hervir

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish herver, from Latin fervēre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“be hot, boil”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɾˈbiɾ/
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  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: her‧vir

Verb

hervir (first-person singular present hiervo, first-person singular preterite herví, past participle hervido)

  1. to boil
    Synonyms: bullir, cocer
  2. to seethe
  3. to teem
    hervir de vida ― to teem with life

Conjugation

    Conjugation of hervir (e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive hervir
gerund hirviendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular hervido hervida
plural hervidos hervidas
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 hiervo hiervestú
hervísvos 		hierve hervimos hervís hierven
imperfect hervía hervías hervía hervíamos hervíais hervían
preterite herví herviste hirvió hervimos hervisteis hirvieron
future herviré hervirás hervirá herviremos herviréis hervirán
conditional herviría hervirías herviría herviríamos herviríais hervirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present hierva hiervastú
hirvásvos2 		hierva hirvamos hirváis hiervan
imperfect
(ra) 		hirviera hirvieras hirviera hirviéramos hirvierais hirvieran
imperfect
(se) 		hirviese hirvieses hirviese hirviésemos hirvieseis hirviesen
future1 hirviere hirvieres hirviere hirviéremos hirviereis hirvieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative hiervetú
hervívos 		hierva hirvamos hervid hiervan
negative no hiervas no hierva no hirvamos no hirváis no hiervan

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

    Selected combined forms of hervir (e-ie-i alternation)

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 hervir
dative hervirme hervirte hervirle, hervirse hervirnos herviros hervirles, hervirse
accusative hervirme hervirte hervirlo, hervirla, hervirse hervirnos herviros hervirlos, hervirlas, hervirse
with gerund hirviendo
dative hirviéndome hirviéndote hirviéndole, hirviéndose hirviéndonos hirviéndoos hirviéndoles, hirviéndose
accusative hirviéndome hirviéndote hirviéndolo, hirviéndola, hirviéndose hirviéndonos hirviéndoos hirviéndolos, hirviéndolas, hirviéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative hierve
dative hiérveme hiérvete hiérvele hiérvenos not used hiérveles
accusative hiérveme hiérvete hiérvelo, hiérvela hiérvenos not used hiérvelos, hiérvelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative herví
dative hervime hervite hervile hervinos not used herviles
accusative hervime hervite hervilo, hervila hervinos not used hervilos, hervilas
with formal second-person singular imperative hierva
dative hiérvame not used hiérvale, hiérvase hiérvanos not used hiérvales
accusative hiérvame not used hiérvalo, hiérvala, hiérvase hiérvanos not used hiérvalos, hiérvalas
with first-person plural imperative hirvamos
dative not used hirvámoste hirvámosle hirvámonos hirvámoos hirvámosles
accusative not used hirvámoste hirvámoslo, hirvámosla hirvámonos hirvámoos hirvámoslos, hirvámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative hervid
dative hervidme not used hervidle hervidnos hervíos hervidles
accusative hervidme not used hervidlo, hervidla hervidnos hervíos hervidlos, hervidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative hiervan
dative hiérvanme not used hiérvanle hiérvannos not used hiérvanles, hiérvanse
accusative hiérvanme not used hiérvanlo, hiérvanla hiérvannos not used hiérvanlos, hiérvanlas, hiérvanse

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