temblar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish temblar, tembrar, from an original trembrar (via dissimilation), from Late Latin tremulāre, a verb based on Classical Latin tremulus (“quivering”), from tremere (“tremble”). Doublet of tremolar.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /temˈblaɾ/ [t̪ẽmˈblaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: tem‧blar

Verb

temblar (first-person singular present tiemblo, first-person singular preterite temblé, past participle temblado)

  1. (intransitive) to tremble, to quiver, to quake, to shudder, to cringe, to quail
  2. (intransitive) to shake
  3. (intransitive) to shiver
  4. (intransitive) to twitch

Conjugation
    Conjugation of temblar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive temblar
gerund temblando
past participle masculine feminine
singular temblado temblada
plural temblados tembladas
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 tiemblo tiemblastú
temblásvos		 tiembla temblamos tembláis tiemblan
imperfect temblaba temblabas temblaba temblábamos temblabais temblaban
preterite temblé temblaste tembló temblamos temblasteis temblaron
future temblaré temblarás temblará temblaremos temblaréis temblarán
conditional temblaría temblarías temblaría temblaríamos temblaríais temblarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present tiemble tiemblestú
temblésvos2		 tiemble temblemos tembléis tiemblen
imperfect
(ra)		 temblara temblaras temblara tembláramos temblarais temblaran
imperfect
(se)		 temblase temblases temblase temblásemos temblaseis temblasen
future1 temblare temblares temblare tembláremos temblareis temblaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative tiemblatú
temblávos		 tiemble temblemos temblad tiemblen
negative no tiembles no tiemble no temblemos no tembléis no tiemblen

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

    Selected combined forms of temblar (e-ie 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 temblar
dative temblarme temblarte temblarle, temblarse temblarnos temblaros temblarles, temblarse
accusative temblarme temblarte temblarlo, temblarla, temblarse temblarnos temblaros temblarlos, temblarlas, temblarse
with gerund temblando
dative temblándome temblándote temblándole, temblándose temblándonos temblándoos temblándoles, temblándose
accusative temblándome temblándote temblándolo, temblándola, temblándose temblándonos temblándoos temblándolos, temblándolas, temblándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tiembla
dative tiémblame tiémblate tiémblale tiémblanos not used tiémblales
accusative tiémblame tiémblate tiémblalo, tiémblala tiémblanos not used tiémblalos, tiémblalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative temblá
dative temblame temblate temblale temblanos not used temblales
accusative temblame temblate temblalo, temblala temblanos not used temblalos, temblalas
with formal second-person singular imperative tiemble
dative tiémbleme not used tiémblele, tiémblese tiémblenos not used tiémbleles
accusative tiémbleme not used tiémblelo, tiémblela, tiémblese tiémblenos not used tiémblelos, tiémblelas
with first-person plural imperative temblemos
dative not used temblémoste temblémosle temblémonos temblémoos temblémosles
accusative not used temblémoste temblémoslo, temblémosla temblémonos temblémoos temblémoslos, temblémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative temblad
dative tembladme not used tembladle tembladnos temblaos tembladles
accusative tembladme not used tembladlo, tembladla tembladnos temblaos tembladlos, tembladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative tiemblen
dative tiémblenme not used tiémblenle tiémblennos not used tiémblenles, tiémblense
accusative tiémblenme not used tiémblenlo, tiémblenla tiémblennos not used tiémblenlos, tiémblenlas, tiémblense

Derived terms
  • temblar como un flan (“to shake like a leaf”)

References
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983) “temblar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 454

Further reading
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