socavar

Spanish

Etymology

From so- +‎ cavar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sokaˈbaɾ/ [so.kaˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: so‧ca‧var

Verb

socavar (first-person singular present socavo, first-person singular preterite socavé, past participle socavado)

  1. to undermine
    • 2022 September 23, Ana Fuentes, “Estrasburgo ha dicho lo que era evidente desde hace años: Hungría no es una democracia plena”, in El País‎:
      Hoy sería impensable que Budapest entrase en la Unión. Pero como está dentro, se le permite socavar la separación de poderes y la libertad de prensa, y un discurso racista y homófobo[.]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to burrow

Conjugation
    Conjugation of socavar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive socavar
gerund socavando
past participle masculine feminine
singular socavado socavada
plural socavados socavadas
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 socavo socavastú
socavásvos		 socava socavamos socaváis socavan
imperfect socavaba socavabas socavaba socavábamos socavabais socavaban
preterite socavé socavaste socavó socavamos socavasteis socavaron
future socavaré socavarás socavará socavaremos socavaréis socavarán
conditional socavaría socavarías socavaría socavaríamos socavaríais socavarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present socave socavestú
socavésvos2		 socave socavemos socavéis socaven
imperfect
(ra)		 socavara socavaras socavara socaváramos socavarais socavaran
imperfect
(se)		 socavase socavases socavase socavásemos socavaseis socavasen
future1 socavare socavares socavare socaváremos socavareis socavaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative socavatú
socavávos		 socave socavemos socavad socaven
negative no socaves no socave no socavemos no socavéis no socaven

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

    Selected combined forms of socavar

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 socavar
dative socavarme socavarte socavarle, socavarse socavarnos socavaros socavarles, socavarse
accusative socavarme socavarte socavarlo, socavarla, socavarse socavarnos socavaros socavarlos, socavarlas, socavarse
with gerund socavando
dative socavándome socavándote socavándole, socavándose socavándonos socavándoos socavándoles, socavándose
accusative socavándome socavándote socavándolo, socavándola, socavándose socavándonos socavándoos socavándolos, socavándolas, socavándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative socava
dative socávame socávate socávale socávanos not used socávales
accusative socávame socávate socávalo, socávala socávanos not used socávalos, socávalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative socavá
dative socavame socavate socavale socavanos not used socavales
accusative socavame socavate socavalo, socavala socavanos not used socavalos, socavalas
with formal second-person singular imperative socave
dative socáveme not used socávele, socávese socávenos not used socáveles
accusative socáveme not used socávelo, socávela, socávese socávenos not used socávelos, socávelas
with first-person plural imperative socavemos
dative not used socavémoste socavémosle socavémonos socavémoos socavémosles
accusative not used socavémoste socavémoslo, socavémosla socavémonos socavémoos socavémoslos, socavémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative socavad
dative socavadme not used socavadle socavadnos socavaos socavadles
accusative socavadme not used socavadlo, socavadla socavadnos socavaos socavadlos, socavadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative socaven
dative socávenme not used socávenle socávennos not used socávenles, socávense
accusative socávenme not used socávenlo, socávenla socávennos not used socávenlos, socávenlas, socávense

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