sobornar
Spanish
Alternative forms
- subornar (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin subōrnāre[1] and perhaps adapted to the native prefix so-. Cognate with English suborn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soboɾˈnaɾ/ [so.β̞oɾˈnaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: so‧bor‧nar
Verb
sobornar (first-person singular present soborno, first-person singular preterite soborné, past participle sobornado)
- (transitive) to bribe
- Synonym: cohechar
- 2015 July 13, “Así fue la primera fuga de 'El Chapo'”, in El País:
- El 19 de enero de 2001, el capo mexicano del cartel de Sinaloa escapó de otro fortín, el Puente Grande, oculto en el carro de la ropa sucia y acompañado por funcionarios sobornados que empujaron el carrito hasta el garaje de la prisión.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (formal) to suborn
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive sobornar | |||||||
dative | sobornarme | sobornarte | sobornarle, sobornarse | sobornarnos | sobornaros | sobornarles, sobornarse | |
accusative | sobornarme | sobornarte | sobornarlo, sobornarla, sobornarse | sobornarnos | sobornaros | sobornarlos, sobornarlas, sobornarse | |
with gerund sobornando | |||||||
dative | sobornándome | sobornándote | sobornándole, sobornándose | sobornándonos | sobornándoos | sobornándoles, sobornándose | |
accusative | sobornándome | sobornándote | sobornándolo, sobornándola, sobornándose | sobornándonos | sobornándoos | sobornándolos, sobornándolas, sobornándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative soborna | |||||||
dative | sobórname | sobórnate | sobórnale | sobórnanos | not used | sobórnales | |
accusative | sobórname | sobórnate | sobórnalo, sobórnala | sobórnanos | not used | sobórnalos, sobórnalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative soborná | |||||||
dative | soborname | sobornate | sobornale | sobornanos | not used | sobornales | |
accusative | soborname | sobornate | sobornalo, sobornala | sobornanos | not used | sobornalos, sobornalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative soborne | |||||||
dative | sobórneme | not used | sobórnele, sobórnese | sobórnenos | not used | sobórneles | |
accusative | sobórneme | not used | sobórnelo, sobórnela, sobórnese | sobórnenos | not used | sobórnelos, sobórnelas | |
with first-person plural imperative sobornemos | |||||||
dative | not used | sobornémoste | sobornémosle | sobornémonos | sobornémoos | sobornémosles | |
accusative | not used | sobornémoste | sobornémoslo, sobornémosla | sobornémonos | sobornémoos | sobornémoslos, sobornémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative sobornad | |||||||
dative | sobornadme | not used | sobornadle | sobornadnos | sobornaos | sobornadles | |
accusative | sobornadme | not used | sobornadlo, sobornadla | sobornadnos | sobornaos | sobornadlos, sobornadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative sobornen | |||||||
dative | sobórnenme | not used | sobórnenle | sobórnennos | not used | sobórnenles, sobórnense | |
accusative | sobórnenme | not used | sobórnenlo, sobórnenla | sobórnennos | not used | sobórnenlos, sobórnenlas, sobórnense |
Derived terms
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “ornar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 302
Further reading
- “sobornar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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