Etymology
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From limpio, or from a Late Latin limpidāre,[1] from Latin limpidus. Compare Portuguese and Galician limpar, Asturian llimpiar.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /limˈpjaɾ/ [lĩmˈpjaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: lim‧piar
limpiar (first-person singular present limpio, first-person singular preterite limpié, past participle limpiado)
- to clean
- to wash
- to wipe
- (reflexive) to wipe oneself
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 limpiar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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plural
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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 limpiar
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dative
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limpiarme
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limpiarte
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limpiarle, limpiarse
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limpiarnos
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limpiaros
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limpiarles, limpiarse
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accusative
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limpiarme
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limpiarte
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limpiarlo, limpiarla, limpiarse
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limpiarnos
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limpiaros
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limpiarlos, limpiarlas, limpiarse
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with gerund limpiando
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dative
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limpiándome
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limpiándote
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limpiándole, limpiándose
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limpiándonos
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limpiándoos
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limpiándoles, limpiándose
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accusative
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limpiándome
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limpiándote
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limpiándolo, limpiándola, limpiándose
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limpiándonos
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limpiándoos
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limpiándolos, limpiándolas, limpiándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative limpia
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dative
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límpiame
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límpiate
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límpiale
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límpianos
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not used
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límpiales
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accusative
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límpiame
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límpiate
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límpialo, límpiala
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límpianos
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not used
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límpialos, límpialas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative limpiá
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dative
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limpiame
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limpiate
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limpiale
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limpianos
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not used
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limpiales
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accusative
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limpiame
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limpiate
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limpialo, limpiala
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limpianos
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not used
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limpialos, limpialas
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with formal second-person singular imperative limpie
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dative
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límpieme
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not used
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límpiele, límpiese
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límpienos
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not used
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límpieles
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accusative
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límpieme
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not used
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límpielo, límpiela, límpiese
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límpienos
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not used
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límpielos, límpielas
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with first-person plural imperative limpiemos
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dative
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not used
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limpiémoste
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limpiémosle
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limpiémonos
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limpiémoos
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limpiémosles
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accusative
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not used
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limpiémoste
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limpiémoslo, limpiémosla
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limpiémonos
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limpiémoos
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limpiémoslos, limpiémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative limpiad
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dative
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limpiadme
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not used
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limpiadle
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limpiadnos
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limpiaos
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limpiadles
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accusative
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limpiadme
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not used
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limpiadlo, limpiadla
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limpiadnos
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limpiaos
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limpiadlos, limpiadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative limpien
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dative
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límpienme
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not used
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límpienle
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límpiennos
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not used
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límpienles, límpiense
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accusative
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límpienme
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not used
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límpienlo, límpienla
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límpiennos
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not used
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límpienlos, límpienlas, límpiense
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Derived terms
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