/aβɾaˈθaɾ/
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Translation
to hug, to embrace
Word origin
From a- plus brazo ('arm'), itself from Latin bracchium ('arm'). So to embrace is literally to take in one's arms.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bracchium
- English cognates
- embrace, bracelet, brace
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | abrazo | abrazé | abrazaba | abrazaré | abrazaría |
| tú | abrazas | abrazaste | abrazabas | abrazarás | abrazarías |
| él/ella/ud. | abraza | abrazó | abrazaba | abrazará | abrazaría |
| nos. | abrazamos | abrazamos | abrazábamos | abrazaremos | abrazaríamos |
| vos. | abrazáis | abrazasteis | abrazabais | abrazaréis | abrazaríais |
| ellos/uds. | abrazan | abrazaron | abrazaban | abrazarán | abrazarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | abraze | abrazara | abrazase |
| tú | abrazes | abrazaras | abrazases |
| él/ella/ud. | abraze | abrazara | abrazase |
| nos. | abrazemos | abrazáramos | abrazásemos |
| vos. | abrazéis | abrazarais | abrazaseis |
| ellos/uds. | abrazen | abrazaran | abrazasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | abraza |
| ud. | abraze |
| nosotros | abrazemos |
| vosotros | abrazad |
| uds. | abrazen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- abrazando
- Past participle
- abrazado
Examples
.
The mother hugged her son tightly.
.
I want to hug my mother right now.
vernos tantos .
We hugged when we saw each other after so many years.
.
The father hugs his daughters every night.
, .
Hug your brother, please.
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