embarrar

Asturian

Etymology

From em- +‎ barru +‎ -ar.

Verb

embarrar

1. (transitive) to cover with mud.

Catalan

Etymology

From em- +‎ barra +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.bəˈra]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [em.baˈraɾ]

Verb

embarrar (first-person singular present embarro, first-person singular preterite embarrí, past participle embarrat)

1. (transitive) to bar, to bolt, to lock
2. (transitive) to lock up, to pen in (of persons, beasts)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embarrar (first conjugation)

infinitive			embarrar
gerund			embarrant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		embarrat		embarrada
		plural		embarrats		embarrades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	embarro	embarres	embarra	embarrem	embarreu	embarren
	imperfect	embarrava	embarraves	embarrava	embarràvem	embarràveu	embarraven
	future	embarraré	embarraràs	embarrarà	embarrarem	embarrareu	embarraran
	preterite	embarrí	embarrares	embarrà	embarràrem	embarràreu	embarraren
	conditional	embarraria	embarraries	embarraria	embarraríem	embarraríeu	embarrarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	embarri	embarris	embarri	embarrem	embarreu	embarrin
	imperfect	embarrés	embarressis	embarrés	embarréssim	embarréssiu	embarressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	embarra	embarri	embarrem	embarreu	embarrin
	negative (no)	—	no embarris	no embarri	no embarrem	no embarreu	no embarrin

Derived terms

• desembarrar

Further reading

• “embarrar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ barro (“mud”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /embaˈraɾ/ [ẽm.baˈraɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: em‧ba‧rrar

Verb

embarrar (first-person singular present embarro, first-person singular preterite embarré, past participle embarrado)

1. (colloquial) to mess up, to screw up, to bungle
2. to coat or cover with mud, to mudden
3. to stain or dirty with a liquid or pasty, sticky substance
4. to stain or dirty someone's reputation
5. to smear or rub with a liquid or pasty, sticky substance

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embarrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			embarrar
gerund			embarrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		embarrado		embarrada
		plural		embarrados		embarradas
		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	embarro	embarrastú embarrásvos	embarra	embarramos	embarráis	embarran
	imperfect	embarraba	embarrabas	embarraba	embarrábamos	embarrabais	embarraban
	preterite	embarré	embarraste	embarró	embarramos	embarrasteis	embarraron
	future	embarraré	embarrarás	embarrará	embarraremos	embarraréis	embarrarán
	conditional	embarraría	embarrarías	embarraría	embarraríamos	embarraríais	embarrarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	embarre	embarrestú embarrésvos2	embarre	embarremos	embarréis	embarren
	imperfect (ra)	embarrara	embarraras	embarrara	embarráramos	embarrarais	embarraran
	imperfect (se)	embarrase	embarrases	embarrase	embarrásemos	embarraseis	embarrasen
	future1	embarrare	embarrares	embarrare	embarráremos	embarrareis	embarraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		embarratú embarrávos	embarre	embarremos	embarrad	embarren
	negative		no embarres	no embarre	no embarremos	no embarréis	no embarren

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

    Selected combined forms of embarrar

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 embarrar	dative	embarrarme	embarrarte	embarrarle, embarrarse	embarrarnos	embarraros	embarrarles, embarrarse
	accusative	embarrarme	embarrarte	embarrarlo, embarrarla, embarrarse	embarrarnos	embarraros	embarrarlos, embarrarlas, embarrarse
with gerund embarrando	dative	embarrándome	embarrándote	embarrándole, embarrándose	embarrándonos	embarrándoos	embarrándoles, embarrándose
	accusative	embarrándome	embarrándote	embarrándolo, embarrándola, embarrándose	embarrándonos	embarrándoos	embarrándolos, embarrándolas, embarrándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative embarra	dative	embárrame	embárrate	embárrale	embárranos	not used	embárrales
	accusative	embárrame	embárrate	embárralo, embárrala	embárranos	not used	embárralos, embárralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative embarrá	dative	embarrame	embarrate	embarrale	embarranos	not used	embarrales
	accusative	embarrame	embarrate	embarralo, embarrala	embarranos	not used	embarralos, embarralas
with formal second-person singular imperative embarre	dative	embárreme	not used	embárrele, embárrese	embárrenos	not used	embárreles
	accusative	embárreme	not used	embárrelo, embárrela, embárrese	embárrenos	not used	embárrelos, embárrelas
with first-person plural imperative embarremos	dative	not used	embarrémoste	embarrémosle	embarrémonos	embarrémoos	embarrémosles
	accusative	not used	embarrémoste	embarrémoslo, embarrémosla	embarrémonos	embarrémoos	embarrémoslos, embarrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative embarrad	dative	embarradme	not used	embarradle	embarradnos	embarraos	embarradles
	accusative	embarradme	not used	embarradlo, embarradla	embarradnos	embarraos	embarradlos, embarradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative embarren	dative	embárrenme	not used	embárrenle	embárrennos	not used	embárrenles, embárrense
	accusative	embárrenme	not used	embárrenlo, embárrenla	embárrennos	not used	embárrenlos, embárrenlas, embárrense

Further reading

• “embarrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10