Etymology
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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *affundāre, derived from Latin fundus (“bottom”). By surface analysis, a- + hondo + -ar. Compare Portuguese afundar.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /aonˈdaɾ/ [a.õn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧hon‧dar
ahondar (first-person singular present ahondo, first-person singular preterite ahondé, past participle ahondado)
- (transitive, reflexive) to deepen, to dig
- (intransitive) to delve deeply
ahondar en un tema- to study/discuss a subject thoroughly
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 ahondar
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 ahondar
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dative
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ahondarme
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ahondarte
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ahondarle, ahondarse
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ahondarnos
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ahondaros
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ahondarles, ahondarse
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accusative
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ahondarme
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ahondarte
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ahondarlo, ahondarla, ahondarse
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ahondarnos
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ahondaros
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ahondarlos, ahondarlas, ahondarse
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with gerund ahondando
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dative
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ahondándome
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ahondándote
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ahondándole, ahondándose
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ahondándonos
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ahondándoos
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ahondándoles, ahondándose
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accusative
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ahondándome
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ahondándote
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ahondándolo, ahondándola, ahondándose
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ahondándonos
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ahondándoos
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ahondándolos, ahondándolas, ahondándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative ahonda
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dative
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ahóndame
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ahóndate
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ahóndale
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ahóndanos
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not used
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ahóndales
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accusative
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ahóndame
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ahóndate
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ahóndalo, ahóndala
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ahóndanos
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not used
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ahóndalos, ahóndalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative ahondá
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dative
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ahondame
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ahondate
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ahondale
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ahondanos
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not used
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ahondales
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accusative
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ahondame
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ahondate
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ahondalo, ahondala
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ahondanos
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not used
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ahondalos, ahondalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative ahonde
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dative
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ahóndeme
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not used
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ahóndele, ahóndese
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ahóndenos
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not used
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ahóndeles
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accusative
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ahóndeme
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not used
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ahóndelo, ahóndela, ahóndese
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ahóndenos
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not used
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ahóndelos, ahóndelas
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with first-person plural imperative ahondemos
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dative
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not used
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ahondémoste
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ahondémosle
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ahondémonos
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ahondémoos
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ahondémosles
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accusative
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not used
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ahondémoste
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ahondémoslo, ahondémosla
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ahondémonos
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ahondémoos
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ahondémoslos, ahondémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative ahondad
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dative
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ahondadme
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not used
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ahondadle
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ahondadnos
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ahondaos
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ahondadles
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accusative
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ahondadme
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not used
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ahondadlo, ahondadla
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ahondadnos
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ahondaos
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ahondadlos, ahondadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative ahonden
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dative
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ahóndenme
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not used
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ahóndenle
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ahóndennos
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not used
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ahóndenles, ahóndense
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accusative
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ahóndenme
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not used
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ahóndenlo, ahóndenla
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ahóndennos
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not used
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ahóndenlos, ahóndenlas, ahóndense
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