broncear

Spanish

Etymology

From bronce (“bronze”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /bɾonθeˈaɾ/ [bɾõn̟.θeˈaɾ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /bɾonseˈaɾ/ [bɾõn.seˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: bron‧ce‧ar

Verb

broncear (first-person singular present bronceo, first-person singular preterite bronceé, past participle bronceado)

to tan, bronze
(reflexive) to become brown
(reflexive) to tan

Conjugation

Conjugation of broncear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			broncear
gerund			bronceando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		bronceado		bronceada
		plural		bronceados		bronceadas
		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	bronceo	bronceas^{^tú} bronceás^{^vos}	broncea	bronceamos	bronceáis	broncean
	imperfect	bronceaba	bronceabas	bronceaba	bronceábamos	bronceabais	bronceaban
	preterite	bronceé	bronceaste	bronceó	bronceamos	bronceasteis	broncearon
	future	broncearé	broncearás	bronceará	broncearemos	broncearéis	broncearán
	conditional	broncearía	broncearías	broncearía	broncearíamos	broncearíais	broncearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	broncee	broncees^{^tú} bronceés^{^vos²}	broncee	bronceemos	bronceéis	bronceen
	imperfect (ra)	bronceara	broncearas	bronceara	bronceáramos	broncearais	broncearan
	imperfect (se)	broncease	bronceases	broncease	bronceásemos	bronceaseis	bronceasen
	future¹	bronceare	bronceares	bronceare	bronceáremos	bronceareis	broncearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		broncea^{^tú} bronceá^{^vos}	broncee	bronceemos	broncead	bronceen
	negative		no broncees	no broncee	no bronceemos	no bronceéis	no bronceen

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

Selected combined forms of broncear

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 broncear	dative	broncearme	broncearte	broncearle, broncearse	broncearnos	broncearos	broncearles, broncearse
with infinitive broncear	accusative	broncearme	broncearte	broncearlo, broncearla, broncearse	broncearnos	broncearos	broncearlos, broncearlas, broncearse

with gerund bronceando	dative	bronceándome	bronceándote	bronceándole, bronceándose	bronceándonos	bronceándoos	bronceándoles, bronceándose
with gerund bronceando	accusative	bronceándome	bronceándote	bronceándolo, bronceándola, bronceándose	bronceándonos	bronceándoos	bronceándolos, bronceándolas, bronceándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative broncea	dative	broncéame	broncéate	broncéale	broncéanos	not used	broncéales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative broncea	accusative	broncéame	broncéate	broncéalo, broncéala	broncéanos	not used	broncéalos, broncéalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative bronceá	dative	bronceame	bronceate	bronceale	bronceanos	not used	bronceales
	accusative	bronceame	bronceate	broncealo, bronceala	bronceanos	not used	broncealos, broncealas

with formal second-person singular imperative broncee	dative	broncéeme	not used	broncéele, broncéese	broncéenos	not used	broncéeles
with formal second-person singular imperative broncee	accusative	broncéeme	not used	broncéelo, broncéela, broncéese	broncéenos	not used	broncéelos, broncéelas

with first-person plural imperative bronceemos	dative	not used	bronceémoste	bronceémosle	bronceémonos	bronceémoos	bronceémosles
with first-person plural imperative bronceemos	accusative	not used	bronceémoste	bronceémoslo, bronceémosla	bronceémonos	bronceémoos	bronceémoslos, bronceémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative broncead	dative	bronceadme	not used	bronceadle	bronceadnos	bronceaos	bronceadles
with informal second-person plural imperative broncead	accusative	bronceadme	not used	bronceadlo, bronceadla	bronceadnos	bronceaos	bronceadlos, bronceadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative bronceen	dative	broncéenme	not used	broncéenle	broncéennos	not used	broncéenles, broncéense
with formal second-person plural imperative bronceen	accusative	broncéenme	not used	broncéenlo, broncéenla	broncéennos	not used	broncéenlos, broncéenlas, broncéense

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