embobar

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ bobo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /emboˈbaɾ/ [ẽm.boˈβ̞aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: em‧bo‧bar

Verb

embobar (first-person singular present embobo, first-person singular preterite embobé, past participle embobado)

(transitive) to dazzle; to stupefy
(transitive, pronominal) to fascinate
Synonym: fascinar

Se queda embobado mirando los barcos en el Muelle Uno.
He gets fascinated/spellbound watching the boats at Muelle Uno.

Conjugation

Conjugation of embobar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			embobar
gerund			embobando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		embobado		embobada
		plural		embobados		embobadas
		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	embobo	embobas^{^tú} embobás^{^vos}	emboba	embobamos	embobáis	emboban
	imperfect	embobaba	embobabas	embobaba	embobábamos	embobabais	embobaban
	preterite	embobé	embobaste	embobó	embobamos	embobasteis	embobaron
	future	embobaré	embobarás	embobará	embobaremos	embobaréis	embobarán
	conditional	embobaría	embobarías	embobaría	embobaríamos	embobaríais	embobarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	embobe	embobes^{^tú} embobés^{^vos²}	embobe	embobemos	embobéis	emboben
	imperfect (ra)	embobara	embobaras	embobara	embobáramos	embobarais	embobaran
	imperfect (se)	embobase	embobases	embobase	embobásemos	embobaseis	embobasen
	future¹	embobare	embobares	embobare	embobáremos	embobareis	embobaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		emboba^{^tú} embobá^{^vos}	embobe	embobemos	embobad	emboben
	negative		no embobes	no embobe	no embobemos	no embobéis	no emboben

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of embobar

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 embobar	dative	embobarme	embobarte	embobarle, embobarse	embobarnos	embobaros	embobarles, embobarse
with infinitive embobar	accusative	embobarme	embobarte	embobarlo, embobarla, embobarse	embobarnos	embobaros	embobarlos, embobarlas, embobarse

with gerund embobando	dative	embobándome	embobándote	embobándole, embobándose	embobándonos	embobándoos	embobándoles, embobándose
with gerund embobando	accusative	embobándome	embobándote	embobándolo, embobándola, embobándose	embobándonos	embobándoos	embobándolos, embobándolas, embobándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative emboba	dative	embóbame	embóbate	embóbale	embóbanos	not used	embóbales
	accusative	embóbame	embóbate	embóbalo, embóbala	embóbanos	not used	embóbalos, embóbalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative embobá	dative	embobame	embobate	embobale	embobanos	not used	embobales
	accusative	embobame	embobate	embobalo, embobala	embobanos	not used	embobalos, embobalas

with formal second-person singular imperative embobe	dative	embóbeme	not used	embóbele, embóbese	embóbenos	not used	embóbeles
with formal second-person singular imperative embobe	accusative	embóbeme	not used	embóbelo, embóbela, embóbese	embóbenos	not used	embóbelos, embóbelas

with first-person plural imperative embobemos	dative	not used	embobémoste	embobémosle	embobémonos	embobémoos	embobémosles
with first-person plural imperative embobemos	accusative	not used	embobémoste	embobémoslo, embobémosla	embobémonos	embobémoos	embobémoslos, embobémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative embobad	dative	embobadme	not used	embobadle	embobadnos	embobaos	embobadles
with informal second-person plural imperative embobad	accusative	embobadme	not used	embobadlo, embobadla	embobadnos	embobaos	embobadlos, embobadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative emboben	dative	embóbenme	not used	embóbenle	embóbennos	not used	embóbenles, embóbense
with formal second-person plural imperative emboben	accusative	embóbenme	not used	embóbenlo, embóbenla	embóbennos	not used	embóbenlos, embóbenlas, embóbense

Derived terms

embobado
embobamiento