escobillar

Spanish

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eskobiˈʝaɾ/ [es.ko.β̞iˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /eskobiˈʎaɾ/ [es.ko.β̞iˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /eskobiˈʃaɾ/ [es.ko.β̞iˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /eskobiˈʒaɾ/ [es.ko.β̞iˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: es‧co‧bi‧llar

Verb

escobillar (first-person singular present escobillo, first-person singular preterite escobillé, past participle escobillado)

(transitive) to brush something with a small brush
Debes escobillar tus zapatos antes de salir.
You must brush your shoes before going out.

Conjugation

Conjugation of escobillar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			escobillar
gerund			escobillando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		escobillado		escobillada
		plural		escobillados		escobilladas
		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	escobillo	escobillas^{^tú} escobillás^{^vos}	escobilla	escobillamos	escobilláis	escobillan
	imperfect	escobillaba	escobillabas	escobillaba	escobillábamos	escobillabais	escobillaban
	preterite	escobillé	escobillaste	escobilló	escobillamos	escobillasteis	escobillaron
	future	escobillaré	escobillarás	escobillará	escobillaremos	escobillaréis	escobillarán
	conditional	escobillaría	escobillarías	escobillaría	escobillaríamos	escobillaríais	escobillarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	escobille	escobilles^{^tú} escobillés^{^vos²}	escobille	escobillemos	escobilléis	escobillen
	imperfect (ra)	escobillara	escobillaras	escobillara	escobilláramos	escobillarais	escobillaran
	imperfect (se)	escobillase	escobillases	escobillase	escobillásemos	escobillaseis	escobillasen
	future¹	escobillare	escobillares	escobillare	escobilláremos	escobillareis	escobillaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		escobilla^{^tú} escobillá^{^vos}	escobille	escobillemos	escobillad	escobillen
	negative		no escobilles	no escobille	no escobillemos	no escobilléis	no escobillen

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

Selected combined forms of escobillar

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 escobillar	dative	escobillarme	escobillarte	escobillarle, escobillarse	escobillarnos	escobillaros	escobillarles, escobillarse
with infinitive escobillar	accusative	escobillarme	escobillarte	escobillarlo, escobillarla, escobillarse	escobillarnos	escobillaros	escobillarlos, escobillarlas, escobillarse

with gerund escobillando	dative	escobillándome	escobillándote	escobillándole, escobillándose	escobillándonos	escobillándoos	escobillándoles, escobillándose
with gerund escobillando	accusative	escobillándome	escobillándote	escobillándolo, escobillándola, escobillándose	escobillándonos	escobillándoos	escobillándolos, escobillándolas, escobillándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative escobilla	dative	escobíllame	escobíllate	escobíllale	escobíllanos	not used	escobíllales
	accusative	escobíllame	escobíllate	escobíllalo, escobíllala	escobíllanos	not used	escobíllalos, escobíllalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative escobillá	dative	escobillame	escobillate	escobillale	escobillanos	not used	escobillales
	accusative	escobillame	escobillate	escobillalo, escobillala	escobillanos	not used	escobillalos, escobillalas

with formal second-person singular imperative escobille	dative	escobílleme	not used	escobíllele, escobíllese	escobíllenos	not used	escobílleles
with formal second-person singular imperative escobille	accusative	escobílleme	not used	escobíllelo, escobíllela, escobíllese	escobíllenos	not used	escobíllelos, escobíllelas

with first-person plural imperative escobillemos	dative	not used	escobillémoste	escobillémosle	escobillémonos	escobillémoos	escobillémosles
with first-person plural imperative escobillemos	accusative	not used	escobillémoste	escobillémoslo, escobillémosla	escobillémonos	escobillémoos	escobillémoslos, escobillémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative escobillad	dative	escobilladme	not used	escobilladle	escobilladnos	escobillaos	escobilladles
with informal second-person plural imperative escobillad	accusative	escobilladme	not used	escobilladlo, escobilladla	escobilladnos	escobillaos	escobilladlos, escobilladlas

with formal second-person plural imperative escobillen	dative	escobíllenme	not used	escobíllenle	escobíllennos	not used	escobíllenles, escobíllense
with formal second-person plural imperative escobillen	accusative	escobíllenme	not used	escobíllenlo, escobíllenla	escobíllennos	not used	escobíllenlos, escobíllenlas, escobíllense