zumbar

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [θumˈbaɾ]

Verb

zumbar (first-person singular present zumbo, first-person singular preterite zumbei, past participle zumbado)

  1. to hit repeatedly, to pound
    Cando vaias de parranda / non te esquezas do caneco / bótalle un litro de viño / non che vaia quedar seco / e zúmballe ao caneco... (folk song)
    Whenever you go in a spree / don't forget about your pitcher / put a litre of wine in it / lest it be dry / and hit the pitcher...
    Synonyms: bater, bourar
  2. (intransitive) to hum; to buzz
    Synonym: zoar

Conjugation
Conjugation of zumbar
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal zumbar
personal zumbar zumbares zumbar zumbarmos zumbardes zumbaren
Gerund
zumbando
Past participle singular plural
masculine zumbado zumbados
feminine zumbada zumbadas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present zumbo zumbas zumba zumbamos zumbades zumban
imperfect zumbaba zumbabas zumbaba zumbabamos zumbabades zumbaban
preterite zumbei zumbaches zumbou zumbamos zumbastes zumbaron
pluperfect zumbara zumbaras zumbara zumbaramos zumbarades zumbaran
future zumbarei zumbarás zumbará zumbaremos zumbaredes zumbarán
conditional zumbaría zumbarías zumbaría zumbariamos zumbariades zumbarían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present zumbe zumbes zumbe zumbemos zumbedes zumben
preterite zumbase zumbases zumbase zumbásemos zumbásedes zumbasen
future zumbar zumbares zumbar zumbarmos zumbardes zumbaren
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – zumba zumbe zumbemos zumbade zumben
negative – zumbes zumbe zumbemos zumbedes zumben

References

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Portuguese zombar, French vrombir.

Verb

zumbar (first-person singular present zumbo, first-person singular preterite zumbé, past participle zumbado)

  1. (intransitive) to hum; to buzz
    Synonym: zurriar
  2. (transitive) to hit
  3. (transitive) to mock
  4. (colloquial) to screw, shag (have sex)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of zumbar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive zumbar
gerund zumbando
past participle masculine feminine
singular zumbado zumbada
plural zumbados zumbadas
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 zumbo zumbastú
zumbásvos		 zumba zumbamos zumbáis zumban
imperfect zumbaba zumbabas zumbaba zumbábamos zumbabais zumbaban
preterite zumbé zumbaste zumbó zumbamos zumbasteis zumbaron
future zumbaré zumbarás zumbará zumbaremos zumbaréis zumbarán
conditional zumbaría zumbarías zumbaría zumbaríamos zumbaríais zumbarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present zumbe zumbestú
zumbésvos2		 zumbe zumbemos zumbéis zumben
imperfect
(ra)		 zumbara zumbaras zumbara zumbáramos zumbarais zumbaran
imperfect
(se)		 zumbase zumbases zumbase zumbásemos zumbaseis zumbasen
future1 zumbare zumbares zumbare zumbáremos zumbareis zumbaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative zumbatú
zumbávos		 zumbe zumbemos zumbad zumben
negative no zumbes no zumbe no zumbemos no zumbéis no zumben

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

    Selected combined forms of zumbar

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 zumbar
dative zumbarme zumbarte zumbarle, zumbarse zumbarnos zumbaros zumbarles, zumbarse
accusative zumbarme zumbarte zumbarlo, zumbarla, zumbarse zumbarnos zumbaros zumbarlos, zumbarlas, zumbarse
with gerund zumbando
dative zumbándome zumbándote zumbándole, zumbándose zumbándonos zumbándoos zumbándoles, zumbándose
accusative zumbándome zumbándote zumbándolo, zumbándola, zumbándose zumbándonos zumbándoos zumbándolos, zumbándolas, zumbándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative zumba
dative zúmbame zúmbate zúmbale zúmbanos not used zúmbales
accusative zúmbame zúmbate zúmbalo, zúmbala zúmbanos not used zúmbalos, zúmbalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative zumbá
dative zumbame zumbate zumbale zumbanos not used zumbales
accusative zumbame zumbate zumbalo, zumbala zumbanos not used zumbalos, zumbalas
with formal second-person singular imperative zumbe
dative zúmbeme not used zúmbele, zúmbese zúmbenos not used zúmbeles
accusative zúmbeme not used zúmbelo, zúmbela, zúmbese zúmbenos not used zúmbelos, zúmbelas
with first-person plural imperative zumbemos
dative not used zumbémoste zumbémosle zumbémonos zumbémoos zumbémosles
accusative not used zumbémoste zumbémoslo, zumbémosla zumbémonos zumbémoos zumbémoslos, zumbémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative zumbad
dative zumbadme not used zumbadle zumbadnos zumbaos zumbadles
accusative zumbadme not used zumbadlo, zumbadla zumbadnos zumbaos zumbadlos, zumbadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative zumben
dative zúmbenme not used zúmbenle zúmbennos not used zúmbenles, zúmbense
accusative zúmbenme not used zúmbenlo, zúmbenla zúmbennos not used zúmbenlos, zúmbenlas, zúmbense

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