escarbar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin scarifāre, from Ancient Greek σκαριφᾶσθαι (skariphâsthai), from σκάριφος (skáriphos, “writing, drawing, sketching”). Cognate with English scarify.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eskaɾˈbaɾ/ [es.kaɾˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧car‧bar

Verb

escarbar (first-person singular present escarbo, first-person singular preterite escarbé, past participle escarbado)

  1. (transitive) to scratch, scrape, paw, dig (the ground)
  2. (transitive) to clean, pick (one's teeth, ears, nose)
  3. (transitive) to poke (a fire)
  4. (transitive) to dig about; poke about

Conjugation
    Conjugation of escarbar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive escarbar
gerund escarbando
past participle masculine feminine
singular escarbado escarbada
plural escarbados escarbadas
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 escarbo escarbastú
escarbásvos		 escarba escarbamos escarbáis escarban
imperfect escarbaba escarbabas escarbaba escarbábamos escarbabais escarbaban
preterite escarbé escarbaste escarbó escarbamos escarbasteis escarbaron
future escarbaré escarbarás escarbará escarbaremos escarbaréis escarbarán
conditional escarbaría escarbarías escarbaría escarbaríamos escarbaríais escarbarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present escarbe escarbestú
escarbésvos2		 escarbe escarbemos escarbéis escarben
imperfect
(ra)		 escarbara escarbaras escarbara escarbáramos escarbarais escarbaran
imperfect
(se)		 escarbase escarbases escarbase escarbásemos escarbaseis escarbasen
future1 escarbare escarbares escarbare escarbáremos escarbareis escarbaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative escarbatú
escarbávos		 escarbe escarbemos escarbad escarben
negative no escarbes no escarbe no escarbemos no escarbéis no escarben

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

    Selected combined forms of escarbar

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 escarbar
dative escarbarme escarbarte escarbarle, escarbarse escarbarnos escarbaros escarbarles, escarbarse
accusative escarbarme escarbarte escarbarlo, escarbarla, escarbarse escarbarnos escarbaros escarbarlos, escarbarlas, escarbarse
with gerund escarbando
dative escarbándome escarbándote escarbándole, escarbándose escarbándonos escarbándoos escarbándoles, escarbándose
accusative escarbándome escarbándote escarbándolo, escarbándola, escarbándose escarbándonos escarbándoos escarbándolos, escarbándolas, escarbándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative escarba
dative escárbame escárbate escárbale escárbanos not used escárbales
accusative escárbame escárbate escárbalo, escárbala escárbanos not used escárbalos, escárbalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative escarbá
dative escarbame escarbate escarbale escarbanos not used escarbales
accusative escarbame escarbate escarbalo, escarbala escarbanos not used escarbalos, escarbalas
with formal second-person singular imperative escarbe
dative escárbeme not used escárbele, escárbese escárbenos not used escárbeles
accusative escárbeme not used escárbelo, escárbela, escárbese escárbenos not used escárbelos, escárbelas
with first-person plural imperative escarbemos
dative not used escarbémoste escarbémosle escarbémonos escarbémoos escarbémosles
accusative not used escarbémoste escarbémoslo, escarbémosla escarbémonos escarbémoos escarbémoslos, escarbémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative escarbad
dative escarbadme not used escarbadle escarbadnos escarbaos escarbadles
accusative escarbadme not used escarbadlo, escarbadla escarbadnos escarbaos escarbadlos, escarbadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative escarben
dative escárbenme not used escárbenle escárbennos not used escárbenles, escárbense
accusative escárbenme not used escárbenlo, escárbenla escárbennos not used escárbenlos, escárbenlas, escárbense

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