abrumar
Spanish
Etymology
From bruma, a variant of broma (“woodworm”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abɾuˈmaɾ/ [a.β̞ɾuˈmaɾ]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧bru‧mar
Verb
abrumar (first-person singular present abrumo, first-person singular preterite abrumé, past participle abrumado)
- (transitive) to overwhelm, crush, overcome, exhaust
- Synonym: agobiar
- 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
- La esposa abofeteada y arrastrada, viendo llegar la ocasión propicia de su venganza, tomola con arreglo a la idea evangélica tan arraigada en su alma, es decir, que le abrumó a cariños, le abofeteó con cuidados, y le clavó en la cruz de la más dulce solicitud y ternura.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (reflexive) to become foggy, misty
- (reflexive) to become overwhelmed
Conjugation
Conjugation of abrumar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of abrumar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive abrumar | dative | abrumarme | abrumarte | abrumarle, abrumarse | abrumarnos | abrumaros | abrumarles, abrumarse |
accusative | abrumarme | abrumarte | abrumarlo, abrumarla, abrumarse | abrumarnos | abrumaros | abrumarlos, abrumarlas, abrumarse | |
with gerund abrumando | dative | abrumándome | abrumándote | abrumándole, abrumándose | abrumándonos | abrumándoos | abrumándoles, abrumándose |
accusative | abrumándome | abrumándote | abrumándolo, abrumándola, abrumándose | abrumándonos | abrumándoos | abrumándolos, abrumándolas, abrumándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative abruma | dative | abrúmame | abrúmate | abrúmale | abrúmanos | not used | abrúmales |
accusative | abrúmame | abrúmate | abrúmalo, abrúmala | abrúmanos | not used | abrúmalos, abrúmalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative abrumá | dative | abrumame | abrumate | abrumale | abrumanos | not used | abrumales |
accusative | abrumame | abrumate | abrumalo, abrumala | abrumanos | not used | abrumalos, abrumalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative abrume | dative | abrúmeme | not used | abrúmele, abrúmese | abrúmenos | not used | abrúmeles |
accusative | abrúmeme | not used | abrúmelo, abrúmela, abrúmese | abrúmenos | not used | abrúmelos, abrúmelas | |
with first-person plural imperative abrumemos | dative | not used | abrumémoste | abrumémosle | abrumémonos | abrumémoos | abrumémosles |
accusative | not used | abrumémoste | abrumémoslo, abrumémosla | abrumémonos | abrumémoos | abrumémoslos, abrumémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative abrumad | dative | abrumadme | not used | abrumadle | abrumadnos | abrumaos | abrumadles |
accusative | abrumadme | not used | abrumadlo, abrumadla | abrumadnos | abrumaos | abrumadlos, abrumadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative abrumen | dative | abrúmenme | not used | abrúmenle | abrúmennos | not used | abrúmenles, abrúmense |
accusative | abrúmenme | not used | abrúmenlo, abrúmenla | abrúmennos | not used | abrúmenlos, abrúmenlas, abrúmense |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “abrumar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024