alborotar

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin volūtāre crossed with Spanish alborozar. Compare Catalan avalotar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alboɾoˈtaɾ/ [al.β̞o.ɾoˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧bo‧ro‧tar

Verb

alborotar (first-person singular present alboroto, first-person singular preterite alboroté, past participle alborotado)

  1. (transitive) to stir up, agitate
    Synonym: (Colombia) embullar
    • 1888, José María de Pereda, La Montálvez:
      […] un huésped desconocido que se mete a las dos de la mañana en casa de su prójimo, robándole el sueño y alborotándole el hogar […]
      […] an unknown guest who comes back home at two in the morning, keeping him awake and stirring up his home […]
  2. (transitive) to disturb, tease (provoke or disturb)
    Synonym: provocar
    • 1887, Emilia Pardo Bazán, La madre Naturaleza:
      ¡Mecachis en los que vienen ahí a alborotar a la gente!
      A pox on those who came here to disturb the people!
  3. (transitive) to excite
  4. (transitive) to infect, ballyhoo (make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion)
  5. to bother

Conjugation
    Conjugation of alborotar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive alborotar
gerund alborotando
past participle masculine feminine
singular alborotado alborotada
plural alborotados alborotadas
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 alboroto alborotastú
alborotásvos		 alborota alborotamos alborotáis alborotan
imperfect alborotaba alborotabas alborotaba alborotábamos alborotabais alborotaban
preterite alboroté alborotaste alborotó alborotamos alborotasteis alborotaron
future alborotaré alborotarás alborotará alborotaremos alborotaréis alborotarán
conditional alborotaría alborotarías alborotaría alborotaríamos alborotaríais alborotarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present alborote alborotestú
alborotésvos2		 alborote alborotemos alborotéis alboroten
imperfect
(ra)		 alborotara alborotaras alborotara alborotáramos alborotarais alborotaran
imperfect
(se)		 alborotase alborotases alborotase alborotásemos alborotaseis alborotasen
future1 alborotare alborotares alborotare alborotáremos alborotareis alborotaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative alborotatú
alborotávos		 alborote alborotemos alborotad alboroten
negative no alborotes no alborote no alborotemos no alborotéis no alboroten

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

    Selected combined forms of alborotar

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 alborotar
dative alborotarme alborotarte alborotarle, alborotarse alborotarnos alborotaros alborotarles, alborotarse
accusative alborotarme alborotarte alborotarlo, alborotarla, alborotarse alborotarnos alborotaros alborotarlos, alborotarlas, alborotarse
with gerund alborotando
dative alborotándome alborotándote alborotándole, alborotándose alborotándonos alborotándoos alborotándoles, alborotándose
accusative alborotándome alborotándote alborotándolo, alborotándola, alborotándose alborotándonos alborotándoos alborotándolos, alborotándolas, alborotándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative alborota
dative alborótame alborótate alborótale alborótanos not used alborótales
accusative alborótame alborótate alborótalo, alborótala alborótanos not used alborótalos, alborótalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative alborotá
dative alborotame alborotate alborotale alborotanos not used alborotales
accusative alborotame alborotate alborotalo, alborotala alborotanos not used alborotalos, alborotalas
with formal second-person singular imperative alborote
dative alboróteme not used alborótele, alborótese alborótenos not used alboróteles
accusative alboróteme not used alborótelo, alborótela, alborótese alborótenos not used alborótelos, alborótelas
with first-person plural imperative alborotemos
dative not used alborotémoste alborotémosle alborotémonos alborotémoos alborotémosles
accusative not used alborotémoste alborotémoslo, alborotémosla alborotémonos alborotémoos alborotémoslos, alborotémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative alborotad
dative alborotadme not used alborotadle alborotadnos alborotaos alborotadles
accusative alborotadme not used alborotadlo, alborotadla alborotadnos alborotaos alborotadlos, alborotadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative alboroten
dative alborótenme not used alborótenle alborótennos not used alborótenles, alborótense
accusative alborótenme not used alborótenlo, alborótenla alborótennos not used alborótenlos, alborótenlas, alborótense

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