concebir

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish concebir, from Latin concipere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /konθeˈbiɾ/ [kõn̟.θeˈβ̞iɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /konseˈbiɾ/ [kõn.seˈβ̞iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧ce‧bir

Verb

concebir (first-person singular present concibo, first-person singular preterite concebí, past participle concebido)

  1. (transitive) to conceive, imagine
  2. (transitive) to understand
    Synonyms: comprender, entender
  3. (intransitive) to conceive, become pregnant
    Synonym: embarazarse

Conjugation
    Conjugation of concebir (e-i alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive concebir
gerund concibiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular concebido concebida
plural concebidos concebidas
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 concibo concibestú
concebísvos		 concibe concebimos concebís conciben
imperfect concebía concebías concebía concebíamos concebíais concebían
preterite concebí concebiste concibió concebimos concebisteis concibieron
future concebiré concebirás concebirá concebiremos concebiréis concebirán
conditional concebiría concebirías concebiría concebiríamos concebiríais concebirían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present conciba concibastú
concibásvos2		 conciba concibamos concibáis conciban
imperfect
(ra)		 concibiera concibieras concibiera concibiéramos concibierais concibieran
imperfect
(se)		 concibiese concibieses concibiese concibiésemos concibieseis concibiesen
future1 concibiere concibieres concibiere concibiéremos concibiereis concibieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative concibetú
concebívos		 conciba concibamos concebid conciban
negative no concibas no conciba no concibamos no concibáis no conciban

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

    Selected combined forms of concebir (e-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 concebir
dative concebirme concebirte concebirle, concebirse concebirnos concebiros concebirles, concebirse
accusative concebirme concebirte concebirlo, concebirla, concebirse concebirnos concebiros concebirlos, concebirlas, concebirse
with gerund concibiendo
dative concibiéndome concibiéndote concibiéndole, concibiéndose concibiéndonos concibiéndoos concibiéndoles, concibiéndose
accusative concibiéndome concibiéndote concibiéndolo, concibiéndola, concibiéndose concibiéndonos concibiéndoos concibiéndolos, concibiéndolas, concibiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative concibe
dative concíbeme concíbete concíbele concíbenos not used concíbeles
accusative concíbeme concíbete concíbelo, concíbela concíbenos not used concíbelos, concíbelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative concebí
dative concebime concebite concebile concebinos not used concebiles
accusative concebime concebite concebilo, concebila concebinos not used concebilos, concebilas
with formal second-person singular imperative conciba
dative concíbame not used concíbale, concíbase concíbanos not used concíbales
accusative concíbame not used concíbalo, concíbala, concíbase concíbanos not used concíbalos, concíbalas
with first-person plural imperative concibamos
dative not used concibámoste concibámosle concibámonos concibámoos concibámosles
accusative not used concibámoste concibámoslo, concibámosla concibámonos concibámoos concibámoslos, concibámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative concebid
dative concebidme not used concebidle concebidnos concebíos concebidles
accusative concebidme not used concebidlo, concebidla concebidnos concebíos concebidlos, concebidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative conciban
dative concíbanme not used concíbanle concíbannos not used concíbanles, concíbanse
accusative concíbanme not used concíbanlo, concíbanla concíbannos not used concíbanlos, concíbanlas, concíbanse

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