empujar
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin impulsāre, from Latin in- + pulsāre, or a frequentative of impellō, impellere. Doublet of impulsar, a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /empuˈxaɾ/ [ẽm.puˈxaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: em‧pu‧jar
Verb
empujar (first-person singular present empujo, first-person singular preterite empujé, past participle empujado)
- (transitive) to push, to shove, to jostle
- Synonym: (obsolete) arrempujar
- to nudge (push into action by pestering or annoying a person)
- Le empujó con el codo de una manera muy dolorosa.
- She nudged him with her elbow in a very painful manner.
Usage notes
- If wanting to say nudge in a gentle sense, use the phrase darle un empujoncito a or darle un codazo a. Only use the verb empujar for "nudge" when meaning a person is nudging someone forcefully or annoyingly where it is strong enough for someone to be disturbed by it.
Conjugation
Conjugation of empujar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of empujar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive empujar | dative | empujarme | empujarte | empujarle, empujarse | empujarnos | empujaros | empujarles, empujarse |
accusative | empujarme | empujarte | empujarlo, empujarla, empujarse | empujarnos | empujaros | empujarlos, empujarlas, empujarse | |
with gerund empujando | dative | empujándome | empujándote | empujándole, empujándose | empujándonos | empujándoos | empujándoles, empujándose |
accusative | empujándome | empujándote | empujándolo, empujándola, empujándose | empujándonos | empujándoos | empujándolos, empujándolas, empujándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative empuja | dative | empújame | empújate | empújale | empújanos | not used | empújales |
accusative | empújame | empújate | empújalo, empújala | empújanos | not used | empújalos, empújalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative empujá | dative | empujame | empujate | empujale | empujanos | not used | empujales |
accusative | empujame | empujate | empujalo, empujala | empujanos | not used | empujalos, empujalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative empuje | dative | empújeme | not used | empújele, empújese | empújenos | not used | empújeles |
accusative | empújeme | not used | empújelo, empújela, empújese | empújenos | not used | empújelos, empújelas | |
with first-person plural imperative empujemos | dative | not used | empujémoste | empujémosle | empujémonos | empujémoos | empujémosles |
accusative | not used | empujémoste | empujémoslo, empujémosla | empujémonos | empujémoos | empujémoslos, empujémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative empujad | dative | empujadme | not used | empujadle | empujadnos | empujaos | empujadles |
accusative | empujadme | not used | empujadlo, empujadla | empujadnos | empujaos | empujadlos, empujadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative empujen | dative | empújenme | not used | empújenle | empújennos | not used | empújenles, empújense |
accusative | empújenme | not used | empújenlo, empújenla | empújennos | not used | empújenlos, empújenlas, empújense |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Portuguese: empurrar
Further reading
- “empujar”, 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