/empleˈaɾ/
Translation
to employ, to use
Word origin
From Latin implicare ('to involve, to engage'), the same root that gives English imply and employ. The Spanish sense narrowed over time to mean both 'to give work to' and 'to make use of'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- implicare
- English cognates
- employ, imply
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | empleo | empleé | empleaba | emplearé | emplearía |
| tú | empleas | empleaste | empleabas | emplearás | emplearías |
| él/ella/ud. | emplea | empleó | empleaba | empleará | emplearía |
| nos. | empleamos | empleamos | empleábamos | emplearemos | emplearíamos |
| vos. | empleáis | empleasteis | empleabais | emplearéis | emplearíais |
| ellos/uds. | emplean | emplearon | empleaban | emplearán | emplearían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | emplee | empleara | emplease |
| tú | emplees | emplearas | empleases |
| él/ella/ud. | emplee | empleara | emplease |
| nos. | empleemos | empleáramos | empleásemos |
| vos. | empleéis | emplearais | empleaseis |
| ellos/uds. | empleen | emplearan | empleasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | emplea |
| ud. | emplee |
| nosotros | empleemos |
| vosotros | emplead |
| uds. | empleen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- empleando
- Past participle
- empleado
Examples
doscientas .
The factory employs more than two hundred people.
reciclados.
For this job we use recycled materials.
.
They decided to employ a new teaching method.
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