alborotar

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from Latin volutare crossed with Spanish alborozar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alboɾoˈtaɾ/, [alβoɾoˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

alborotar (first-person singular present alboroto, first-person singular preterite alboroté, past participle alborotado)

  1. to stir up, agitate
  2. to disturb, tease (provoke or disturb)
    Synonym: provocar
  3. to excite
  4. to infect, ballyhoo (make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion)

Conjugation
        Conjugation of alborotar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive alborotar
    gerund alborotando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular alborotado alborotada
    plural alborotados alborotadas
    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 alboroto alborotastú
    alborotásvos    		 alborota alborotamos alborotáis alborotan
    imperfect alborotaba alborotabas alborotaba alborotábamos alborotabais alborotaban
    preterite alboroté alborotaste alborotó alborotamos alborotasteis alborotaron
    future alborotaré alborotarás alborotará alborotaremos alborotaréis alborotarán
    conditional alborotaría alborotarías alborotaría alborotaríamos alborotaríais alborotarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present alborote alborotestú
    alborotésvos2    		 alborote alborotemos alborotéis alboroten
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 alborotara alborotaras alborotara alborotáramos alborotarais alborotaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 alborotase alborotases alborotase alborotásemos alborotaseis alborotasen
    future1 alborotare alborotares alborotare alborotáremos alborotareis alborotaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative alborotatú
    alborotávos    		 alborote alborotemos alborotad alboroten
    negative no alborotes no alborote no alborotemos no alborotéis no alboroten
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of alborotaredit data

      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 alborotar
      dative alborotarme alborotarte alborotarle, alborotarse alborotarnos alborotaros alborotarles, alborotarse
      accusative alborotarme alborotarte alborotarlo, alborotarla, alborotarse alborotarnos alborotaros alborotarlos, alborotarlas, alborotarse
      with gerund alborotando
      dative alborotándome alborotándote alborotándole, alborotándose alborotándonos alborotándoos alborotándoles, alborotándose
      accusative alborotándome alborotándote alborotándolo, alborotándola, alborotándose alborotándonos alborotándoos alborotándolos, alborotándolas, alborotándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative alborota
      dative alborótame alborótate alborótale alborótanos not used alborótales
      accusative alborótame alborótate alborótalo, alborótala alborótanos not used alborótalos, alborótalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative alborote
      dative alboróteme not used alborótele, alborótese alborótenos not used alboróteles
      accusative alboróteme not used alborótelo, alborótela, alborótese alborótenos not used alborótelos, alborótelas
      with first-person plural imperative alborotemos
      dative not used alborotémoste alborotémosle alborotémonos alborotémoos alborotémosles
      accusative not used alborotémoste alborotémoslo, alborotémosla alborotémonos alborotémoos alborotémoslos, alborotémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative alborotad
      dative alborotadme not used alborotadle alborotadnos alborotaos alborotadles
      accusative alborotadme not used alborotadlo, alborotadla alborotadnos alborotaos alborotadlos, alborotadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative alboroten
      dative alborótenme not used alborótenle alborótennos not used alborótenles, alborótense
      accusative alborótenme not used alborótenlo, alborótenla alborótennos not used alborótenlos, alborótenlas, alborótense

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