imbuir

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imbuere, with change of conjugation.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: im‧bu‧ir

Verb

imbuir (first-person singular present imbuo, first-person singular preterite imbuí, past participle imbuído)

  1. to imbue (wet or stain completely)
  2. to imbue (permeate or impregnate completely)
    Synonym: impregnar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of imbuir (irregular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal imbuir
Personal imbuir imbuíres imbuir imbuirmos imbuirdes imbuírem
Gerund
imbuindo
Past participle
Masculine imbuído imbuídos
Feminine imbuída imbuídas
Indicative
Present imbuo imbuis imbui imbuímos imbuís imbuem
Imperfect imbuía imbuías imbuía imbuíamos imbuíeis imbuíam
Preterite imbuí imbuíste imbuiu imbuímos imbuístes imbuíram
Pluperfect imbuíra imbuíras imbuíra imbuíramos imbuíreis imbuíram
Future imbuirei imbuirás imbuirá imbuiremos imbuireis imbuirão
Conditional imbuiria imbuirias imbuiria imbuiríamos imbuiríeis imbuiriam
Subjunctive
Present imbua imbuas imbua imbuamos imbuais imbuam
Imperfect imbuísse imbuísses imbuísse imbuíssemos imbuísseis imbuíssem
Future imbuir imbuíres imbuir imbuirmos imbuirdes imbuírem
Imperative
Affirmative imbui imbua imbuamos imbuí imbuam
Negative (não) não imbuas não imbua não imbuamos não imbuais não imbuam

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin imbuō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /imˈbwiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: im‧buir

Verb

imbuir (first-person singular present imbuyo, first-person singular preterite imbuí, past participle imbuido)

  1. (transitive) to imbue

Conjugation

    Conjugation of imbuir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive imbuir
gerund imbuyendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular imbuido imbuida
plural imbuidos imbuidas
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 imbuyo imbuyestú
imbuísvos 		imbuye imbuimos imbuís imbuyen
imperfect imbuía imbuías imbuía imbuíamos imbuíais imbuían
preterite imbuí imbuiste imbuyó imbuimos imbuisteis imbuyeron
future imbuiré imbuirás imbuirá imbuiremos imbuiréis imbuirán
conditional imbuiría imbuirías imbuiría imbuiríamos imbuiríais imbuirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present imbuya imbuyastú
imbuyásvos2 		imbuya imbuyamos imbuyáis imbuyan
imperfect
(ra) 		imbuyera imbuyeras imbuyera imbuyéramos imbuyerais imbuyeran
imperfect
(se) 		imbuyese imbuyeses imbuyese imbuyésemos imbuyeseis imbuyesen
future1 imbuyere imbuyeres imbuyere imbuyéremos imbuyereis imbuyeren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative imbuyetú
imbuívos 		imbuya imbuyamos imbuid imbuyan
negative no imbuyas no imbuya no imbuyamos no imbuyáis no imbuyan

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

    Selected combined forms of imbuir

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 imbuir dative imbuirme imbuirte imbuirle, imbuirse imbuirnos imbuiros imbuirles, imbuirse
accusative imbuirme imbuirte imbuirlo, imbuirla, imbuirse imbuirnos imbuiros imbuirlos, imbuirlas, imbuirse
with gerund imbuyendo dative imbuyéndome imbuyéndote imbuyéndole, imbuyéndose imbuyéndonos imbuyéndoos imbuyéndoles, imbuyéndose
accusative imbuyéndome imbuyéndote imbuyéndolo, imbuyéndola, imbuyéndose imbuyéndonos imbuyéndoos imbuyéndolos, imbuyéndolas, imbuyéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative imbuye dative imbúyeme imbúyete imbúyele imbúyenos not used imbúyeles
accusative imbúyeme imbúyete imbúyelo, imbúyela imbúyenos not used imbúyelos, imbúyelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative imbuí dative imbuime imbuite imbuile imbuinos not used imbuiles
accusative imbuime imbuite imbuilo, imbuila imbuinos not used imbuilos, imbuilas
with formal second-person singular imperative imbuya dative imbúyame not used imbúyale, imbúyase imbúyanos not used imbúyales
accusative imbúyame not used imbúyalo, imbúyala, imbúyase imbúyanos not used imbúyalos, imbúyalas
with first-person plural imperative imbuyamos dative not used imbuyámoste imbuyámosle imbuyámonos imbuyámoos imbuyámosles
accusative not used imbuyámoste imbuyámoslo, imbuyámosla imbuyámonos imbuyámoos imbuyámoslos, imbuyámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative imbuid dative imbuidme not used imbuidle imbuidnos imbuíos imbuidles
accusative imbuidme not used imbuidlo, imbuidla imbuidnos imbuíos imbuidlos, imbuidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative imbuyan dative imbúyanme not used imbúyanle imbúyannos not used imbúyanles, imbúyanse
accusative imbúyanme not used imbúyanlo, imbúyanla imbúyannos not used imbúyanlos, imbúyanlas, imbúyanse

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