/emoθjoˈnaɾ/ ES

/emosjoˈnaɾ/ MX

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Translation

to move, to thrill

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Word origin

From emoción ('emotion'), ultimately from Latin emovere ('to move out, to stir up'), from e- plus movere ('to move').

Origin
Latin
Root
emovere
English cognates
emotion, motion

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoemocionoemocionéemocionabaemocionaréemocionaría
túemocionasemocionasteemocionabasemocionarásemocionarías
él/ella/ud.emocionaemocionóemocionabaemocionaráemocionaría
nos.emocionamosemocionamosemocionábamosemocionaremosemocionaríamos
vos.emocionáisemocionasteisemocionabaisemocionaréisemocionaríais
ellos/uds.emocionanemocionaronemocionabanemocionaránemocionarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoemocioneemocionaraemocionase
túemocionesemocionarasemocionases
él/ella/ud.emocioneemocionaraemocionase
nos.emocionemosemocionáramosemocionásemos
vos.emocionéisemocionaraisemocionaseis
ellos/uds.emocionenemocionaranemocionasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túemociona
ud.emocione
nosotrosemocionemos
vosotrosemocionad
uds.emocionen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
emocionando
Past participle
emocionado

Examples

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That song always moves me to tears.

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The film is going to move the whole audience.

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It thrills me so much to see you after so many years.

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The children get excited when they open the presents.

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He got so emotional that he could not speak.

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This word is taught in chapter 19, lesson 12: emocionar, enfadar, entrenamiento and 7 more words.