
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grúñalo, grúñala, grúñase
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grúñanos
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not used
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grúñalos, grúñalas
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| with first-person plural imperative gruñamos
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| dative
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not used
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gruñámoste
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gruñámosle
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gruñámonos
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gruñámoos
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gruñámosles
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| accusative
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not used
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gruñámoste
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gruñámoslo, gruñámosla
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gruñámonos
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gruñámoos
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gruñámoslos, gruñámoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative gruñid
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| dative
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gruñidme
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not used
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gruñidle
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gruñidnos
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gruñíos
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gruñidles
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| accusative
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gruñidme
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not used
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gruñidlo, gruñidla
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gruñidnos
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gruñíos
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gruñidlos, gruñidlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative gruñan
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| dative
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grúñanme
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not used
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grúñanle
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grúñannos
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not used
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grúñanles, grúñanse
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| accusative
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grúñanme
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not used
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grúñanlo, grúñanla
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grúñannos
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not used
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grúñanlos, grúñanlas, grúñanse
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