ablandar

Spanish

Etymology

Latin blandus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ablanˈdaɾ/, [aβlãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]

Verb

ablandar (first-person singular present ablando, first-person singular preterite ablandé, past participle ablandado)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to soften, to soothe
  2. (intransitive) to become less severe

Conjugation

        Conjugation of ablandar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive ablandar
    gerund ablandando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular ablandado ablandada
    plural ablandados ablandadas
    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 ablando ablandastú
    ablandásvos    		 ablanda ablandamos ablandáis ablandan
    imperfect ablandaba ablandabas ablandaba ablandábamos ablandabais ablandaban
    preterite ablandé ablandaste ablandó ablandamos ablandasteis ablandaron
    future ablandaré ablandarás ablandará ablandaremos ablandaréis ablandarán
    conditional ablandaría ablandarías ablandaría ablandaríamos ablandaríais ablandarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present ablande ablandestú
    ablandésvos2    		 ablande ablandemos ablandéis ablanden
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 ablandara ablandaras ablandara ablandáramos ablandarais ablandaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 ablandase ablandases ablandase ablandásemos ablandaseis ablandasen
    future1 ablandare ablandares ablandare ablandáremos ablandareis ablandaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative ablandatú
    ablandávos    		 ablande ablandemos ablandad ablanden
    negative no ablandes no ablande no ablandemos no ablandéis no ablanden
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

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