zambullir

Spanish

Etymology

From zabullir (“to submerge”, with m epenthesis).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θambuˈʝiɾ/ [θãm.buˈʝiɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /θambuˈʝiɾ/ [θãm.buˈʝiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /θambuˈʎiɾ/ [θãm.buˈʎiɾ]

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /sambuˈʝiɾ/ [sãm.buˈʝiɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /sambuˈʝiɾ/ [sãm.buˈʝiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /sambuˈʎiɾ/ [sãm.buˈʎiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /sambuˈʃiɾ/ [sãm.buˈʃiɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /sambuˈʒiɾ/ [sãm.buˈʒiɾ]

• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: zam‧bu‧llir

Verb

zambullir (first-person singular present zambullo, first-person singular preterite zambullí, past participle zambullido)

1. (transitive) to plunge, to submerge suddenly
2. (reflexive) to dive, to plunge

Conjugation

    Conjugation of zambullir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			zambullir
gerund			zambullendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		zambullido		zambullida
		plural		zambullidos		zambullidas
		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	zambullo	zambullestú zambullísvos	zambulle	zambullimos	zambullís	zambullen
	imperfect	zambullía	zambullías	zambullía	zambullíamos	zambullíais	zambullían
	preterite	zambullí	zambulliste	zambulló	zambullimos	zambullisteis	zambulleron
	future	zambulliré	zambullirás	zambullirá	zambulliremos	zambulliréis	zambullirán
	conditional	zambulliría	zambullirías	zambulliría	zambulliríamos	zambulliríais	zambullirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	zambulla	zambullastú zambullásvos2	zambulla	zambullamos	zambulláis	zambullan
	imperfect (ra)	zambullera	zambulleras	zambullera	zambulléramos	zambullerais	zambulleran
	imperfect (se)	zambullese	zambulleses	zambullese	zambullésemos	zambulleseis	zambullesen
	future1	zambullere	zambulleres	zambullere	zambulléremos	zambullereis	zambulleren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		zambulletú zambullívos	zambulla	zambullamos	zambullid	zambullan
	negative		no zambullas	no zambulla	no zambullamos	no zambulláis	no zambullan

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

    Selected combined forms of zambullir

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 zambullir	dative	zambullirme	zambullirte	zambullirle, zambullirse	zambullirnos	zambulliros	zambullirles, zambullirse
	accusative	zambullirme	zambullirte	zambullirlo, zambullirla, zambullirse	zambullirnos	zambulliros	zambullirlos, zambullirlas, zambullirse
with gerund zambullendo	dative	zambulléndome	zambulléndote	zambulléndole, zambulléndose	zambulléndonos	zambulléndoos	zambulléndoles, zambulléndose
	accusative	zambulléndome	zambulléndote	zambulléndolo, zambulléndola, zambulléndose	zambulléndonos	zambulléndoos	zambulléndolos, zambulléndolas, zambulléndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative zambulle	dative	zambúlleme	zambúllete	zambúllele	zambúllenos	not used	zambúlleles
	accusative	zambúlleme	zambúllete	zambúllelo, zambúllela	zambúllenos	not used	zambúllelos, zambúllelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative zambullí	dative	zambullime	zambullite	zambullile	zambullinos	not used	zambulliles
	accusative	zambullime	zambullite	zambullilo, zambullila	zambullinos	not used	zambullilos, zambullilas
with formal second-person singular imperative zambulla	dative	zambúllame	not used	zambúllale, zambúllase	zambúllanos	not used	zambúllales
	accusative	zambúllame	not used	zambúllalo, zambúllala, zambúllase	zambúllanos	not used	zambúllalos, zambúllalas
with first-person plural imperative zambullamos	dative	not used	zambullámoste	zambullámosle	zambullámonos	zambullámoos	zambullámosles
	accusative	not used	zambullámoste	zambullámoslo, zambullámosla	zambullámonos	zambullámoos	zambullámoslos, zambullámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative zambullid	dative	zambullidme	not used	zambullidle	zambullidnos	zambullíos	zambullidles
	accusative	zambullidme	not used	zambullidlo, zambullidla	zambullidnos	zambullíos	zambullidlos, zambullidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative zambullan	dative	zambúllanme	not used	zambúllanle	zambúllannos	not used	zambúllanles, zambúllanse
	accusative	zambúllanme	not used	zambúllanlo, zambúllanla	zambúllannos	not used	zambúllanlos, zambúllanlas, zambúllanse

    Conjugation of zambullirse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			zambullirse
gerund			zambulléndose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		zambullido		zambullida
		plural		zambullidos		zambullidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	infinitive	zambullirme	zambullirte	zambullirse	zambullirnos	zambulliros	zambullirse
	gerund	zambulléndome	zambulléndote	zambulléndose	zambulléndonos	zambulléndoos	zambulléndose
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me zambullo	te zambullestú te zambullísvos	se zambulle	nos zambullimos	os zambullís	se zambullen
	imperfect	me zambullía	te zambullías	se zambullía	nos zambullíamos	os zambullíais	se zambullían
	preterite	me zambullí	te zambulliste	se zambulló	nos zambullimos	os zambullisteis	se zambulleron
	future	me zambulliré	te zambullirás	se zambullirá	nos zambulliremos	os zambulliréis	se zambullirán
	conditional	me zambulliría	te zambullirías	se zambulliría	nos zambulliríamos	os zambulliríais	se zambullirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me zambulla	te zambullastú te zambullásvos2	se zambulla	nos zambullamos	os zambulláis	se zambullan
	imperfect (ra)	me zambullera	te zambulleras	se zambullera	nos zambulléramos	os zambullerais	se zambulleran
	imperfect (se)	me zambullese	te zambulleses	se zambullese	nos zambullésemos	os zambulleseis	se zambullesen
	future1	me zambullere	te zambulleres	se zambullere	nos zambulléremos	os zambullereis	se zambulleren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		zambúlletetú zambullitevos	zambúllase	zambullámonos	zambullíos	zambúllanse
	negative		no te zambullas	no se zambulla	no nos zambullamos	no os zambulláis	no se zambullan

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

Further reading

• “zambullir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10