pungir

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pungere. Replaced the inherited Old Spanish puñir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /punˈxiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: pun‧gir

Verb

pungir (first-person singular present punjo, first-person singular preterite pungí, past participle pungido)

  1. (rare) to prick, to puncture

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pungir (g-j alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive pungir
gerund pungiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular pungido pungida
plural pungidos pungidas
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 punjo pungestú
pungísvos 		punge pungimos pungís pungen
imperfect pungía pungías pungía pungíamos pungíais pungían
preterite pungí pungiste pungió pungimos pungisteis pungieron
future pungiré pungirás pungirá pungiremos pungiréis pungirán
conditional pungiría pungirías pungiría pungiríamos pungiríais pungirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present punja punjastú
punjásvos2 		punja punjamos punjáis punjan
imperfect
(ra) 		pungiera pungieras pungiera pungiéramos pungierais pungieran
imperfect
(se) 		pungiese pungieses pungiese pungiésemos pungieseis pungiesen
future1 pungiere pungieres pungiere pungiéremos pungiereis pungieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative pungetú
pungívos 		punja punjamos pungid punjan
negative no punjas no punja no punjamos no punjáis no punjan

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

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References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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