avergonzar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ vergüenza (“shame”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /abeɾɡonˈθaɾ/ [a.β̞eɾ.ɣ̞õn̟ˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /abeɾɡonˈsaɾ/ [a.β̞eɾ.ɣ̞õnˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧ver‧gon‧zar

Verb

avergonzar (first-person singular present avergüenzo, first-person singular preterite avergoncé, past participle avergonzado)

1. (transitive) to shame
2. (transitive) to embarrass
3. (reflexive) to embarrass oneself, be ashamed

Conjugation

    Conjugation of avergonzar (o-ue alternation; c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			avergonzar
gerund			avergonzando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		avergonzado		avergonzada
		plural		avergonzados		avergonzadas
		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	avergüenzo	avergüenzastú avergonzásvos	avergüenza	avergonzamos	avergonzáis	avergüenzan
	imperfect	avergonzaba	avergonzabas	avergonzaba	avergonzábamos	avergonzabais	avergonzaban
	preterite	avergoncé	avergonzaste	avergonzó	avergonzamos	avergonzasteis	avergonzaron
	future	avergonzaré	avergonzarás	avergonzará	avergonzaremos	avergonzaréis	avergonzarán
	conditional	avergonzaría	avergonzarías	avergonzaría	avergonzaríamos	avergonzaríais	avergonzarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	avergüence	avergüencestú avergoncésvos2	avergüence	avergoncemos	avergoncéis	avergüencen
	imperfect (ra)	avergonzara	avergonzaras	avergonzara	avergonzáramos	avergonzarais	avergonzaran
	imperfect (se)	avergonzase	avergonzases	avergonzase	avergonzásemos	avergonzaseis	avergonzasen
	future1	avergonzare	avergonzares	avergonzare	avergonzáremos	avergonzareis	avergonzaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		avergüenzatú avergonzávos	avergüence	avergoncemos	avergonzad	avergüencen
	negative		no avergüences	no avergüence	no avergoncemos	no avergoncéis	no avergüencen

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

    Selected combined forms of avergonzar (o-ue alternation; c-z 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 avergonzar
	dative	avergonzarme	avergonzarte	avergonzarle, avergonzarse	avergonzarnos	avergonzaros	avergonzarles, avergonzarse
	accusative	avergonzarme	avergonzarte	avergonzarlo, avergonzarla, avergonzarse	avergonzarnos	avergonzaros	avergonzarlos, avergonzarlas, avergonzarse
with gerund avergonzando
	dative	avergonzándome	avergonzándote	avergonzándole, avergonzándose	avergonzándonos	avergonzándoos	avergonzándoles, avergonzándose
	accusative	avergonzándome	avergonzándote	avergonzándolo, avergonzándola, avergonzándose	avergonzándonos	avergonzándoos	avergonzándolos, avergonzándolas, avergonzándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative avergüenza
	dative	avergüénzame	avergüénzate	avergüénzale	avergüénzanos	not used	avergüénzales
	accusative	avergüénzame	avergüénzate	avergüénzalo, avergüénzala	avergüénzanos	not used	avergüénzalos, avergüénzalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative avergonzá
	dative	avergonzame	avergonzate	avergonzale	avergonzanos	not used	avergonzales
	accusative	avergonzame	avergonzate	avergonzalo, avergonzala	avergonzanos	not used	avergonzalos, avergonzalas
with formal second-person singular imperative avergüence
	dative	avergüénceme	not used	avergüéncele, avergüéncese	avergüéncenos	not used	avergüénceles
	accusative	avergüénceme	not used	avergüéncelo, avergüéncela, avergüéncese	avergüéncenos	not used	avergüéncelos, avergüéncelas
with first-person plural imperative avergoncemos
	dative	not used	avergoncémoste	avergoncémosle	avergoncémonos	avergoncémoos	avergoncémosles
	accusative	not used	avergoncémoste	avergoncémoslo, avergoncémosla	avergoncémonos	avergoncémoos	avergoncémoslos, avergoncémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative avergonzad
	dative	avergonzadme	not used	avergonzadle	avergonzadnos	avergonzaos	avergonzadles
	accusative	avergonzadme	not used	avergonzadlo, avergonzadla	avergonzadnos	avergonzaos	avergonzadlos, avergonzadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative avergüencen
	dative	avergüéncenme	not used	avergüéncenle	avergüéncennos	not used	avergüéncenles, avergüéncense
	accusative	avergüéncenme	not used	avergüéncenlo, avergüéncenla	avergüéncennos	not used	avergüéncenlos, avergüéncenlas, avergüéncense

Derived terms

• avergonzado

 

Related terms

• vergonzante

 

Further reading

• “avergonzar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014