expugnar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expugnāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əks.puŋˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eks.puŋˈnaɾ]
• Homophone: expugnà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

expugnar (first-person singular present expugno, first-person singular preterite expugní, past participle expugnat)

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Conjugation

    Conjugation of expugnar (first conjugation)

infinitive			expugnar
gerund			expugnant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		expugnat		expugnada
		plural		expugnats		expugnades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	expugno	expugnes	expugna	expugnem	expugneu	expugnen
	imperfect	expugnava	expugnaves	expugnava	expugnàvem	expugnàveu	expugnaven
	future	expugnaré	expugnaràs	expugnarà	expugnarem	expugnareu	expugnaran
	preterite	expugní	expugnares	expugnà	expugnàrem	expugnàreu	expugnaren
	conditional	expugnaria	expugnaries	expugnaria	expugnaríem	expugnaríeu	expugnarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	expugni	expugnis	expugni	expugnem	expugneu	expugnin
	imperfect	expugnés	expugnessis	expugnés	expugnéssim	expugnéssiu	expugnessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	expugna	expugni	expugnem	expugneu	expugnin
	negative (no)	—	no expugnis	no expugni	no expugnem	no expugneu	no expugnin

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expugnāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pu.ɡu.iˈna(ʁ)/ [is.pu.ɡʊ.iˈna(h)], /es.pu.ɡu.iˈna(ʁ)/ [es.pu.ɡʊ.iˈna(h)], /is.pu.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/ [is.pu.ɡiˈna(h)], /es.pu.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/ [es.pu.ɡiˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.pu.ɡu.iˈna(ʁ)/ [is.pu.ɡʊ.iˈna(h)], /es.pu.ɡu.iˈna(ʁ)/ [es.pu.ɡʊ.iˈna(h)], /is.pu.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/ [is.pu.ɡiˈna(h)], /es.pu.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/ [es.pu.ɡiˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.pu.ɡu.iˈna(ɾ)/ [is.pu.ɡʊ.iˈna(ɾ)], /es.pu.ɡu.iˈna(ɾ)/ [es.pu.ɡʊ.iˈna(ɾ)], /is.pu.ɡiˈna(ɾ)/, /es.pu.ɡiˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.pu.ɡu.iˈna(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pu.ɡʊ.iˈna(χ)], /eʃ.pu.ɡu.iˈna(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pu.ɡʊ.iˈna(χ)], /iʃ.pu.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pu.ɡiˈna(χ)], /eʃ.pu.ɡiˈna(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pu.ɡiˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.pu.ɡu.iˈna(ɻ)/ [es.pu.ɡʊ.iˈna(ɻ)], /es.pu.ɡiˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pu.ɡiˈnaɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pu.ɣiˈnaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pu.ɡiˈnaɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pu.ɣiˈnaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pu.ɡiˈna.ɾi/ [(i)ʃ.pu.ɣiˈna.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: ex‧pug‧nar

Verb

expugnar (first-person singular present expugno, first-person singular preterite expugnei, past participle expugnado)

1. (transitive) to expugn; to take by force of arms; to take by assault; to conquer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of expugnar (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	expugnar
Personal	expugnar	expugnares	expugnar	expugnarmos	expugnardes	expugnarem
Gerund
	expugnando
Past participle
Masculine	expugnado			expugnados
Feminine	expugnada			expugnadas
Indicative
Present	expugno	expugnas	expugna	expugnamos	expugnais	expugnam
Imperfect	expugnava	expugnavas	expugnava	expugnávamos	expugnáveis	expugnavam
Preterite	expugnei	expugnaste	expugnou	expugnamos1, expugnámos2	expugnastes	expugnaram
Pluperfect	expugnara	expugnaras	expugnara	expugnáramos	expugnáreis	expugnaram
Future	expugnarei	expugnarás	expugnará	expugnaremos	expugnareis	expugnarão
Conditional	expugnaria	expugnarias	expugnaria	expugnaríamos	expugnaríeis	expugnariam
Subjunctive
Present	expugne	expugnes	expugne	expugnemos	expugneis	expugnem
Imperfect	expugnasse	expugnasses	expugnasse	expugnássemos	expugnásseis	expugnassem
Future	expugnar	expugnares	expugnar	expugnarmos	expugnardes	expugnarem
Imperative
Affirmative		expugna	expugne	expugnemos	expugnai	expugnem
Negative (não)		não expugnes	não expugne	não expugnemos	não expugneis	não expugnem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “expugnar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “expugnar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin expugnāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡspuɡˈnaɾ/ [eɣ̞s.puɣ̞ˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ex‧pug‧nar

