apabullar

Spanish

Etymology

Compare with magullar (“to bruise”), possibly inflated with apalear (“to beat up”) through an intermediary form similar to apagullar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /apabuˈʝaɾ/ [a.pa.β̞uˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /apabuˈʎaɾ/ [a.pa.β̞uˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /apabuˈʃaɾ/ [a.pa.β̞uˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /apabuˈʒaɾ/ [a.pa.β̞uˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧pa‧bu‧llar

Verb

apabullar (first-person singular present apabullo, first-person singular preterite apabullé, past participle apabullado)

(transitive) to overwhelm
Synonym: abrumar

Conjugation

Conjugation of apabullar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			apabullar
gerund			apabullando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		apabullado		apabullada
		plural		apabullados		apabulladas
		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	apabullo	apabullas^{^tú} apabullás^{^vos}	apabulla	apabullamos	apabulláis	apabullan
	imperfect	apabullaba	apabullabas	apabullaba	apabullábamos	apabullabais	apabullaban
	preterite	apabullé	apabullaste	apabulló	apabullamos	apabullasteis	apabullaron
	future	apabullaré	apabullarás	apabullará	apabullaremos	apabullaréis	apabullarán
	conditional	apabullaría	apabullarías	apabullaría	apabullaríamos	apabullaríais	apabullarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	apabulle	apabulles^{^tú} apabullés^{^vos²}	apabulle	apabullemos	apabulléis	apabullen
	imperfect (ra)	apabullara	apabullaras	apabullara	apabulláramos	apabullarais	apabullaran
	imperfect (se)	apabullase	apabullases	apabullase	apabullásemos	apabullaseis	apabullasen
	future¹	apabullare	apabullares	apabullare	apabulláremos	apabullareis	apabullaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		apabulla^{^tú} apabullá^{^vos}	apabulle	apabullemos	apabullad	apabullen
	negative		no apabulles	no apabulle	no apabullemos	no apabulléis	no apabullen

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

Selected combined forms of apabullar

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 apabullar	dative	apabullarme	apabullarte	apabullarle, apabullarse	apabullarnos	apabullaros	apabullarles, apabullarse
with infinitive apabullar	accusative	apabullarme	apabullarte	apabullarlo, apabullarla, apabullarse	apabullarnos	apabullaros	apabullarlos, apabullarlas, apabullarse

with gerund apabullando	dative	apabullándome	apabullándote	apabullándole, apabullándose	apabullándonos	apabullándoos	apabullándoles, apabullándose
with gerund apabullando	accusative	apabullándome	apabullándote	apabullándolo, apabullándola, apabullándose	apabullándonos	apabullándoos	apabullándolos, apabullándolas, apabullándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative apabulla	dative	apabúllame	apabúllate	apabúllale	apabúllanos	not used	apabúllales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative apabulla	accusative	apabúllame	apabúllate	apabúllalo, apabúllala	apabúllanos	not used	apabúllalos, apabúllalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative apabullá	dative	apabullame	apabullate	apabullale	apabullanos	not used	apabullales
	accusative	apabullame	apabullate	apabullalo, apabullala	apabullanos	not used	apabullalos, apabullalas

with formal second-person singular imperative apabulle	dative	apabúlleme	not used	apabúllele, apabúllese	apabúllenos	not used	apabúlleles
with formal second-person singular imperative apabulle	accusative	apabúlleme	not used	apabúllelo, apabúllela, apabúllese	apabúllenos	not used	apabúllelos, apabúllelas

with first-person plural imperative apabullemos	dative	not used	apabullémoste	apabullémosle	apabullémonos	apabullémoos	apabullémosles
with first-person plural imperative apabullemos	accusative	not used	apabullémoste	apabullémoslo, apabullémosla	apabullémonos	apabullémoos	apabullémoslos, apabullémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative apabullad	dative	apabulladme	not used	apabulladle	apabulladnos	apabullaos	apabulladles
with informal second-person plural imperative apabullad	accusative	apabulladme	not used	apabulladlo, apabulladla	apabulladnos	apabullaos	apabulladlos, apabulladlas

with formal second-person plural imperative apabullen	dative	apabúllenme	not used	apabúllenle	apabúllennos	not used	apabúllenles, apabúllense
with formal second-person plural imperative apabullen	accusative	apabúllenme	not used	apabúllenlo, apabúllenla	apabúllennos	not used	apabúllenlos, apabúllenlas, apabúllense

Derived terms

apabullante