bombardear

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõ.baʁ.d͡ʒiˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.baɦ.d͡ʒiˈa(h)], /bõ.baʁˈd͡ʒja(ʁ)/ [bõ.baɦˈd͡ʒja(h)], /bõ.baʁ.deˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.baɦ.deˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõ.baʁ.d͡ʒiˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.baɦ.d͡ʒiˈa(h)], /bõ.baʁˈd͡ʒja(ʁ)/ [bõ.baɦˈd͡ʒja(h)], /bõ.baʁ.deˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.baɦ.deˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /bõ.baɾ.d͡ʒiˈa(ɾ)/, /bõ.baɾˈd͡ʒja(ɾ)/, /bõ.baɾ.deˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /bõ.baʁ.d͡ʒiˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.baʁ.d͡ʒiˈa(χ)], /bõ.baʁˈd͡ʒja(ʁ)/ [bõ.baʁˈd͡ʒja(χ)], /bõ.baʁ.deˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.baʁ.deˈa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /bõ.baɻ.d͡ʒiˈa(ɻ)/, /bõ.baɻˈd͡ʒja(ɻ)/, /bõ.baɻ.deˈa(ɻ)/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /bõ.baʁ.deˈa(ʁ)/ [bõ.baɦ.deˈa(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõ.bɐɾˈdjaɾ/ [bõ.bɐɾˈðjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõ.bɐɾˈdjaɾ/ [bõ.bɐɾˈðjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõ.bɐɾˈdja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: bom‧bar‧de‧ar

Verb

bombardear (first-person singular present bombardeio, first-person singular preterite bombardeei, past participle bombardeado)

1. to bombard, bomb
2. to shell

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bombardear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	bombardear
Personal	bombardear	bombardeares	bombardear	bombardearmos	bombardeardes	bombardearem
Gerund
	bombardeando
Past participle
Masculine	bombardeado			bombardeados
Feminine	bombardeada			bombardeadas
Indicative
Present	bombardeio	bombardeias	bombardeia	bombardeamos	bombardeais	bombardeiam
Imperfect	bombardeava	bombardeavas	bombardeava	bombardeávamos	bombardeáveis	bombardeavam
Preterite	bombardeei	bombardeaste	bombardeou	bombardeamos1, bombardeámos2	bombardeastes	bombardearam
Pluperfect	bombardeara	bombardearas	bombardeara	bombardeáramos	bombardeáreis	bombardearam
Future	bombardearei	bombardearás	bombardeará	bombardearemos	bombardeareis	bombardearão
Conditional	bombardearia	bombardearias	bombardearia	bombardearíamos	bombardearíeis	bombardeariam
Subjunctive
Present	bombardeie	bombardeies	bombardeie	bombardeemos	bombardeeis	bombardeiem
Imperfect	bombardeasse	bombardeasses	bombardeasse	bombardeássemos	bombardeásseis	bombardeassem
Future	bombardear	bombardeares	bombardear	bombardearmos	bombardeardes	bombardearem
Imperative
Affirmative		bombardeia	bombardeie	bombardeemos	bombardeai	bombardeiem
Negative (não)		não bombardeies	não bombardeie	não bombardeemos	não bombardeeis	não bombardeiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “bombardear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bombardear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish bombarda

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izō

Latin -izāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish bombardear

From bombarda + -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bombaɾdeˈaɾ/ [bõm.baɾ.ð̞eˈaɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: bom‧bar‧de‧ar

Verb

bombardear (first-person singular present bombardeo, first-person singular preterite bombardeé, past participle bombardeado)

1. (transitive) to bomb, to bombard

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bombardear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			bombardear
gerund			bombardeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bombardeado		bombardeada
		plural		bombardeados		bombardeadas
		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	bombardeo	bombardeastú bombardeásvos	bombardea	bombardeamos	bombardeáis	bombardean
	imperfect	bombardeaba	bombardeabas	bombardeaba	bombardeábamos	bombardeabais	bombardeaban
	preterite	bombardeé	bombardeaste	bombardeó	bombardeamos	bombardeasteis	bombardearon
	future	bombardearé	bombardearás	bombardeará	bombardearemos	bombardearéis	bombardearán
	conditional	bombardearía	bombardearías	bombardearía	bombardearíamos	bombardearíais	bombardearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	bombardee	bombardeestú bombardeésvos2	bombardee	bombardeemos	bombardeéis	bombardeen
	imperfect (ra)	bombardeara	bombardearas	bombardeara	bombardeáramos	bombardearais	bombardearan
	imperfect (se)	bombardease	bombardeases	bombardease	bombardeásemos	bombardeaseis	bombardeasen
	future1	bombardeare	bombardeares	bombardeare	bombardeáremos	bombardeareis	bombardearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		bombardeatú bombardeávos	bombardee	bombardeemos	bombardead	bombardeen
	negative		no bombardees	no bombardee	no bombardeemos	no bombardeéis	no bombardeen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of bombardear

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 bombardear	dative	bombardearme	bombardearte	bombardearle, bombardearse	bombardearnos	bombardearos	bombardearles, bombardearse
	accusative	bombardearme	bombardearte	bombardearlo, bombardearla, bombardearse	bombardearnos	bombardearos	bombardearlos, bombardearlas, bombardearse
with gerund bombardeando	dative	bombardeándome	bombardeándote	bombardeándole, bombardeándose	bombardeándonos	bombardeándoos	bombardeándoles, bombardeándose
	accusative	bombardeándome	bombardeándote	bombardeándolo, bombardeándola, bombardeándose	bombardeándonos	bombardeándoos	bombardeándolos, bombardeándolas, bombardeándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative bombardea	dative	bombardéame	bombardéate	bombardéale	bombardéanos	not used	bombardéales
	accusative	bombardéame	bombardéate	bombardéalo, bombardéala	bombardéanos	not used	bombardéalos, bombardéalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative bombardeá	dative	bombardeame	bombardeate	bombardeale	bombardeanos	not used	bombardeales
	accusative	bombardeame	bombardeate	bombardealo, bombardeala	bombardeanos	not used	bombardealos, bombardealas
with formal second-person singular imperative bombardee	dative	bombardéeme	not used	bombardéele, bombardéese	bombardéenos	not used	bombardéeles
	accusative	bombardéeme	not used	bombardéelo, bombardéela, bombardéese	bombardéenos	not used	bombardéelos, bombardéelas
with first-person plural imperative bombardeemos	dative	not used	bombardeémoste	bombardeémosle	bombardeémonos	bombardeémoos	bombardeémosles
	accusative	not used	bombardeémoste	bombardeémoslo, bombardeémosla	bombardeémonos	bombardeémoos	bombardeémoslos, bombardeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative bombardead	dative	bombardeadme	not used	bombardeadle	bombardeadnos	bombardeaos	bombardeadles
	accusative	bombardeadme	not used	bombardeadlo, bombardeadla	bombardeadnos	bombardeaos	bombardeadlos, bombardeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative bombardeen	dative	bombardéenme	not used	bombardéenle	bombardéennos	not used	bombardéenles, bombardéense
	accusative	bombardéenme	not used	bombardéenlo, bombardéenla	bombardéennos	not used	bombardéenlos, bombardéenlas, bombardéense

Derived terms

• bombardeador
• bombardeo
• bombardero

Further reading

• “bombardear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025