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Etymology
From Spanish hablar (“to speak”).
Verb
hablar
- to speak
References
- Feissat et Demonchy, Dictionnaire de la Langue Franque, ou Petit Mauresque
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish fablar, from Latin fābulārī (“chat, converse”). Doublet of fabular, which was borrowed from Latin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈblaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ha‧blar
Verb
hablar (first-person singular present hablo, first-person singular preterite hablé, past participle hablado)
- (intransitive) to talk; to speak; to communicate using words
Hablamos del proyecto.- We talk about the project.
¿Ya hablaste con él?- Did you already speak with him?
- (transitive) to speak (a language)
Hablo inglés.- I speak English.
Hablo bien el inglés.- I speak English well.
No hablo bien el inglés.- I don't speak English well.
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 hablar
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 hablar
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| dative
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hablarme
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hablarte
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hablarle, hablarse
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hablarnos
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hablaros
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hablarles, hablarse
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| accusative
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hablarme
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hablarte
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hablarlo, hablarla, hablarse
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hablarnos
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hablaros
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hablarlos, hablarlas, hablarse
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| with gerund hablando
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| dative
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hablándome
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hablándote
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hablándole, hablándose
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hablándonos
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hablándoos
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hablándoles, hablándose
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| accusative
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hablándome
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hablándote
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hablándolo, hablándola, hablándose
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hablándonos
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hablándoos
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hablándolos, hablándolas, hablándose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative habla
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| dative
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háblame
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háblate
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háblale
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háblanos
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not used
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háblales
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| accusative
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háblame
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háblate
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háblalo, háblala
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háblanos
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not used
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háblalos, háblalas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative hablá
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| dative
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hablame
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hablate
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hablale
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hablanos
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not used
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hablales
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| accusative
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hablame
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hablate
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hablalo, hablala
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hablanos
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not used
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hablalos, hablalas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative hable
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| dative
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hábleme
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not used
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háblele, háblese
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háblenos
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not used
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hábleles
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| accusative
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hábleme
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not used
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háblelo, háblela, háblese
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háblenos
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not used
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háblelos, háblelas
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| with first-person plural imperative hablemos
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| dative
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not used
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hablémoste
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hablémosle
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hablémonos
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hablémoos
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hablémosles
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| accusative
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not used
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hablémoste
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hablémoslo, hablémosla
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hablémonos
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hablémoos
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hablémoslos, hablémoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative hablad
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| dative
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habladme
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not used
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habladle
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habladnos
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hablaos
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habladles
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| accusative
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habladme
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not used
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habladlo, habladla
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habladnos
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hablaos
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habladlos, habladlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative hablen
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| dative
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háblenme
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not used
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háblenle
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háblennos
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not used
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háblenles, háblense
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| accusative
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háblenme
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not used
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háblenlo, háblenla
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háblennos
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not used
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háblenlos, háblenlas, háblense
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