brezar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vertiāre, from Latin vertĕre (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /bɾeˈθaɾ/ [bɾeˈθaɾ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bɾeˈsaɾ/ [bɾeˈsaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: bre‧zar

Verb

brezar (first-person singular present brezo, first-person singular preterite brecé, past participle brezado)

(poetic) to rock; cradle (a baby)

Conjugation

Conjugation of brezar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			brezar
gerund			brezando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		brezado		brezada
		plural		brezados		brezadas
		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	brezo	brezas^{^tú} brezás^{^vos}	breza	brezamos	brezáis	brezan
	imperfect	brezaba	brezabas	brezaba	brezábamos	brezabais	brezaban
	preterite	brecé	brezaste	brezó	brezamos	brezasteis	brezaron
	future	brezaré	brezarás	brezará	brezaremos	brezaréis	brezarán
	conditional	brezaría	brezarías	brezaría	brezaríamos	brezaríais	brezarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	brece	breces^{^tú} brecés^{^vos²}	brece	brecemos	brecéis	brecen
	imperfect (ra)	brezara	brezaras	brezara	brezáramos	brezarais	brezaran
	imperfect (se)	brezase	brezases	brezase	brezásemos	brezaseis	brezasen
	future¹	brezare	brezares	brezare	brezáremos	brezareis	brezaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		breza^{^tú} brezá^{^vos}	brece	brecemos	brezad	brecen
	negative		no breces	no brece	no brecemos	no brecéis	no brecen

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

Selected combined forms of brezar (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 brezar	dative	brezarme	brezarte	brezarle, brezarse	brezarnos	brezaros	brezarles, brezarse
with infinitive brezar	accusative	brezarme	brezarte	brezarlo, brezarla, brezarse	brezarnos	brezaros	brezarlos, brezarlas, brezarse

with gerund brezando	dative	brezándome	brezándote	brezándole, brezándose	brezándonos	brezándoos	brezándoles, brezándose
with gerund brezando	accusative	brezándome	brezándote	brezándolo, brezándola, brezándose	brezándonos	brezándoos	brezándolos, brezándolas, brezándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative breza	dative	brézame	brézate	brézale	brézanos	not used	brézales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative breza	accusative	brézame	brézate	brézalo, brézala	brézanos	not used	brézalos, brézalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative brezá	dative	brezame	brezate	brezale	brezanos	not used	brezales
with informal second-person singular vos imperative brezá	accusative	brezame	brezate	brezalo, brezala	brezanos	not used	brezalos, brezalas

with formal second-person singular imperative brece	dative	bréceme	not used	brécele, brécese	brécenos	not used	bréceles
with formal second-person singular imperative brece	accusative	bréceme	not used	brécelo, brécela, brécese	brécenos	not used	brécelos, brécelas

with first-person plural imperative brecemos	dative	not used	brecémoste	brecémosle	brecémonos	brecémoos	brecémosles
with first-person plural imperative brecemos	accusative	not used	brecémoste	brecémoslo, brecémosla	brecémonos	brecémoos	brecémoslos, brecémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative brezad	dative	brezadme	not used	brezadle	brezadnos	brezaos	brezadles
with informal second-person plural imperative brezad	accusative	brezadme	not used	brezadlo, brezadla	brezadnos	brezaos	brezadlos, brezadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative brecen	dative	brécenme	not used	brécenle	brécennos	not used	brécenles, brécense
with formal second-person plural imperative brecen	accusative	brécenme	not used	brécenlo, brécenla	brécennos	not used	brécenlos, brécenlas, brécense