avergonzar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ vergüenza (“shame”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abeɾɡonˈθaɾ/ [a.β̞eɾ.ɣ̞õn̟ˈθaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /abeɾɡonˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞eɾ.ɣ̞õnˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ver‧gon‧zar

Verb

avergonzar (first-person singular present avergüenzo, first-person singular preterite avergoncé, past participle avergonzado)

  1. (transitive) to shame
  2. (transitive) to embarrass
  3. (reflexive) to embarrass oneself, be ashamed

Conjugation

    Conjugation of avergonzar (o-ue alternation; c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive avergonzar
gerund avergonzando
past participle masculine feminine
singular avergonzado avergonzada
plural avergonzados avergonzadas
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 avergüenzo avergüenzastú
avergonzásvos 		avergüenza avergonzamos avergonzáis avergüenzan
imperfect avergonzaba avergonzabas avergonzaba avergonzábamos avergonzabais avergonzaban
preterite avergoncé avergonzaste avergonzó avergonzamos avergonzasteis avergonzaron
future avergonzaré avergonzarás avergonzará avergonzaremos avergonzaréis avergonzarán
conditional avergonzaría avergonzarías avergonzaría avergonzaríamos avergonzaríais avergonzarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present avergüence avergüencestú
avergoncésvos2 		avergüence avergoncemos avergoncéis avergüencen
imperfect
(ra) 		avergonzara avergonzaras avergonzara avergonzáramos avergonzarais avergonzaran
imperfect
(se) 		avergonzase avergonzases avergonzase avergonzásemos avergonzaseis avergonzasen
future1 avergonzare avergonzares avergonzare avergonzáremos avergonzareis avergonzaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative avergüenzatú
avergonzávos 		avergüence avergoncemos avergonzad avergüencen
negative no avergüences no avergüence no avergoncemos no avergoncéis no avergüencen

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

    Selected combined forms of avergonzar (o-ue alternation; c-z 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 avergonzar dative avergonzarme avergonzarte avergonzarle, avergonzarse avergonzarnos avergonzaros avergonzarles, avergonzarse
accusative avergonzarme avergonzarte avergonzarlo, avergonzarla, avergonzarse avergonzarnos avergonzaros avergonzarlos, avergonzarlas, avergonzarse
with gerund avergonzando dative avergonzándome avergonzándote avergonzándole, avergonzándose avergonzándonos avergonzándoos avergonzándoles, avergonzándose
accusative avergonzándome avergonzándote avergonzándolo, avergonzándola, avergonzándose avergonzándonos avergonzándoos avergonzándolos, avergonzándolas, avergonzándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative avergüenza dative avergüénzame avergüénzate avergüénzale avergüénzanos not used avergüénzales
accusative avergüénzame avergüénzate avergüénzalo, avergüénzala avergüénzanos not used avergüénzalos, avergüénzalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative avergonzá dative avergonzame avergonzate avergonzale avergonzanos not used avergonzales
accusative avergonzame avergonzate avergonzalo, avergonzala avergonzanos not used avergonzalos, avergonzalas
with formal second-person singular imperative avergüence dative avergüénceme not used avergüéncele, avergüéncese avergüéncenos not used avergüénceles
accusative avergüénceme not used avergüéncelo, avergüéncela, avergüéncese avergüéncenos not used avergüéncelos, avergüéncelas
with first-person plural imperative avergoncemos dative not used avergoncémoste avergoncémosle avergoncémonos avergoncémoos avergoncémosles
accusative not used avergoncémoste avergoncémoslo, avergoncémosla avergoncémonos avergoncémoos avergoncémoslos, avergoncémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative avergonzad dative avergonzadme not used avergonzadle avergonzadnos avergonzaos avergonzadles
accusative avergonzadme not used avergonzadlo, avergonzadla avergonzadnos avergonzaos avergonzadlos, avergonzadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative avergüencen dative avergüéncenme not used avergüéncenle avergüéncennos not used avergüéncenles, avergüéncense
accusative avergüéncenme not used avergüéncenlo, avergüéncenla avergüéncennos not used avergüéncenlos, avergüéncenlas, avergüéncense

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