impulsar

Catalan

Etymology

From impuls, or borrowed from Late Latin impulsāre, from Latin impulsus.

Pronunciation

Verb

impulsar (first-person singular present impulso, first-person singular preterite impulsí, past participle impulsat)

  1. to impel, force
  2. to push on, kickstart

Conjugation

    Conjugation of impulsar (first conjugation)
infinitive impulsar
gerund impulsant
past participle masculine feminine
singular impulsat impulsada
plural impulsats impulsades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present impulso impulses impulsa impulsem impulseu impulsen
imperfect impulsava impulsaves impulsava impulsàvem impulsàveu impulsaven
future impulsaré impulsaràs impulsarà impulsarem impulsareu impulsaran
preterite impulsí impulsares impulsà impulsàrem impulsàreu impulsaren
conditional impulsaria impulsaries impulsaria impulsaríem impulsaríeu impulsarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present impulsi impulsis impulsi impulsem impulseu impulsin
imperfect impulsés impulsessis impulsés impulséssim impulséssiu impulsessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — impulsa impulsi impulsem impulseu impulsin
negative (no) — no impulsis no impulsi no impulsem no impulseu no impulsin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

impulsar m

  1. indefinite plural of impuls

Spanish

Etymology

From impulso, or borrowed from Late Latin impulsāre, from Latin impulsus. Doublet of empujar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /impulˈsaɾ/ [ĩm.pulˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: im‧pul‧sar

Verb

impulsar (first-person singular present impulso, first-person singular preterite impulsé, past participle impulsado)

  1. to impel, to propel
  2. to push, to push for, to push forward, to drive, to propel, to force, to drive forward
    La mayoría de las naciones está comprometida a impulsar el proceso.
    The majority of nations are committed to pushing the process forward.
  3. to boost, to promote, to jump-start
  4. to drive, to motivate, encourage, to impel

Conjugation

    Conjugation of impulsar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive impulsar
gerund impulsando
past participle masculine feminine
singular impulsado impulsada
plural impulsados impulsadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present impulso impulsastú
impulsásvos 		impulsa impulsamos impulsáis impulsan
imperfect impulsaba impulsabas impulsaba impulsábamos impulsabais impulsaban
preterite impulsé impulsaste impulsó impulsamos impulsasteis impulsaron
future impulsaré impulsarás impulsará impulsaremos impulsaréis impulsarán
conditional impulsaría impulsarías impulsaría impulsaríamos impulsaríais impulsarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present impulse impulsestú
impulsésvos2 		impulse impulsemos impulséis impulsen
imperfect
(ra) 		impulsara impulsaras impulsara impulsáramos impulsarais impulsaran
imperfect
(se) 		impulsase impulsases impulsase impulsásemos impulsaseis impulsasen
future1 impulsare impulsares impulsare impulsáremos impulsareis impulsaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative impulsatú
impulsávos 		impulse impulsemos impulsad impulsen
negative no impulses no impulse no impulsemos no impulséis no impulsen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of impulsar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive impulsar dative impulsarme impulsarte impulsarle, impulsarse impulsarnos impulsaros impulsarles, impulsarse
accusative impulsarme impulsarte impulsarlo, impulsarla, impulsarse impulsarnos impulsaros impulsarlos, impulsarlas, impulsarse
with gerund impulsando dative impulsándome impulsándote impulsándole, impulsándose impulsándonos impulsándoos impulsándoles, impulsándose
accusative impulsándome impulsándote impulsándolo, impulsándola, impulsándose impulsándonos impulsándoos impulsándolos, impulsándolas, impulsándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative impulsa dative impúlsame impúlsate impúlsale impúlsanos not used impúlsales
accusative impúlsame impúlsate impúlsalo, impúlsala impúlsanos not used impúlsalos, impúlsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative impulsá dative impulsame impulsate impulsale impulsanos not used impulsales
accusative impulsame impulsate impulsalo, impulsala impulsanos not used impulsalos, impulsalas
with formal second-person singular imperative impulse dative impúlseme not used impúlsele, impúlsese impúlsenos not used impúlseles
accusative impúlseme not used impúlselo, impúlsela, impúlsese impúlsenos not used impúlselos, impúlselas
with first-person plural imperative impulsemos dative not used impulsémoste impulsémosle impulsémonos impulsémoos impulsémosles
accusative not used impulsémoste impulsémoslo, impulsémosla impulsémonos impulsémoos impulsémoslos, impulsémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative impulsad dative impulsadme not used impulsadle impulsadnos impulsaos impulsadles
accusative impulsadme not used impulsadlo, impulsadla impulsadnos impulsaos impulsadlos, impulsadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative impulsen dative impúlsenme not used impúlsenle impúlsennos not used impúlsenles, impúlsense
accusative impúlsenme not used impúlsenlo, impúlsenla impúlsennos not used impúlsenlos, impúlsenlas, impúlsense

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