hervir
Spanish
Alternative forms
- fervir (obsolete)
- herver
- jervir
- jerver
- jerber
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish herver, from Latin fervēre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“be hot, boil”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɾˈbiɾ/ [eɾˈβ̞iɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: her‧vir
Verb
hervir (first-person singular present hiervo, first-person singular preterite herví, past participle hervido)
Conjugation
Conjugation of hervir (e-ie-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
| infinitive | hervir | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | hirviendo | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | hervido | hervida | |||||
| plural | hervidos | hervidas | |||||
| 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 | hiervo | hiervestú hervísvos |
hierve | hervimos | hervís | hierven | |
| imperfect | hervía | hervías | hervía | hervíamos | hervíais | hervían | |
| preterite | herví | herviste | hirvió | hervimos | hervisteis | hirvieron | |
| future | herviré | hervirás | hervirá | herviremos | herviréis | hervirán | |
| conditional | herviría | hervirías | herviría | herviríamos | herviríais | hervirían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | hierva | hiervastú hirvásvos2 |
hierva | hirvamos | hirváis | hiervan | |
| imperfect (ra) |
hirviera | hirvieras | hirviera | hirviéramos | hirvierais | hirvieran | |
| imperfect (se) |
hirviese | hirvieses | hirviese | hirviésemos | hirvieseis | hirviesen | |
| future1 | hirviere | hirvieres | hirviere | hirviéremos | hirviereis | hirvieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | hiervetú hervívos |
hierva | hirvamos | hervid | hiervan | ||
| negative | no hiervas | no hierva | no hirvamos | no hirváis | no hiervan | ||
Selected combined forms of hervir (e-ie-i 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 hervir | dative | hervirme | hervirte | hervirle, hervirse | hervirnos | herviros | hervirles, hervirse |
| accusative | hervirme | hervirte | hervirlo, hervirla, hervirse | hervirnos | herviros | hervirlos, hervirlas, hervirse | |
| with gerund hirviendo | dative | hirviéndome | hirviéndote | hirviéndole, hirviéndose | hirviéndonos | hirviéndoos | hirviéndoles, hirviéndose |
| accusative | hirviéndome | hirviéndote | hirviéndolo, hirviéndola, hirviéndose | hirviéndonos | hirviéndoos | hirviéndolos, hirviéndolas, hirviéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative hierve | dative | hiérveme | hiérvete | hiérvele | hiérvenos | not used | hiérveles |
| accusative | hiérveme | hiérvete | hiérvelo, hiérvela | hiérvenos | not used | hiérvelos, hiérvelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative herví | dative | hervime | hervite | hervile | hervinos | not used | herviles |
| accusative | hervime | hervite | hervilo, hervila | hervinos | not used | hervilos, hervilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative hierva | dative | hiérvame | not used | hiérvale, hiérvase | hiérvanos | not used | hiérvales |
| accusative | hiérvame | not used | hiérvalo, hiérvala, hiérvase | hiérvanos | not used | hiérvalos, hiérvalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative hirvamos | dative | not used | hirvámoste | hirvámosle | hirvámonos | hirvámoos | hirvámosles |
| accusative | not used | hirvámoste | hirvámoslo, hirvámosla | hirvámonos | hirvámoos | hirvámoslos, hirvámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative hervid | dative | hervidme | not used | hervidle | hervidnos | hervíos | hervidles |
| accusative | hervidme | not used | hervidlo, hervidla | hervidnos | hervíos | hervidlos, hervidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative hiervan | dative | hiérvanme | not used | hiérvanle | hiérvannos | not used | hiérvanles, hiérvanse |
| accusative | hiérvanme | not used | hiérvanlo, hiérvanla | hiérvannos | not used | hiérvanlos, hiérvanlas, hiérvanse | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “hervir”, 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