emboscar

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central) [əm.busˈka]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əm.bosˈka]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [em.bosˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

emboscar (first-person singular present embosco, first-person singular preterite embosquí, past participle emboscat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to ambush

Conjugation
    Conjugation of emboscar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive emboscar
gerund emboscant
past participle masculine feminine
singular emboscat emboscada
plural emboscats emboscades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present embosco embosques embosca embosquem embosqueu embosquen
imperfect emboscava emboscaves emboscava emboscàvem emboscàveu emboscaven
future emboscaré emboscaràs emboscarà emboscarem emboscareu emboscaran
preterite embosquí emboscares emboscà emboscàrem emboscàreu emboscaren
conditional emboscaria emboscaries emboscaria emboscaríem emboscaríeu emboscarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present embosqui embosquis embosqui embosquem embosqueu embosquin
imperfect embosqués embosquessis embosqués embosquéssim embosquéssiu embosquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — embosca embosqui embosquem embosqueu embosquin
negative (no) — no embosquis no embosqui no embosquem no embosqueu no embosquin

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Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin imboscāre, from Frankish *busk (“bush”), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (“bush, thicket”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bosˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.bosˈka(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bosˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.bosˈka(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bosˈka(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bosˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.boʃˈka(ʁ)/ [ẽ.boʃˈka(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.boʃˈka(ʁ)/ [ĩ.boʃˈka(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.bosˈka(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.bosˈka(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.buʃˈkaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.buʃˈka.ɾi/

Verb

emboscar (first-person singular present embosco, first-person singular preterite embosquei, past participle emboscado)

  1. to ambush (to lie in wait for, or to attack)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of emboscar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal emboscar
Personal emboscar emboscares emboscar emboscarmos emboscardes emboscarem
Gerund
emboscando
Past participle
Masculine emboscado emboscados
Feminine emboscada emboscadas
Indicative
Present embosco emboscas embosca emboscamos emboscais emboscam
Imperfect emboscava emboscavas emboscava emboscávamos emboscáveis emboscavam
Preterite embosquei emboscaste emboscou emboscamos1, emboscámos2 emboscastes emboscaram
Pluperfect emboscara emboscaras emboscara emboscáramos emboscáreis emboscaram
Future emboscarei emboscarás emboscará emboscaremos emboscareis emboscarão
Conditional emboscaria emboscarias emboscaria emboscaríamos emboscaríeis emboscariam
Subjunctive
Present embosque embosques embosque embosquemos embosqueis embosquem
Imperfect emboscasse emboscasses emboscasse emboscássemos emboscásseis emboscassem
Future emboscar emboscares emboscar emboscarmos emboscardes emboscarem
Imperative
Affirmative embosca embosque embosquemos emboscai embosquem
Negative (não) não embosques não embosque não embosquemos não embosqueis não embosquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /embosˈkaɾ/ [ẽm.bosˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧bos‧car

Verb

emboscar (first-person singular present embosco, first-person singular preterite embosqué, past participle emboscado)

  1. (transitive) to ambush

Conjugation
    Conjugation of emboscar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive emboscar
gerund emboscando
past participle masculine feminine
singular emboscado emboscada
plural emboscados emboscadas
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 embosco emboscastú
emboscásvos		 embosca emboscamos emboscáis emboscan
imperfect emboscaba emboscabas emboscaba emboscábamos emboscabais emboscaban
preterite embosqué emboscaste emboscó emboscamos emboscasteis emboscaron
future emboscaré emboscarás emboscará emboscaremos emboscaréis emboscarán
conditional emboscaría emboscarías emboscaría emboscaríamos emboscaríais emboscarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present embosque embosquestú
embosquésvos2		 embosque embosquemos embosquéis embosquen
imperfect
(ra)		 emboscara emboscaras emboscara emboscáramos emboscarais emboscaran
imperfect
(se)		 emboscase emboscases emboscase emboscásemos emboscaseis emboscasen
future1 emboscare emboscares emboscare emboscáremos emboscareis emboscaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative emboscatú
emboscávos		 embosque embosquemos emboscad embosquen
negative no embosques no embosque no embosquemos no embosquéis no embosquen

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

    Selected combined forms of emboscar (c-qu 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 emboscar
dative emboscarme emboscarte emboscarle, emboscarse emboscarnos emboscaros emboscarles, emboscarse
accusative emboscarme emboscarte emboscarlo, emboscarla, emboscarse emboscarnos emboscaros emboscarlos, emboscarlas, emboscarse
with gerund emboscando
dative emboscándome emboscándote emboscándole, emboscándose emboscándonos emboscándoos emboscándoles, emboscándose
accusative emboscándome emboscándote emboscándolo, emboscándola, emboscándose emboscándonos emboscándoos emboscándolos, emboscándolas, emboscándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative embosca
dative embóscame embóscate embóscale embóscanos not used embóscales
accusative embóscame embóscate embóscalo, embóscala embóscanos not used embóscalos, embóscalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative emboscá
dative emboscame emboscate emboscale emboscanos not used emboscales
accusative emboscame emboscate emboscalo, emboscala emboscanos not used emboscalos, emboscalas
with formal second-person singular imperative embosque
dative embósqueme not used embósquele, embósquese embósquenos not used embósqueles
accusative embósqueme not used embósquelo, embósquela, embósquese embósquenos not used embósquelos, embósquelas
with first-person plural imperative embosquemos
dative not used embosquémoste embosquémosle embosquémonos embosquémoos embosquémosles
accusative not used embosquémoste embosquémoslo, embosquémosla embosquémonos embosquémoos embosquémoslos, embosquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative emboscad
dative emboscadme not used emboscadle emboscadnos emboscaos emboscadles
accusative emboscadme not used emboscadlo, emboscadla emboscadnos emboscaos emboscadlos, emboscadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative embosquen
dative embósquenme not used embósquenle embósquennos not used embósquenles, embósquense
accusative embósquenme not used embósquenlo, embósquenla embósquennos not used embósquenlos, embósquenlas, embósquense

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