temblar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish temblar, tembrar, from an original trembrar (via dissimilation), from Late Latin tremulāre, a verb based on Classical Latin tremulus (“quivering”), from tremere (“tremble”). Doublet of tremolar.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /temˈblaɾ/ [t̪ẽmˈblaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: tem‧blar

Verb

temblar (first-person singular present tiemblo, first-person singular preterite temblé, past participle temblado)

(intransitive) to tremble, to quiver, to quake, to shudder, to cringe, to quail
(intransitive) to shake
(intransitive) to shiver
(intransitive) to twitch

Conjugation

Conjugation of temblar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			temblar
gerund			temblando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		temblado		temblada
		plural		temblados		tembladas
		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	tiemblo	tiemblas^{^tú} temblás^{^vos}	tiembla	temblamos	tembláis	tiemblan
	imperfect	temblaba	temblabas	temblaba	temblábamos	temblabais	temblaban
	preterite	temblé	temblaste	tembló	temblamos	temblasteis	temblaron
	future	temblaré	temblarás	temblará	temblaremos	temblaréis	temblarán
	conditional	temblaría	temblarías	temblaría	temblaríamos	temblaríais	temblarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	tiemble	tiembles^{^tú} temblés^{^vos²}	tiemble	temblemos	tembléis	tiemblen
	imperfect (ra)	temblara	temblaras	temblara	tembláramos	temblarais	temblaran
	imperfect (se)	temblase	temblases	temblase	temblásemos	temblaseis	temblasen
	future¹	temblare	temblares	temblare	tembláremos	temblareis	temblaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		tiembla^{^tú} temblá^{^vos}	tiemble	temblemos	temblad	tiemblen
	negative		no tiembles	no tiemble	no temblemos	no tembléis	no tiemblen

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

Selected combined forms of temblar (e-ie 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 temblar	dative	temblarme	temblarte	temblarle, temblarse	temblarnos	temblaros	temblarles, temblarse
with infinitive temblar	accusative	temblarme	temblarte	temblarlo, temblarla, temblarse	temblarnos	temblaros	temblarlos, temblarlas, temblarse

with gerund temblando	dative	temblándome	temblándote	temblándole, temblándose	temblándonos	temblándoos	temblándoles, temblándose
with gerund temblando	accusative	temblándome	temblándote	temblándolo, temblándola, temblándose	temblándonos	temblándoos	temblándolos, temblándolas, temblándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative tiembla	dative	tiémblame	tiémblate	tiémblale	tiémblanos	not used	tiémblales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative tiembla	accusative	tiémblame	tiémblate	tiémblalo, tiémblala	tiémblanos	not used	tiémblalos, tiémblalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative temblá	dative	temblame	temblate	temblale	temblanos	not used	temblales
	accusative	temblame	temblate	temblalo, temblala	temblanos	not used	temblalos, temblalas

with formal second-person singular imperative tiemble	dative	tiémbleme	not used	tiémblele, tiémblese	tiémblenos	not used	tiémbleles
with formal second-person singular imperative tiemble	accusative	tiémbleme	not used	tiémblelo, tiémblela, tiémblese	tiémblenos	not used	tiémblelos, tiémblelas

with first-person plural imperative temblemos	dative	not used	temblémoste	temblémosle	temblémonos	temblémoos	temblémosles
with first-person plural imperative temblemos	accusative	not used	temblémoste	temblémoslo, temblémosla	temblémonos	temblémoos	temblémoslos, temblémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative temblad	dative	tembladme	not used	tembladle	tembladnos	temblaos	tembladles
with informal second-person plural imperative temblad	accusative	tembladme	not used	tembladlo, tembladla	tembladnos	temblaos	tembladlos, tembladlas

with formal second-person plural imperative tiemblen	dative	tiémblenme	not used	tiémblenle	tiémblennos	not used	tiémblenles, tiémblense
with formal second-person plural imperative tiemblen	accusative	tiémblenme	not used	tiémblenlo, tiémblenla	tiémblennos	not used	tiémblenlos, tiémblenlas, tiémblense

Derived terms

temblar como un flan (“to shake like a leaf”)

Related terms

References

^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983) “temblar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 454