columbrar

Spanish

Etymology

From co- +‎ lumbre +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kolumˈbɾaɾ/ [ko.lũmˈbɾaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: co‧lum‧brar

Verb

columbrar (first-person singular present columbro, first-person singular preterite columbré, past participle columbrado)

(transitive) to make out a glimpse (see in the distance)
- 2015 July 31, “Llanes en 32 playas”, in El País‎^[1]:
  Desde la ermita disfrutaremos de un bellísimo ocaso, columbrando, si el día amanece despejado, el Naranjo de Bulnes.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of columbrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			columbrar
gerund			columbrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		columbrado		columbrada
		plural		columbrados		columbradas
		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	columbro	columbras^{^tú} columbrás^{^vos}	columbra	columbramos	columbráis	columbran
	imperfect	columbraba	columbrabas	columbraba	columbrábamos	columbrabais	columbraban
	preterite	columbré	columbraste	columbró	columbramos	columbrasteis	columbraron
	future	columbraré	columbrarás	columbrará	columbraremos	columbraréis	columbrarán
	conditional	columbraría	columbrarías	columbraría	columbraríamos	columbraríais	columbrarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	columbre	columbres^{^tú} columbrés^{^vos²}	columbre	columbremos	columbréis	columbren
	imperfect (ra)	columbrara	columbraras	columbrara	columbráramos	columbrarais	columbraran
	imperfect (se)	columbrase	columbrases	columbrase	columbrásemos	columbraseis	columbrasen
	future¹	columbrare	columbrares	columbrare	columbráremos	columbrareis	columbraren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		columbra^{^tú} columbrá^{^vos}	columbre	columbremos	columbrad	columbren
	negative		no columbres	no columbre	no columbremos	no columbréis	no columbren

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

Selected combined forms of columbrar

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 columbrar	dative	columbrarme	columbrarte	columbrarle, columbrarse	columbrarnos	columbraros	columbrarles, columbrarse
with infinitive columbrar	accusative	columbrarme	columbrarte	columbrarlo, columbrarla, columbrarse	columbrarnos	columbraros	columbrarlos, columbrarlas, columbrarse

with gerund columbrando	dative	columbrándome	columbrándote	columbrándole, columbrándose	columbrándonos	columbrándoos	columbrándoles, columbrándose
with gerund columbrando	accusative	columbrándome	columbrándote	columbrándolo, columbrándola, columbrándose	columbrándonos	columbrándoos	columbrándolos, columbrándolas, columbrándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative columbra	dative	colúmbrame	colúmbrate	colúmbrale	colúmbranos	not used	colúmbrales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative columbra	accusative	colúmbrame	colúmbrate	colúmbralo, colúmbrala	colúmbranos	not used	colúmbralos, colúmbralas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative columbrá	dative	columbrame	columbrate	columbrale	columbranos	not used	columbrales
	accusative	columbrame	columbrate	columbralo, columbrala	columbranos	not used	columbralos, columbralas

with formal second-person singular imperative columbre	dative	colúmbreme	not used	colúmbrele, colúmbrese	colúmbrenos	not used	colúmbreles
with formal second-person singular imperative columbre	accusative	colúmbreme	not used	colúmbrelo, colúmbrela, colúmbrese	colúmbrenos	not used	colúmbrelos, colúmbrelas

with first-person plural imperative columbremos	dative	not used	columbrémoste	columbrémosle	columbrémonos	columbrémoos	columbrémosles
with first-person plural imperative columbremos	accusative	not used	columbrémoste	columbrémoslo, columbrémosla	columbrémonos	columbrémoos	columbrémoslos, columbrémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative columbrad	dative	columbradme	not used	columbradle	columbradnos	columbraos	columbradles
with informal second-person plural imperative columbrad	accusative	columbradme	not used	columbradlo, columbradla	columbradnos	columbraos	columbradlos, columbradlas

with formal second-person plural imperative columbren	dative	colúmbrenme	not used	colúmbrenle	colúmbrennos	not used	colúmbrenles, colúmbrense
with formal second-person plural imperative columbren	accusative	colúmbrenme	not used	colúmbrenlo, colúmbrenla	colúmbrennos	not used	colúmbrenlos, colúmbrenlas, colúmbrense

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