ablandar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ blando +‎ -ar. Compare with Galician abrandar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ablanˈdaɾ/ [a.β̞lãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧blan‧dar

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)
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

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

    Selected combined forms of ablandar

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 ablandar
dative ablandarme ablandarte ablandarle, ablandarse ablandarnos ablandaros ablandarles, ablandarse
accusative ablandarme ablandarte ablandarlo, ablandarla, ablandarse ablandarnos ablandaros ablandarlos, ablandarlas, ablandarse
with gerund ablandando
dative ablandándome ablandándote ablandándole, ablandándose ablandándonos ablandándoos ablandándoles, ablandándose
accusative ablandándome ablandándote ablandándolo, ablandándola, ablandándose ablandándonos ablandándoos ablandándolos, ablandándolas, ablandándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ablanda
dative ablándame ablándate ablándale ablándanos not used ablándales
accusative ablándame ablándate ablándalo, ablándala ablándanos not used ablándalos, ablándalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ablandá
dative ablandame ablandate ablandale ablandanos not used ablandales
accusative ablandame ablandate ablandalo, ablandala ablandanos not used ablandalos, ablandalas
with formal second-person singular imperative ablande
dative ablándeme not used ablándele, ablándese ablándenos not used ablándeles
accusative ablándeme not used ablándelo, ablándela, ablándese ablándenos not used ablándelos, ablándelas
with first-person plural imperative ablandemos
dative not used ablandémoste ablandémosle ablandémonos ablandémoos ablandémosles
accusative not used ablandémoste ablandémoslo, ablandémosla ablandémonos ablandémoos ablandémoslos, ablandémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ablandad
dative ablandadme not used ablandadle ablandadnos ablandaos ablandadles
accusative ablandadme not used ablandadlo, ablandadla ablandadnos ablandaos ablandadlos, ablandadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ablanden
dative ablándenme not used ablándenle ablándennos not used ablándenles, ablándense
accusative ablándenme not used ablándenlo, ablándenla ablándennos not used ablándenlos, ablándenlas, ablándense

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