ampayar

Spanish

Etymology

From ampay +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ampaˈʝaɾ/ [ãm.paˈʝaɾ] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ampaˈʃaɾ/ [ãm.paˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ampaˈʒaɾ/ [ãm.paˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: am‧pa‧yar

Verb

ampayar (first-person singular present ampayo, first-person singular preterite ampayé, past participle ampayado)

  1. (transitive, Peru) discover, catch, find.
    Synonyms: descubrir, agarrar, encontrar, hallar
    «—Mamá, ¡ampayé a mi hermano comiéndose el último pedazo de torta!».
    “Mom, I caught my brother eating the last piece of cake!”

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ampayar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive ampayar
gerund ampayando
past participle masculine feminine
singular ampayado ampayada
plural ampayados ampayadas
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 ampayo ampayastú
ampayásvos 		ampaya ampayamos ampayáis ampayan
imperfect ampayaba ampayabas ampayaba ampayábamos ampayabais ampayaban
preterite ampayé ampayaste ampayó ampayamos ampayasteis ampayaron
future ampayaré ampayarás ampayará ampayaremos ampayaréis ampayarán
conditional ampayaría ampayarías ampayaría ampayaríamos ampayaríais ampayarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present ampaye ampayestú
ampayésvos2 		ampaye ampayemos ampayéis ampayen
imperfect
(ra) 		ampayara ampayaras ampayara ampayáramos ampayarais ampayaran
imperfect
(se) 		ampayase ampayases ampayase ampayásemos ampayaseis ampayasen
future1 ampayare ampayares ampayare ampayáremos ampayareis ampayaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative ampayatú
ampayávos 		ampaye ampayemos ampayad ampayen
negative no ampayes no ampaye no ampayemos no ampayéis no ampayen

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

    Selected combined forms of ampayar

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 ampayar dative ampayarme ampayarte ampayarle, ampayarse ampayarnos ampayaros ampayarles, ampayarse
accusative ampayarme ampayarte ampayarlo, ampayarla, ampayarse ampayarnos ampayaros ampayarlos, ampayarlas, ampayarse
with gerund ampayando dative ampayándome ampayándote ampayándole, ampayándose ampayándonos ampayándoos ampayándoles, ampayándose
accusative ampayándome ampayándote ampayándolo, ampayándola, ampayándose ampayándonos ampayándoos ampayándolos, ampayándolas, ampayándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ampaya dative ampáyame ampáyate ampáyale ampáyanos not used ampáyales
accusative ampáyame ampáyate ampáyalo, ampáyala ampáyanos not used ampáyalos, ampáyalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ampayá dative ampayame ampayate ampayale ampayanos not used ampayales
accusative ampayame ampayate ampayalo, ampayala ampayanos not used ampayalos, ampayalas
with formal second-person singular imperative ampaye dative ampáyeme not used ampáyele, ampáyese ampáyenos not used ampáyeles
accusative ampáyeme not used ampáyelo, ampáyela, ampáyese ampáyenos not used ampáyelos, ampáyelas
with first-person plural imperative ampayemos dative not used ampayémoste ampayémosle ampayémonos ampayémoos ampayémosles
accusative not used ampayémoste ampayémoslo, ampayémosla ampayémonos ampayémoos ampayémoslos, ampayémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ampayad dative ampayadme not used ampayadle ampayadnos ampayaos ampayadles
accusative ampayadme not used ampayadlo, ampayadla ampayadnos ampayaos ampayadlos, ampayadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ampayen dative ampáyenme not used ampáyenle ampáyennos not used ampáyenles, ampáyense
accusative ampáyenme not used ampáyenlo, ampáyenla ampáyennos not used ampáyenlos, ampáyenlas, ampáyense

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