/fuˈmaɾ/
Translation
to smoke
Word origin
From Latin fumare ('to smoke, to steam'), from fumus ('smoke').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fumare
- English cognates
- fume, perfume, fumigate
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | fumo | fumé | fumaba | fumaré | fumaría |
| tú | fumas | fumaste | fumabas | fumarás | fumarías |
| él/ella/ud. | fuma | fumó | fumaba | fumará | fumaría |
| nos. | fumamos | fumamos | fumábamos | fumaremos | fumaríamos |
| vos. | fumáis | fumasteis | fumabais | fumaréis | fumaríais |
| ellos/uds. | fuman | fumaron | fumaban | fumarán | fumarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | fume | fumara | fumase |
| tú | fumes | fumaras | fumases |
| él/ella/ud. | fume | fumara | fumase |
| nos. | fumemos | fumáramos | fumásemos |
| vos. | fuméis | fumarais | fumaseis |
| ellos/uds. | fumen | fumaran | fumasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | fuma |
| ud. | fume |
| nosotros | fumemos |
| vosotros | fumad |
| uds. | fumen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- fumando
- Past participle
- fumado
Examples
.
You cannot smoke inside the bar.
.
My father stopped smoking last year.
.
He likes to smoke after dinner.
.
Smoking is bad for your health.
.
She went out to the street to smoke for a bit.
Used in
Grammar articles
(10)Spanish Advanced Grammar (C1-C2): The Constructions That Sound Native
Spanish Adverbs of Place, Time and Degree (aquí, todavía, muy vs mucho)
Spanish Causative Verbs: hacer, dejar, mandar + Infinitive (me hizo esperar, le hice arreglar el coche)
The Spanish Gerund (-ndo): Adverbial Uses and the Mistakes to Avoid (salió corriendo)
Spanish Imperative: Affirmative Tú Commands and the Eight Irregulars
Spanish Impersonal Verbs: hay, hace, se habla and the No-Subject Constructions
The Spanish Infinitive as a Noun and After Prepositions (antes de salir, al llegar)
The Passive se and the Impersonal se in Spanish (se venden casas, se habla español)
Spanish Verbal Periphrases: acabar de, llevar, volver a, seguir + verb
Verbs with Prepositions in Spanish (Regimen Preposicional): the Fixed Verb + Preposition Pairs
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