embarrancar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ barranc +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.bə.rəŋˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [em.ba.raŋˈkaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

embarrancar (first-person singular present embarranco, first-person singular preterite embarranquí, past participle embarrancat)

1. to run aground

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embarrancar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			embarrancar
gerund			embarrancant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		embarrancat		embarrancada
		plural		embarrancats		embarrancades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	embarranco	embarranques	embarranca	embarranquem	embarranqueu	embarranquen
	imperfect	embarrancava	embarrancaves	embarrancava	embarrancàvem	embarrancàveu	embarrancaven
	future	embarrancaré	embarrancaràs	embarrancarà	embarrancarem	embarrancareu	embarrancaran
	preterite	embarranquí	embarrancares	embarrancà	embarrancàrem	embarrancàreu	embarrancaren
	conditional	embarrancaria	embarrancaries	embarrancaria	embarrancaríem	embarrancaríeu	embarrancarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	embarranqui	embarranquis	embarranqui	embarranquem	embarranqueu	embarranquin
	imperfect	embarranqués	embarranquessis	embarranqués	embarranquéssim	embarranquéssiu	embarranquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	embarranca	embarranqui	embarranquem	embarranqueu	embarranquin
	negative (no)	—	no embarranquis	no embarranqui	no embarranquem	no embarranqueu	no embarranquin

Further reading

• “embarrancar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “embarrancar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “embarrancar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “embarrancar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ barranco +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /embaranˈkaɾ/ [ẽm.ba.rãŋˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: em‧ba‧rran‧car

Verb

embarrancar (first-person singular present embarranco, first-person singular preterite embarranqué, past participle embarrancado)

1. to run aground

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embarrancar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			embarrancar
gerund			embarrancando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		embarrancado		embarrancada
		plural		embarrancados		embarrancadas
		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	embarranco	embarrancastú embarrancásvos	embarranca	embarrancamos	embarrancáis	embarrancan
	imperfect	embarrancaba	embarrancabas	embarrancaba	embarrancábamos	embarrancabais	embarrancaban
	preterite	embarranqué	embarrancaste	embarrancó	embarrancamos	embarrancasteis	embarrancaron
	future	embarrancaré	embarrancarás	embarrancará	embarrancaremos	embarrancaréis	embarrancarán
	conditional	embarrancaría	embarrancarías	embarrancaría	embarrancaríamos	embarrancaríais	embarrancarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	embarranque	embarranquestú embarranquésvos2	embarranque	embarranquemos	embarranquéis	embarranquen
	imperfect (ra)	embarrancara	embarrancaras	embarrancara	embarrancáramos	embarrancarais	embarrancaran
	imperfect (se)	embarrancase	embarrancases	embarrancase	embarrancásemos	embarrancaseis	embarrancasen
	future1	embarrancare	embarrancares	embarrancare	embarrancáremos	embarrancareis	embarrancaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		embarrancatú embarrancávos	embarranque	embarranquemos	embarrancad	embarranquen
	negative		no embarranques	no embarranque	no embarranquemos	no embarranquéis	no embarranquen

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

    Selected combined forms of embarrancar (c-qu 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 embarrancar	dative	embarrancarme	embarrancarte	embarrancarle, embarrancarse	embarrancarnos	embarrancaros	embarrancarles, embarrancarse
	accusative	embarrancarme	embarrancarte	embarrancarlo, embarrancarla, embarrancarse	embarrancarnos	embarrancaros	embarrancarlos, embarrancarlas, embarrancarse
with gerund embarrancando	dative	embarrancándome	embarrancándote	embarrancándole, embarrancándose	embarrancándonos	embarrancándoos	embarrancándoles, embarrancándose
	accusative	embarrancándome	embarrancándote	embarrancándolo, embarrancándola, embarrancándose	embarrancándonos	embarrancándoos	embarrancándolos, embarrancándolas, embarrancándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative embarranca	dative	embarráncame	embarráncate	embarráncale	embarráncanos	not used	embarráncales
	accusative	embarráncame	embarráncate	embarráncalo, embarráncala	embarráncanos	not used	embarráncalos, embarráncalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative embarrancá	dative	embarrancame	embarrancate	embarrancale	embarrancanos	not used	embarrancales
	accusative	embarrancame	embarrancate	embarrancalo, embarrancala	embarrancanos	not used	embarrancalos, embarrancalas
with formal second-person singular imperative embarranque	dative	embarránqueme	not used	embarránquele, embarránquese	embarránquenos	not used	embarránqueles
	accusative	embarránqueme	not used	embarránquelo, embarránquela, embarránquese	embarránquenos	not used	embarránquelos, embarránquelas
with first-person plural imperative embarranquemos	dative	not used	embarranquémoste	embarranquémosle	embarranquémonos	embarranquémoos	embarranquémosles
	accusative	not used	embarranquémoste	embarranquémoslo, embarranquémosla	embarranquémonos	embarranquémoos	embarranquémoslos, embarranquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative embarrancad	dative	embarrancadme	not used	embarrancadle	embarrancadnos	embarrancaos	embarrancadles
	accusative	embarrancadme	not used	embarrancadlo, embarrancadla	embarrancadnos	embarrancaos	embarrancadlos, embarrancadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative embarranquen	dative	embarránquenme	not used	embarránquenle	embarránquennos	not used	embarránquenles, embarránquense
	accusative	embarránquenme	not used	embarránquenlo, embarránquenla	embarránquennos	not used	embarránquenlos, embarránquenlas, embarránquense

Further reading

• “embarrancar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024