embetunar
Spanish
Etymology
From en- + betún (“shoe polish”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /embetuˈnaɾ/ [ẽm.be.t̪uˈnaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: em‧be‧tu‧nar
Verb
embetunar (first-person singular present embetuno, first-person singular preterite embetuné, past participle embetunado)
- to shine with shoe polish
- Synonym: abetunar
Conjugation
Conjugation of embetunar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of embetunar
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 embetunar | dative | embetunarme | embetunarte | embetunarle, embetunarse | embetunarnos | embetunaros | embetunarles, embetunarse |
| accusative | embetunarme | embetunarte | embetunarlo, embetunarla, embetunarse | embetunarnos | embetunaros | embetunarlos, embetunarlas, embetunarse | |
| with gerund embetunando | dative | embetunándome | embetunándote | embetunándole, embetunándose | embetunándonos | embetunándoos | embetunándoles, embetunándose |
| accusative | embetunándome | embetunándote | embetunándolo, embetunándola, embetunándose | embetunándonos | embetunándoos | embetunándolos, embetunándolas, embetunándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative embetuna | dative | embetúname | embetúnate | embetúnale | embetúnanos | not used | embetúnales |
| accusative | embetúname | embetúnate | embetúnalo, embetúnala | embetúnanos | not used | embetúnalos, embetúnalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative embetuná | dative | embetuname | embetunate | embetunale | embetunanos | not used | embetunales |
| accusative | embetuname | embetunate | embetunalo, embetunala | embetunanos | not used | embetunalos, embetunalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative embetune | dative | embetúneme | not used | embetúnele, embetúnese | embetúnenos | not used | embetúneles |
| accusative | embetúneme | not used | embetúnelo, embetúnela, embetúnese | embetúnenos | not used | embetúnelos, embetúnelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative embetunemos | dative | not used | embetunémoste | embetunémosle | embetunémonos | embetunémoos | embetunémosles |
| accusative | not used | embetunémoste | embetunémoslo, embetunémosla | embetunémonos | embetunémoos | embetunémoslos, embetunémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative embetunad | dative | embetunadme | not used | embetunadle | embetunadnos | embetunaos | embetunadles |
| accusative | embetunadme | not used | embetunadlo, embetunadla | embetunadnos | embetunaos | embetunadlos, embetunadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative embetunen | dative | embetúnenme | not used | embetúnenle | embetúnennos | not used | embetúnenles, embetúnense |
| accusative | embetúnenme | not used | embetúnenlo, embetúnenla | embetúnennos | not used | embetúnenlos, embetúnenlas, embetúnense | |
Further reading
- “embetunar”, 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