Etymology
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Inherited from Late Latin impulsāre, from Latin in + pulsāre, present active infinitive of pulsō, or a frequentative of impellō, impellere. Doublet of impulsar, a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /empuˈxaɾ/ [ẽm.puˈxaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: em‧pu‧jar
empujar (first-person singular present empujo, first-person singular preterite empujé, past participle empujado)
- (transitive) to push, to shove, to jostle
- Synonym: (obsolete) arrempujar
- to nudge (push into action by pestering or annoying a person)
Le empujó con el codo de una manera muy dolorosa.- She nudged him with her elbow in a very painful manner.
Usage notes
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- If wanting to say nudge in a gentle sense, use the phrase darle un empujoncito a or darle un codazo a. Only use the verb empujar for "nudge" when meaning a person is nudging someone forcefully or annoyingly where it is strong enough for someone to be disturbed by it.
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of empujar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive empujar
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dative
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empujarme
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empujarte
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empujarle, empujarse
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empujarnos
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empujaros
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empujarles, empujarse
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accusative
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empujarme
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empujarte
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empujarlo, empujarla, empujarse
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empujarnos
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empujaros
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empujarlos, empujarlas, empujarse
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with gerund empujando
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dative
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empujándome
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empujándote
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empujándole, empujándose
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empujándonos
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empujándoos
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empujándoles, empujándose
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accusative
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empujándome
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empujándote
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empujándolo, empujándola, empujándose
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empujándonos
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empujándoos
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empujándolos, empujándolas, empujándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative empuja
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dative
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empújame
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empújate
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empújale
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empújanos
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not used
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empújales
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accusative
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empújame
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empújate
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empújalo, empújala
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empújanos
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not used
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empújalos, empújalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative empujá
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dative
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empujame
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empujate
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empujale
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empujanos
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not used
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empujales
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accusative
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empujame
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empujate
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empujalo, empujala
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empujanos
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not used
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empujalos, empujalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative empuje
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dative
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empújeme
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not used
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empújele, empújese
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empújenos
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not used
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empújeles
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accusative
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empújeme
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not used
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empújelo, empújela, empújese
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empújenos
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not used
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empújelos, empújelas
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with first-person plural imperative empujemos
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dative
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not used
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empujémoste
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empujémosle
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empujémonos
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empujémoos
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empujémosles
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accusative
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not used
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empujémoste
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empujémoslo, empujémosla
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empujémonos
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empujémoos
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empujémoslos, empujémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative empujad
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dative
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empujadme
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not used
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empujadle
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empujadnos
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empujaos
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empujadles
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accusative
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empujadme
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not used
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empujadlo, empujadla
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empujadnos
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empujaos
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empujadlos, empujadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative empujen
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dative
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empújenme
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not used
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empújenle
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empújennos
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not used
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empújenles, empújense
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accusative
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empújenme
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not used
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empújenlo, empújenla
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empújennos
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not used
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empújenlos, empújenlas, empújense
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