envolver

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin involvere (“to involve”), from in (“in, at, on”) + volvō (“to roll”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, round”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [ẽ.voʊ̯ˈve(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [ĩ.voʊ̯ˈve(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vowˈve(ɾ)/ [ẽ.voʊ̯ˈve(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vowˈve(ɾ)/ [ĩ.voʊ̯ˈve(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [ẽ.voʊ̯ˈve(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vowˈve(ʁ)/ [ĩ.voʊ̯ˈve(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vowˈve(ɻ)/ [ẽ.voʊ̯ˈve(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vowˈve(ɻ)/ [ĩ.voʊ̯ˈve(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.volˈveɾ/ [ẽ.voɫˈveɾ], /ẽ.vɔlˈveɾ/ [ẽ.vɔɫˈveɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bolˈbeɾ/ [ẽ.boɫˈβeɾ], /ẽ.bɔlˈbeɾ/ [ẽ.bɔɫˈβeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.volˈve.ɾi/ [ẽ.voɫˈve.ɾi], /ẽ.vɔlˈve.ɾi/ [ẽ.vɔɫˈve.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: en‧vol‧ver

Verb

envolver (first-person singular present envolvo, first-person singular preterite envolvi, past participle envolvido, short past participle envolto)

  1. to involve (envelop completely)
    Synonyms: cobrir, embrulhar
    Antonym: descobrir
  2. to encompass (include within the scope)
    Synonyms: abranger, englobar

Conjugation
    Conjugation of envolver (irregular short past participle) (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 envolver
Personal envolver envolveres envolver envolvermos envolverdes envolverem
Gerund
envolvendo
Short past participle
Masculine envolto1 envoltos1
Feminine envolta1 envoltas1
Long past participle
Masculine envolvido2 envolvidos2
Feminine envolvida2 envolvidas2
Indicative
Present envolvo envolves envolve envolvemos envolveis envolvem
Imperfect envolvia envolvias envolvia envolvíamos envolvíeis envolviam
Preterite envolvi envolveste envolveu envolvemos envolvestes envolveram
Pluperfect envolvera envolveras envolvera envolvêramos envolvêreis envolveram
Future envolverei envolverás envolverá envolveremos envolvereis envolverão
Conditional envolveria envolverias envolveria envolveríamos envolveríeis envolveriam
Subjunctive
Present envolva envolvas envolva envolvamos envolvais envolvam
Imperfect envolvesse envolvesses envolvesse envolvêssemos envolvêsseis envolvessem
Future envolver envolveres envolver envolvermos envolverdes envolverem
Imperative
Affirmative envolve envolva envolvamos envolvei envolvam
Negative (não) não envolvas não envolva não envolvamos não envolvais não envolvam

1Usually used with auxiliary verbs ser and estar.
2Usually used with auxiliary verbs haver and ter.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin involvere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /embolˈbeɾ/ [ẽm.bolˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧vol‧ver

Verb

envolver (first-person singular present envuelvo, first-person singular preterite envolví, past participle envuelto)

  1. to wrap; to shroud
  2. to involve

Conjugation
    Conjugation of envolver (irregular; o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive envolver
gerund envolviendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular envuelto envuelta
plural envueltos envueltas
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 envuelvo envuelvestú
envolvésvos		 envuelve envolvemos envolvéis envuelven
imperfect envolvía envolvías envolvía envolvíamos envolvíais envolvían
preterite envolví envolviste envolvió envolvimos envolvisteis envolvieron
future envolveré envolverás envolverá envolveremos envolveréis envolverán
conditional envolvería envolverías envolvería envolveríamos envolveríais envolverían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present envuelva envuelvastú
envolvásvos2		 envuelva envolvamos envolváis envuelvan
imperfect
(ra)		 envolviera envolvieras envolviera envolviéramos envolvierais envolvieran
imperfect
(se)		 envolviese envolvieses envolviese envolviésemos envolvieseis envolviesen
future1 envolviere envolvieres envolviere envolviéremos envolviereis envolvieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative envuelvetú
envolvévos		 envuelva envolvamos envolved envuelvan
negative no envuelvas no envuelva no envolvamos no envolváis no envuelvan

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

    Selected combined forms of envolver (irregular; o-ue 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 envolver
dative envolverme envolverte envolverle, envolverse envolvernos envolveros envolverles, envolverse
accusative envolverme envolverte envolverlo, envolverla, envolverse envolvernos envolveros envolverlos, envolverlas, envolverse
with gerund envolviendo
dative envolviéndome envolviéndote envolviéndole, envolviéndose envolviéndonos envolviéndoos envolviéndoles, envolviéndose
accusative envolviéndome envolviéndote envolviéndolo, envolviéndola, envolviéndose envolviéndonos envolviéndoos envolviéndolos, envolviéndolas, envolviéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative envuelve
dative envuélveme envuélvete envuélvele envuélvenos not used envuélveles
accusative envuélveme envuélvete envuélvelo, envuélvela envuélvenos not used envuélvelos, envuélvelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative envolvé
dative envolveme envolvete envolvele envolvenos not used envolveles
accusative envolveme envolvete envolvelo, envolvela envolvenos not used envolvelos, envolvelas
with formal second-person singular imperative envuelva
dative envuélvame not used envuélvale, envuélvase envuélvanos not used envuélvales
accusative envuélvame not used envuélvalo, envuélvala, envuélvase envuélvanos not used envuélvalos, envuélvalas
with first-person plural imperative envolvamos
dative not used envolvámoste envolvámosle envolvámonos envolvámoos envolvámosles
accusative not used envolvámoste envolvámoslo, envolvámosla envolvámonos envolvámoos envolvámoslos, envolvámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative envolved
dative envolvedme not used envolvedle envolvednos envolveos envolvedles
accusative envolvedme not used envolvedlo, envolvedla envolvednos envolveos envolvedlos, envolvedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative envuelvan
dative envuélvanme not used envuélvanle envuélvannos not used envuélvanles, envuélvanse
accusative envuélvanme not used envuélvanlo, envuélvanla envuélvannos not used envuélvanlos, envuélvanlas, envuélvanse

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