embargar

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *imbarricāre, from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra. By surface analysis, embargo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.baɦˈɡa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.baɦˈɡa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.baɦˈɡa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.baɦˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baɾˈɡa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baɾˈɡa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.baʁˈɡa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.baʁˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.baɻˈɡa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.baɻˈɡa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bɐɾˈɡaɾ/ [ẽ.bɐɾˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bɐɾˈɡaɾ/ [ẽ.bɐɾˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bɐɾˈɡa.ɾi/ [ẽ.bɐɾˈɣa.ɾi]

Verb

embargar (first-person singular present embargo, first-person singular preterite embarguei, past participle embargado)

1. (law) to embargo (all senses)
2. to impede, hinder

   Synonyms: impedir, dificultar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embargar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	embargar
Personal	embargar	embargares	embargar	embargarmos	embargardes	embargarem
Gerund
	embargando
Past participle
Masculine	embargado			embargados
Feminine	embargada			embargadas
Indicative
Present	embargo	embargas	embarga	embargamos	embargais	embargam
Imperfect	embargava	embargavas	embargava	embargávamos	embargáveis	embargavam
Preterite	embarguei	embargaste	embargou	embargamos1, embargámos2	embargastes	embargaram
Pluperfect	embargara	embargaras	embargara	embargáramos	embargáreis	embargaram
Future	embargarei	embargarás	embargará	embargaremos	embargareis	embargarão
Conditional	embargaria	embargarias	embargaria	embargaríamos	embargaríeis	embargariam
Subjunctive
Present	embargue	embargues	embargue	embarguemos	embargueis	embarguem
Imperfect	embargasse	embargasses	embargasse	embargássemos	embargásseis	embargassem
Future	embargar	embargares	embargar	embargarmos	embargardes	embargarem
Imperative
Affirmative		embarga	embargue	embarguemos	embargai	embarguem
Negative (não)		não embargues	não embargue	não embarguemos	não embargueis	não embarguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Antonyms

• desembargar

Further reading

• “embargar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “embargar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “embargar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “embargar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *imbarricāre, from Latin in- + Vulgar Latin *barra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /embaɾˈɡaɾ/ [ẽm.baɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: em‧bar‧gar

Verb

embargar (first-person singular present embargo, first-person singular preterite embargué, past participle embargado)

1. (law) to impound
2. to overwhelm (said of a feeling)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embargar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			embargar
gerund			embargando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		embargado		embargada
		plural		embargados		embargadas
		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	embargo	embargastú embargásvos	embarga	embargamos	embargáis	embargan
	imperfect	embargaba	embargabas	embargaba	embargábamos	embargabais	embargaban
	preterite	embargué	embargaste	embargó	embargamos	embargasteis	embargaron
	future	embargaré	embargarás	embargará	embargaremos	embargaréis	embargarán
	conditional	embargaría	embargarías	embargaría	embargaríamos	embargaríais	embargarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	embargue	embarguestú embarguésvos2	embargue	embarguemos	embarguéis	embarguen
	imperfect (ra)	embargara	embargaras	embargara	embargáramos	embargarais	embargaran
	imperfect (se)	embargase	embargases	embargase	embargásemos	embargaseis	embargasen
	future1	embargare	embargares	embargare	embargáremos	embargareis	embargaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		embargatú embargávos	embargue	embarguemos	embargad	embarguen
	negative		no embargues	no embargue	no embarguemos	no embarguéis	no embarguen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of embargar (g-gu alternation)

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 embargar	dative	embargarme	embargarte	embargarle, embargarse	embargarnos	embargaros	embargarles, embargarse
	accusative	embargarme	embargarte	embargarlo, embargarla, embargarse	embargarnos	embargaros	embargarlos, embargarlas, embargarse
with gerund embargando	dative	embargándome	embargándote	embargándole, embargándose	embargándonos	embargándoos	embargándoles, embargándose
	accusative	embargándome	embargándote	embargándolo, embargándola, embargándose	embargándonos	embargándoos	embargándolos, embargándolas, embargándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative embarga	dative	embárgame	embárgate	embárgale	embárganos	not used	embárgales
	accusative	embárgame	embárgate	embárgalo, embárgala	embárganos	not used	embárgalos, embárgalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative embargá	dative	embargame	embargate	embargale	embarganos	not used	embargales
	accusative	embargame	embargate	embargalo, embargala	embarganos	not used	embargalos, embargalas
with formal second-person singular imperative embargue	dative	embárgueme	not used	embárguele, embárguese	embárguenos	not used	embárgueles
	accusative	embárgueme	not used	embárguelo, embárguela, embárguese	embárguenos	not used	embárguelos, embárguelas
with first-person plural imperative embarguemos	dative	not used	embarguémoste	embarguémosle	embarguémonos	embarguémoos	embarguémosles
	accusative	not used	embarguémoste	embarguémoslo, embarguémosla	embarguémonos	embarguémoos	embarguémoslos, embarguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative embargad	dative	embargadme	not used	embargadle	embargadnos	embargaos	embargadles
	accusative	embargadme	not used	embargadlo, embargadla	embargadnos	embargaos	embargadlos, embargadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative embarguen	dative	embárguenme	not used	embárguenle	embárguennos	not used	embárguenles, embárguense
	accusative	embárguenme	not used	embárguenlo, embárguenla	embárguennos	not used	embárguenlos, embárguenlas, embárguense

Derived terms

• embargante

Related terms

• embargo

Further reading

• “embargar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025