Etymology
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Inherited from Old Spanish temblar, tembrar, from an original trembrar (via dissimilation), from Late Latin tremulāre, a verb based on Classical Latin tremulus (“quivering”), from tremere (“tremble”). Doublet of tremolar.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /temˈblaɾ/ [t̪ẽmˈblaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: tem‧blar
temblar (first-person singular present tiemblo, first-person singular preterite temblé, past participle temblado)
- (intransitive) to tremble, to quiver, to quake, to shudder, to cringe, to quail
- (intransitive) to shake
- (intransitive) to shiver
- (intransitive) to twitch
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 temblar (e-ie alternation)
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 temblar
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dative
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temblarme
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temblarte
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temblarle, temblarse
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temblarnos
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temblaros
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temblarles, temblarse
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accusative
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temblarme
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temblarte
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temblarlo, temblarla, temblarse
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temblarnos
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temblaros
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temblarlos, temblarlas, temblarse
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with gerund temblando
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dative
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temblándome
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temblándote
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temblándole, temblándose
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temblándonos
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temblándoos
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temblándoles, temblándose
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accusative
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temblándome
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temblándote
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temblándolo, temblándola, temblándose
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temblándonos
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temblándoos
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temblándolos, temblándolas, temblándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative tiembla
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dative
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tiémblame
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tiémblate
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tiémblale
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tiémblanos
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not used
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tiémblales
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accusative
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tiémblame
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tiémblate
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tiémblalo, tiémblala
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tiémblanos
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not used
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tiémblalos, tiémblalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative temblá
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dative
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temblame
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temblate
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temblale
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temblanos
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not used
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temblales
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accusative
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temblame
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temblate
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temblalo, temblala
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temblanos
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not used
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temblalos, temblalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative tiemble
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dative
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tiémbleme
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not used
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tiémblele, tiémblese
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tiémblenos
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not used
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tiémbleles
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accusative
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tiémbleme
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not used
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tiémblelo, tiémblela, tiémblese
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tiémblenos
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not used
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tiémblelos, tiémblelas
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with first-person plural imperative temblemos
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dative
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not used
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temblémoste
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temblémosle
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temblémonos
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temblémoos
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temblémosles
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accusative
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not used
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temblémoste
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temblémoslo, temblémosla
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temblémonos
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temblémoos
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temblémoslos, temblémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative temblad
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dative
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tembladme
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not used
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tembladle
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tembladnos
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temblaos
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tembladles
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accusative
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tembladme
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not used
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tembladlo, tembladla
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tembladnos
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temblaos
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tembladlos, tembladlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative tiemblen
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dative
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tiémblenme
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not used
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tiémblenle
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tiémblennos
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not used
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tiémblenles, tiémblense
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accusative
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tiémblenme
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not used
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tiémblenlo, tiémblenla
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tiémblennos
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not used
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tiémblenlos, tiémblenlas, tiémblense
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