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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese volver, from Latin volvere, present active infinitive of volvō (“roll, roll back”).
Pronunciation
Verb
volver (first-person singular present volvo, first-person singular preterite volvín, past participle volvido, short past participle volto)
volver (first-person singular present volvo, first-person singular preterite volvim or volvi, past participle volvido, short past participle volto, reintegrationist norm)
- to return
- to oppose
- (transitive with por) to defend
Conjugation
Conjugation of volver (irregular short past participle)
1Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
2Usually used with auxiliary verbs haber and ter.
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person
(eu)
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Second-person
(ti / tu)
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Third-person
(ele / ela / você)
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First-person
(nós)
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Second-person
(vós)
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Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
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| Infinitive
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| Impersonal
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volver
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| Personal
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volver
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volveres
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volver
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volvermos
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volverdes
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volverem
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| Gerund
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volvendo
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| Short past participle
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| Masculine
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volto1
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voltos1
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| Feminine
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volta1
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voltas1
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| Long past participle
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| Masculine
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volvido2
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volvidos2
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| Feminine
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volvida2
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volvidas2
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| Indicative
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| Present
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volvo
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volves
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volve
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volvemos
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volvedes, volveis
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volvem
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| Imperfect
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volvia
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volvias
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volvia
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volvíamos
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volvíades, volvíeis, volvíais3
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volviam
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| Preterite
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volvim, volvi
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volveste, volveche3
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volveu
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volvemos
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volvestes
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volvêrom, volveram
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| Pluperfect
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volvera
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volveras
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volvera
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volvêramos
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volvêrades, volvêreis, volvêrais3
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volveram
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| Future
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volverei
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volverás
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volverá
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volveremos
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volveredes, volvereis
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volverám, volverão
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| Conditional
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volveria
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volverias
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volveria
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volveríamos
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volveríades, volveríeis, volveríais3
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volveriam
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| Subjunctive
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| Present
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volva
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volvas
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volva
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volvamos
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volvades, volvais
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volvam
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| Imperfect
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volvesse
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volvesses
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volvesse
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volvêssemos
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volvêssedes, volvêsseis
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volvessem
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| Future
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volver
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volveres
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volver
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volvermos
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volverdes
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volverem
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| Imperative
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| Affirmative
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volve
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volva
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volvamos
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volvede, volvei
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volvam
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| Negative (nom)
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nom volvas
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nom volva
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nom volvamos
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nom volvades, nom volvais
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nom volvam
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1Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
2Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.
3Less recommended.
Related terms
References
- “volver” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “volv” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “volver” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “volver” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “volver” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese volver, from Latin volvere (“to roll, to roll back”).
Pronunciation
Verb
volver (first-person singular present volvo, first-person singular preterite volvi, past participle volvido)
- to make
- to carry
- to roll, shake
Conjugation
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin volvere (“roll, roll back”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bolˈbeɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: vol‧ver
Verb
volver (first-person singular present vuelvo, first-person singular preterite volví, past participle vuelto)
- to return, to revert, to get back
- Synonym: regresar
- Vuelvan a trabajar. / Vuelva al trabajo. ― Get back to work.
- to come back, go back
Si realmente estás pensando en volver a aquel lugar sucio, debes haberte enloquecido totalmente.- If you're really thinking about going back to that filthy place, you must have gone totally crazy.
- to do again
- Volvió a olvidarse de la foto. ― He forgot the photo again.
- to turn
- Synonyms: dar vuelta, girar, voltear
- (reflexive) to become, to get
- Synonyms: hacer, convertir, poner
- Me estoy volviendo loco. ― I am going crazy.
- to make, to drive
- Esto me está volviendo loco. ― This is driving me mad.
- Me vuelves loco. ― You drive me crazy.
- (reflexive) to turn
Usage notes
- The use of volverse as a verb of becoming implies a change of belief or commitment and is felt to be more permanent than ponerse.
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 volver (irregular; o-ue alternation)
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 volver
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| dative
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volverme
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volverte
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volverle, volverse
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volvernos
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volveros
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volverles, volverse
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| accusative
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volverme
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volverte
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volverlo, volverla, volverse
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volvernos
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volveros
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volverlos, volverlas, volverse
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| with gerund volviendo
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| dative
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volviéndome
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volviéndote
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volviéndole, volviéndose
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volviéndonos
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volviéndoos
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volviéndoles, volviéndose
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| accusative
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volviéndome
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volviéndote
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volviéndolo, volviéndola, volviéndose
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volviéndonos
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volviéndoos
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volviéndolos, volviéndolas, volviéndose
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| with informal second-person singular tú imperative vuelve
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| dative
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vuélveme
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vuélvete
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vuélvele
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vuélvenos
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not used
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vuélveles
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| accusative
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vuélveme
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vuélvete
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vuélvelo, vuélvela
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vuélvenos
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not used
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vuélvelos, vuélvelas
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| with informal second-person singular vos imperative volvé
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| dative
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volveme
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volvete
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volvele
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volvenos
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not used
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volveles
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| accusative
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volveme
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volvete
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volvelo, volvela
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volvenos
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not used
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volvelos, volvelas
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| with formal second-person singular imperative vuelva
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| dative
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vuélvame
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not used
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vuélvale, vuélvase
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vuélvanos
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not used
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vuélvales
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| accusative
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vuélvame
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not used
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vuélvalo, vuélvala, vuélvase
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vuélvanos
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not used
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vuélvalos, vuélvalas
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| with first-person plural imperative volvamos
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| dative
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not used
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volvámoste
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volvámosle
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volvámonos
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volvámoos
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volvámosles
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| accusative
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not used
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volvámoste
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volvámoslo, volvámosla
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volvámonos
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volvámoos
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volvámoslos, volvámoslas
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| with informal second-person plural imperative volved
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| dative
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volvedme
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not used
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volvedle
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volvednos
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volveos
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volvedles
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| accusative
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volvedme
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not used
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volvedlo, volvedla
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volvednos
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volveos
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volvedlos, volvedlas
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| with formal second-person plural imperative vuelvan
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| dative
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vuélvanme
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not used
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vuélvanle
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vuélvannos
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not used
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vuélvanles, vuélvanse
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| accusative
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vuélvanme
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not used
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vuélvanlo, vuélvanla
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vuélvannos
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not used
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vuélvanlos, vuélvanlas, vuélvanse
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Derived terms
Related terms
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