Verb

expugnar (first-person singular present expugno, first-person singular preterite expugné, past participle expugnado)

1. (transitive) to assault, storm, take by storm

Conjugation

    Conjugation of expugnar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			expugnar
gerund			expugnando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		expugnado		expugnada
		plural		expugnados		expugnadas
		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	expugno	expugnastú expugnásvos	expugna	expugnamos	expugnáis	expugnan
	imperfect	expugnaba	expugnabas	expugnaba	expugnábamos	expugnabais	expugnaban
	preterite	expugné	expugnaste	expugnó	expugnamos	expugnasteis	expugnaron
	future	expugnaré	expugnarás	expugnará	expugnaremos	expugnaréis	expugnarán
	conditional	expugnaría	expugnarías	expugnaría	expugnaríamos	expugnaríais	expugnarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	expugne	expugnestú expugnésvos2	expugne	expugnemos	expugnéis	expugnen
	imperfect (ra)	expugnara	expugnaras	expugnara	expugnáramos	expugnarais	expugnaran
	imperfect (se)	expugnase	expugnases	expugnase	expugnásemos	expugnaseis	expugnasen
	future1	expugnare	expugnares	expugnare	expugnáremos	expugnareis	expugnaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		expugnatú expugnávos	expugne	expugnemos	expugnad	expugnen
	negative		no expugnes	no expugne	no expugnemos	no expugnéis	no expugnen

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

    Selected combined forms of expugnar

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 expugnar	dative	expugnarme	expugnarte	expugnarle, expugnarse	expugnarnos	expugnaros	expugnarles, expugnarse
	accusative	expugnarme	expugnarte	expugnarlo, expugnarla, expugnarse	expugnarnos	expugnaros	expugnarlos, expugnarlas, expugnarse
with gerund expugnando	dative	expugnándome	expugnándote	expugnándole, expugnándose	expugnándonos	expugnándoos	expugnándoles, expugnándose
	accusative	expugnándome	expugnándote	expugnándolo, expugnándola, expugnándose	expugnándonos	expugnándoos	expugnándolos, expugnándolas, expugnándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative expugna	dative	expúgname	expúgnate	expúgnale	expúgnanos	not used	expúgnales
	accusative	expúgname	expúgnate	expúgnalo, expúgnala	expúgnanos	not used	expúgnalos, expúgnalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative expugná	dative	expugname	expugnate	expugnale	expugnanos	not used	expugnales
	accusative	expugname	expugnate	expugnalo, expugnala	expugnanos	not used	expugnalos, expugnalas
with formal second-person singular imperative expugne	dative	expúgneme	not used	expúgnele, expúgnese	expúgnenos	not used	expúgneles
	accusative	expúgneme	not used	expúgnelo, expúgnela, expúgnese	expúgnenos	not used	expúgnelos, expúgnelas
with first-person plural imperative expugnemos	dative	not used	expugnémoste	expugnémosle	expugnémonos	expugnémoos	expugnémosles
	accusative	not used	expugnémoste	expugnémoslo, expugnémosla	expugnémonos	expugnémoos	expugnémoslos, expugnémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative expugnad	dative	expugnadme	not used	expugnadle	expugnadnos	expugnaos	expugnadles
	accusative	expugnadme	not used	expugnadlo, expugnadla	expugnadnos	expugnaos	expugnadlos, expugnadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative expugnen	dative	expúgnenme	not used	expúgnenle	expúgnennos	not used	expúgnenles, expúgnense
	accusative	expúgnenme	not used	expúgnenlo, expúgnenla	expúgnennos	not used	expúgnenlos, expúgnenlas, expúgnense

Further reading

• “expugnar”, 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