envergonzar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ vergüenza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /embeɾɡonˈθaɾ/ [ẽm.beɾ.ɣ̞õn̟ˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /embeɾɡonˈsaɾ/ [ẽm.beɾ.ɣ̞õnˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧ver‧gon‧zar

Verb

envergonzar (first-person singular present envergüenzo, first-person singular preterite envergoncé, past participle envergonzado)

1. (archaic) to embarrass

   Synonym: avergonzar

2. (archaic) to reverence or respect

Conjugation

    Conjugation of envergonzar (o-ue alternation; c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			envergonzar
gerund			envergonzando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		envergonzado		envergonzada
		plural		envergonzados		envergonzadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	envergüenzo	envergüenzastú envergonzásvos	envergüenza	envergonzamos	envergonzáis	envergüenzan
	imperfect	envergonzaba	envergonzabas	envergonzaba	envergonzábamos	envergonzabais	envergonzaban
	preterite	envergoncé	envergonzaste	envergonzó	envergonzamos	envergonzasteis	envergonzaron
	future	envergonzaré	envergonzarás	envergonzará	envergonzaremos	envergonzaréis	envergonzarán
	conditional	envergonzaría	envergonzarías	envergonzaría	envergonzaríamos	envergonzaríais	envergonzarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	envergüence	envergüencestú envergoncésvos2	envergüence	envergoncemos	envergoncéis	envergüencen
	imperfect (ra)	envergonzara	envergonzaras	envergonzara	envergonzáramos	envergonzarais	envergonzaran
	imperfect (se)	envergonzase	envergonzases	envergonzase	envergonzásemos	envergonzaseis	envergonzasen
	future1	envergonzare	envergonzares	envergonzare	envergonzáremos	envergonzareis	envergonzaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		envergüenzatú envergonzávos	envergüence	envergoncemos	envergonzad	envergüencen
	negative		no envergüences	no envergüence	no envergoncemos	no envergoncéis	no envergüencen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of envergonzar (o-ue alternation; c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive envergonzar
	dative	envergonzarme	envergonzarte	envergonzarle, envergonzarse	envergonzarnos	envergonzaros	envergonzarles, envergonzarse
	accusative	envergonzarme	envergonzarte	envergonzarlo, envergonzarla, envergonzarse	envergonzarnos	envergonzaros	envergonzarlos, envergonzarlas, envergonzarse
with gerund envergonzando
	dative	envergonzándome	envergonzándote	envergonzándole, envergonzándose	envergonzándonos	envergonzándoos	envergonzándoles, envergonzándose
	accusative	envergonzándome	envergonzándote	envergonzándolo, envergonzándola, envergonzándose	envergonzándonos	envergonzándoos	envergonzándolos, envergonzándolas, envergonzándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative envergüenza
	dative	envergüénzame	envergüénzate	envergüénzale	envergüénzanos	not used	envergüénzales
	accusative	envergüénzame	envergüénzate	envergüénzalo, envergüénzala	envergüénzanos	not used	envergüénzalos, envergüénzalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative envergonzá
	dative	envergonzame	envergonzate	envergonzale	envergonzanos	not used	envergonzales
	accusative	envergonzame	envergonzate	envergonzalo, envergonzala	envergonzanos	not used	envergonzalos, envergonzalas
with formal second-person singular imperative envergüence
	dative	envergüénceme	not used	envergüéncele, envergüéncese	envergüéncenos	not used	envergüénceles
	accusative	envergüénceme	not used	envergüéncelo, envergüéncela, envergüéncese	envergüéncenos	not used	envergüéncelos, envergüéncelas
with first-person plural imperative envergoncemos
	dative	not used	envergoncémoste	envergoncémosle	envergoncémonos	envergoncémoos	envergoncémosles
	accusative	not used	envergoncémoste	envergoncémoslo, envergoncémosla	envergoncémonos	envergoncémoos	envergoncémoslos, envergoncémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative envergonzad
	dative	envergonzadme	not used	envergonzadle	envergonzadnos	envergonzaos	envergonzadles
	accusative	envergonzadme	not used	envergonzadlo, envergonzadla	envergonzadnos	envergonzaos	envergonzadlos, envergonzadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative envergüencen
	dative	envergüéncenme	not used	envergüéncenle	envergüéncennos	not used	envergüéncenles, envergüéncense
	accusative	envergüéncenme	not used	envergüéncenlo, envergüéncenla	envergüéncennos	not used	envergüéncenlos, envergüéncenlas, envergüéncense

Related terms

• avergonzar

 

Further reading

• “envergonzar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014