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ablandar

ablandar

Spanish

Verb

ablandar ‎(first-person singular present ablando, first-person singular preterite ablandé, past participle ablandado)

(transitive) to soften, to soothe
(intransitive) to become less severe

Conjugation

Conjugation of ablandar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

		singular			plural
infinitive			ablandar
gerund			ablandando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ablandado		ablandada
		plural		ablandados		ablandadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ablando	ablandas^tú ablandás^{^vos}	ablanda	ablandamos	ablandáis	ablandan
	imperfect	ablandaba	ablandabas	ablandaba	ablandábamos	ablandabais	ablandaban
	preterite	ablandé	ablandaste	ablandó	ablandamos	ablandasteis	ablandaron
	future	ablandaré	ablandarás	ablandará	ablandaremos	ablandaréis	ablandarán
	conditional	ablandaría	ablandarías	ablandaría	ablandaríamos	ablandaríais	ablandarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ablande	ablandes^{^tú} ablandés^{^vos¹}	ablande	ablandemos	ablandéis	ablanden
	imperfect (ra)	ablandara	ablandaras	ablandara	ablandáramos	ablandarais	ablandaran
	imperfect (se)	ablandase	ablandases	ablandase	ablandásemos	ablandaseis	ablandasen
	future	ablandare	ablandares	ablandare	ablandáremos	ablandareis	ablandaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		ablanda^{^tú} ablandá^{^vos}	ablande	ablandemos	ablandad	ablanden
	negative		no ablandes	no ablande	no ablandemos	no ablandéis	no ablanden

¹Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

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