derrumbar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dērūpāre, from rūpēs (“cliff, rock”), with influence from romper (“to break”). Cognate with Portuguese derrubar (“to overthrow, to destroy, to knock down”) and with Spanish derrubio (“debris, deposit”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /derumˈbaɾ/ [d̪e.rũmˈbaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧rrum‧bar

Verb

derrumbar (first-person singular present derrumbo, first-person singular preterite derrumbé, past participle derrumbado)

  1. (transitive) to demolish
  2. (reflexive) to break down, to slump
  3. (reflexive) to undermine

Conjugation
    Conjugation of derrumbar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive derrumbar
gerund derrumbando
past participle masculine feminine
singular derrumbado derrumbada
plural derrumbados derrumbadas
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 derrumbo derrumbastú
derrumbásvos		 derrumba derrumbamos derrumbáis derrumban
imperfect derrumbaba derrumbabas derrumbaba derrumbábamos derrumbabais derrumbaban
preterite derrumbé derrumbaste derrumbó derrumbamos derrumbasteis derrumbaron
future derrumbaré derrumbarás derrumbará derrumbaremos derrumbaréis derrumbarán
conditional derrumbaría derrumbarías derrumbaría derrumbaríamos derrumbaríais derrumbarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present derrumbe derrumbestú
derrumbésvos2		 derrumbe derrumbemos derrumbéis derrumben
imperfect
(ra)		 derrumbara derrumbaras derrumbara derrumbáramos derrumbarais derrumbaran
imperfect
(se)		 derrumbase derrumbases derrumbase derrumbásemos derrumbaseis derrumbasen
future1 derrumbare derrumbares derrumbare derrumbáremos derrumbareis derrumbaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative derrumbatú
derrumbávos		 derrumbe derrumbemos derrumbad derrumben
negative no derrumbes no derrumbe no derrumbemos no derrumbéis no derrumben

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

    Selected combined forms of derrumbar

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 derrumbar
dative derrumbarme derrumbarte derrumbarle, derrumbarse derrumbarnos derrumbaros derrumbarles, derrumbarse
accusative derrumbarme derrumbarte derrumbarlo, derrumbarla, derrumbarse derrumbarnos derrumbaros derrumbarlos, derrumbarlas, derrumbarse
with gerund derrumbando
dative derrumbándome derrumbándote derrumbándole, derrumbándose derrumbándonos derrumbándoos derrumbándoles, derrumbándose
accusative derrumbándome derrumbándote derrumbándolo, derrumbándola, derrumbándose derrumbándonos derrumbándoos derrumbándolos, derrumbándolas, derrumbándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative derrumba
dative derrúmbame derrúmbate derrúmbale derrúmbanos not used derrúmbales
accusative derrúmbame derrúmbate derrúmbalo, derrúmbala derrúmbanos not used derrúmbalos, derrúmbalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative derrumbá
dative derrumbame derrumbate derrumbale derrumbanos not used derrumbales
accusative derrumbame derrumbate derrumbalo, derrumbala derrumbanos not used derrumbalos, derrumbalas
with formal second-person singular imperative derrumbe
dative derrúmbeme not used derrúmbele, derrúmbese derrúmbenos not used derrúmbeles
accusative derrúmbeme not used derrúmbelo, derrúmbela, derrúmbese derrúmbenos not used derrúmbelos, derrúmbelas
with first-person plural imperative derrumbemos
dative not used derrumbémoste derrumbémosle derrumbémonos derrumbémoos derrumbémosles
accusative not used derrumbémoste derrumbémoslo, derrumbémosla derrumbémonos derrumbémoos derrumbémoslos, derrumbémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative derrumbad
dative derrumbadme not used derrumbadle derrumbadnos derrumbaos derrumbadles
accusative derrumbadme not used derrumbadlo, derrumbadla derrumbadnos derrumbaos derrumbadlos, derrumbadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative derrumben
dative derrúmbenme not used derrúmbenle derrúmbennos not used derrúmbenles, derrúmbense
accusative derrúmbenme not used derrúmbenlo, derrúmbenla derrúmbennos not used derrúmbenlos, derrúmbenlas, derrúmbense

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