quemar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin cremāre, present active infinitive of cremō (probably through a Vulgar Latin intermediate form *caimāre (compare Galician and Portuguese queimar, Spanish quemar), possibly as a result of Greek influence).

Verb

quemar (first-person singular indicative present quemo, past participle quemáu)

1. to burn

Conjugation

Conjugation of quemar

infinitive		quemar
gerund		quemando
past participle		m quemáu, f quemada, n quemao, m pl quemaos, f pl quemaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	quemo	quemes	quema	quemamos	quemáis	quemen
	imperfect	quemaba	quemabes	quemaba	quemábemos, quemábamos	quemabeis, quemabais	quemaben
	preterite	quemé	quemasti, quemesti	quemó	quememos	quemastis, quemestis	quemaron
	pluperfect	quemare, quemara	quemares, quemaras	quemare, quemara	quemáremos, quemáramos	quemareis, quemarais	quemaren, quemaran
	future	quemaré	quemarás	quemará	quemaremos	quemaréis	quemarán
	conditional	quemaría	quemaríes	quemaría	quemaríemos, quemaríamos	quemaríeis, quemaríais	quemaríen
subjunctive	present	queme	quemes, quemas	queme	quememos	queméis	quemen, queman
	imperfect	quemare, quemara	quemares, quemaras	quemare, quemara	quemáremos, quemáramos	quemareis, quemarais	quemaren, quemaran
imperative		—	quema	—	—	quemái	—

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish quemar, from Latin cremāre, present active infinitive of cremō (probably through a Vulgar Latin intermediate form *caimāre (compare Galician and Portuguese queimar, Asturian quemar), possibly as a result of Greek influence). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker (“to burn”). Compare also Catalan cremar. Doublet of cremar.

Verb

1. (transitive) to burn
2. (transitive) to scorch
3. (transitive) to tan
4. (intransitive) to be very hot
5. (transitive, colloquial) to freeze
6. (intransitive, colloquial) to be very cold
7. (transitive, computing) to burn (e.g. a CD)

Usage notes

• Preferred verb for “to tan” is broncearse (almost always reflexive).
• When used to indicate cold, the speaker must clarify so unless the context is known.

Han quemado muchos árboles en la montaña. ― Too many trees have been burned down on the mountain.

Había nevado tanto que el frío quemaba en la montaña. ― It had snowed so much that it was freezing by the mountain.

Synonyms

• arder
• chamuscar

Related terms

• quema
• quemacocos
• quemador, quemadora
• quemadura
• quemar las naves
• quemazón