amanecer
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *admānēscere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amaneˈθeɾ/ [a.ma.neˈθeɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /amaneˈseɾ/ [a.ma.neˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: a‧ma‧ne‧cer
Verb
amanecer (first-person singular present amanezco, first-person singular preterite amanecí, past participle amanecido)
- (intransitive, impersonal) to dawn
- Amaneció a las siete. ― The sun rose at seven.
- (intransitive, impersonal) to get light (become light in the morning)
- (intransitive) to wake up (cease to sleep)
- Synonym: despertar
- (intransitive) to see the morning; be seen by the morning (be in a given state when the sun rises)
- Muchas casas amanecieron cubiertas de papel higiénico después del día de las bromas de abril.
- The morning saw many houses covered in toilet paper after April Fools' Day.
- (transitive) to awake, wake up (rouse from sleep)
- (reflexive) to waken, awaken (cease to sleep)
- (reflexive, Latin America) to stay awake all night
- Synonym: trasnochar
Conjugation
Conjugation of amanecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of amanecer (c-zc 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 amanecer | dative | amanecerme | amanecerte | amanecerle, amanecerse | amanecernos | amaneceros | amanecerles, amanecerse |
| accusative | amanecerme | amanecerte | amanecerlo, amanecerla, amanecerse | amanecernos | amaneceros | amanecerlos, amanecerlas, amanecerse | |
| with gerund amaneciendo | dative | amaneciéndome | amaneciéndote | amaneciéndole, amaneciéndose | amaneciéndonos | amaneciéndoos | amaneciéndoles, amaneciéndose |
| accusative | amaneciéndome | amaneciéndote | amaneciéndolo, amaneciéndola, amaneciéndose | amaneciéndonos | amaneciéndoos | amaneciéndolos, amaneciéndolas, amaneciéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative amanece | dative | amanéceme | amanécete | amanécele | amanécenos | not used | amanéceles |
| accusative | amanéceme | amanécete | amanécelo, amanécela | amanécenos | not used | amanécelos, amanécelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative amanecé | dative | amaneceme | amanecete | amanecele | amanecenos | not used | amaneceles |
| accusative | amaneceme | amanecete | amanecelo, amanecela | amanecenos | not used | amanecelos, amanecelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative amanezca | dative | amanézcame | not used | amanézcale, amanézcase | amanézcanos | not used | amanézcales |
| accusative | amanézcame | not used | amanézcalo, amanézcala, amanézcase | amanézcanos | not used | amanézcalos, amanézcalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative amanezcamos | dative | not used | amanezcámoste | amanezcámosle | amanezcámonos | amanezcámoos | amanezcámosles |
| accusative | not used | amanezcámoste | amanezcámoslo, amanezcámosla | amanezcámonos | amanezcámoos | amanezcámoslos, amanezcámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative amaneced | dative | amanecedme | not used | amanecedle | amanecednos | amaneceos | amanecedles |
| accusative | amanecedme | not used | amanecedlo, amanecedla | amanecednos | amaneceos | amanecedlos, amanecedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative amanezcan | dative | amanézcanme | not used | amanézcanle | amanézcannos | not used | amanézcanles, amanézcanse |
| accusative | amanézcanme | not used | amanézcanlo, amanézcanla | amanézcannos | not used | amanézcanlos, amanézcanlas, amanézcanse | |
Derived terms
Noun
amanecer m (plural amaneceres)
Further reading
- “amanecer”, 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