afanar

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Arabic, although Vulgar Latin etymologies have also been suggested. Cognate with Italian affannare (“to leave breathless; vex”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afaˈnaɾ/

Verb

afanar (first-person singular present afano, first-person singular preterite afané, past participle afanado)

  1. (colloquial) to steal, pinch
  2. to work hard
  3. to be busy

Conjugation

        Conjugation of afanar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive afanar
    gerund afanando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular afanado afanada
    plural afanados afanadas
    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 afano afanastú
    afanásvos    		 afana afanamos afanáis afanan
    imperfect afanaba afanabas afanaba afanábamos afanabais afanaban
    preterite afané afanaste afanó afanamos afanasteis afanaron
    future afanaré afanarás afanará afanaremos afanaréis afanarán
    conditional afanaría afanarías afanaría afanaríamos afanaríais afanarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present afane afanestú
    afanésvos2    		 afane afanemos afanéis afanen
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 afanara afanaras afanara afanáramos afanarais afanaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 afanase afanases afanase afanásemos afanaseis afanasen
    future1 afanare afanares afanare afanáremos afanareis afanaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative afanatú
    afanávos    		 afane afanemos afanad afanen
    negative no afanes no afane no afanemos no afanéis no afanen
    • 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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