/kulˈpaɾ/
Translation
to blame
Word origin
From Latin culpare ('to blame'), from culpa ('fault, guilt'). The same root gives English 'culpable' and 'culprit'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- culpare
- English cognates
- culpable, culprit
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | culpo | culpé | culpaba | culparé | culparía |
| tú | culpas | culpaste | culpabas | culparás | culparías |
| él/ella/ud. | culpa | culpó | culpaba | culpará | culparía |
| nos. | culpamos | culpamos | culpábamos | culparemos | culparíamos |
| vos. | culpáis | culpasteis | culpabais | culparéis | culparíais |
| ellos/uds. | culpan | culparon | culpaban | culparán | culparían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | culpe | culpara | culpase |
| tú | culpes | culparas | culpases |
| él/ella/ud. | culpe | culpara | culpase |
| nos. | culpemos | culpáramos | culpásemos |
| vos. | culpéis | culparais | culpaseis |
| ellos/uds. | culpen | culparan | culpasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | culpa |
| ud. | culpe |
| nosotros | culpemos |
| vosotros | culpad |
| uds. | culpen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- culpando
- Past participle
- culpado
Examples
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Do not blame me for what happened.
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Everyone blamed the driver for the accident.
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It is easy to blame others for your mistakes.
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Who are you going to blame this time?
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The press blamed the government for the crisis.
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