escobillar

Spanish

Etymology

From escobilla +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /eskobiˈʝaɾ/ [es.ko.β̞iˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /eskobiˈʝaɾ/ [es.ko.β̞iˈʝaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /eskobiˈʎaɾ/ [es.ko.β̞iˈʎaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /eskobiˈʃaɾ/ [es.ko.β̞iˈʃaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /eskobiˈʒaɾ/ [es.ko.β̞iˈʒaɾ]

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: es‧co‧bi‧llar

Verb

escobillar (first-person singular present escobillo, first-person singular preterite escobillé, past participle escobillado)

1. (transitive) to brush something with a small brush

   Debes escobillar tus zapatos antes de salir.

   You must brush your shoes before going out.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of escobillar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			escobillar
gerund			escobillando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		escobillado		escobillada
		plural		escobillados		escobilladas
		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	escobillo	escobillastú escobillásvos	escobilla	escobillamos	escobilláis	escobillan
	imperfect	escobillaba	escobillabas	escobillaba	escobillábamos	escobillabais	escobillaban
	preterite	escobillé	escobillaste	escobilló	escobillamos	escobillasteis	escobillaron
	future	escobillaré	escobillarás	escobillará	escobillaremos	escobillaréis	escobillarán
	conditional	escobillaría	escobillarías	escobillaría	escobillaríamos	escobillaríais	escobillarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	escobille	escobillestú escobillésvos2	escobille	escobillemos	escobilléis	escobillen
	imperfect (ra)	escobillara	escobillaras	escobillara	escobilláramos	escobillarais	escobillaran
	imperfect (se)	escobillase	escobillases	escobillase	escobillásemos	escobillaseis	escobillasen
	future1	escobillare	escobillares	escobillare	escobilláremos	escobillareis	escobillaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		escobillatú escobillávos	escobille	escobillemos	escobillad	escobillen
	negative		no escobilles	no escobille	no escobillemos	no escobilléis	no escobillen

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

    Selected combined forms of escobillar

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 escobillar
	dative	escobillarme	escobillarte	escobillarle, escobillarse	escobillarnos	escobillaros	escobillarles, escobillarse
	accusative	escobillarme	escobillarte	escobillarlo, escobillarla, escobillarse	escobillarnos	escobillaros	escobillarlos, escobillarlas, escobillarse
with gerund escobillando
	dative	escobillándome	escobillándote	escobillándole, escobillándose	escobillándonos	escobillándoos	escobillándoles, escobillándose
	accusative	escobillándome	escobillándote	escobillándolo, escobillándola, escobillándose	escobillándonos	escobillándoos	escobillándolos, escobillándolas, escobillándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative escobilla
	dative	escobíllame	escobíllate	escobíllale	escobíllanos	not used	escobíllales
	accusative	escobíllame	escobíllate	escobíllalo, escobíllala	escobíllanos	not used	escobíllalos, escobíllalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative escobillá
	dative	escobillame	escobillate	escobillale	escobillanos	not used	escobillales
	accusative	escobillame	escobillate	escobillalo, escobillala	escobillanos	not used	escobillalos, escobillalas
with formal second-person singular imperative escobille
	dative	escobílleme	not used	escobíllele, escobíllese	escobíllenos	not used	escobílleles
	accusative	escobílleme	not used	escobíllelo, escobíllela, escobíllese	escobíllenos	not used	escobíllelos, escobíllelas
with first-person plural imperative escobillemos
	dative	not used	escobillémoste	escobillémosle	escobillémonos	escobillémoos	escobillémosles
	accusative	not used	escobillémoste	escobillémoslo, escobillémosla	escobillémonos	escobillémoos	escobillémoslos, escobillémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative escobillad
	dative	escobilladme	not used	escobilladle	escobilladnos	escobillaos	escobilladles
	accusative	escobilladme	not used	escobilladlo, escobilladla	escobilladnos	escobillaos	escobilladlos, escobilladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative escobillen
	dative	escobíllenme	not used	escobíllenle	escobíllennos	not used	escobíllenles, escobíllense
	accusative	escobíllenme	not used	escobíllenlo, escobíllenla	escobíllennos	not used	escobíllenlos, escobíllenlas, escobíllense

Related terms

• escoba
• escobilla

 

Further reading

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