/baˈθjaɾ/ ES

/baˈsjaɾ/ MX

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Translation

to empty

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Word origin

From vacío ('empty'), from Latin vacivus.

Origin
Latin
Root
vacivus
English cognates
vacant, vacuum

Grammar

Verb type-ar (weak-vowel iar: vacío)

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yovacíovaciévaciabavaciarévaciaría
túvacíasvaciastevaciabasvaciarásvaciarías
él/ella/ud.vacíavacióvaciabavaciarávaciaría
nos.vaciamosvaciamosvaciábamosvaciaremosvaciaríamos
vos.vaciáisvaciasteisvaciabaisvaciaréisvaciaríais
ellos/uds.vacíanvaciaronvaciabanvaciaránvaciarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yovacíevaciaravaciase
túvacíesvaciarasvaciases
él/ella/ud.vacíevaciaravaciase
nos.vaciemosvaciáramosvaciásemos
vos.vaciéisvaciaraisvaciaseis
ellos/uds.vacíenvaciaranvaciasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túvacía
ud.vacíe
nosotrosvaciemos
vosotrosvaciad
uds.vacíen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
vaciando
Past participle
vaciado

Examples

; .

Empty the bottle first; then it goes in the bin.

.

We empty the bin every night.

.

They emptied the tank to clean it.

.

The heat is draining the region's reservoirs.

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I empty my rucksack when I get home.

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