embolsar

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old Galician-Portuguese en-

Portuguese en-

Portuguese em-

Portuguese bolsa

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese embolsar

From em- + bolsa (“bag”) + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.bowˈsa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.boʊ̯ˈsa(h)], /ĩ.bowˈsa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.boʊ̯ˈsa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.bowˈsa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.boʊ̯ˈsa(h)], /ĩ.bowˈsa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.boʊ̯ˈsa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.bowˈsa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.boʊ̯ˈsa(ɾ)], /ĩ.bowˈsa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.boʊ̯ˈsa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.bowˈsa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.boʊ̯ˈsa(χ)], /ĩ.bowˈsa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.boʊ̯ˈsa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.bowˈsa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.boʊ̯ˈsa(ɻ)], /ĩ.bowˈsa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.boʊ̯ˈsa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bolˈsaɾ/ [ẽ.boɫˈsaɾ], /ẽ.bɔlˈsaɾ/ [ẽ.bɔɫˈsaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bolˈsaɾ/ [ẽ.boɫˈsaɾ], /ẽ.bɔlˈsaɾ/ [ẽ.bɔɫˈsaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bolˈsa.ɾi/ [ẽ.boɫˈsa.ɾi], /ẽ.bɔlˈsa.ɾi/ [ẽ.bɔɫˈsa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: em‧bol‧sar

Verb

embolsar (first-person singular present embolso, first-person singular preterite embolsei, past participle embolsado)

1. (transitive) to bag (to put into a bag)
2. (transitive) to pocket money

   Antonym: desembolsar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embolsar (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	embolsar
Personal	embolsar	embolsares	embolsar	embolsarmos	embolsardes	embolsarem
Gerund
	embolsando
Past participle
Masculine	embolsado	embolsados
Feminine	embolsada	embolsadas
Indicative
Present	embolso	embolsas	embolsa	embolsamos	embolsais	embolsam
Imperfect	embolsava	embolsavas	embolsava	embolsávamos	embolsáveis	embolsavam
Preterite	embolsei	embolsaste	embolsou	embolsamos1, embolsámos2	embolsastes	embolsaram
Pluperfect	embolsara	embolsaras	embolsara	embolsáramos	embolsáreis	embolsaram
Future	embolsarei	embolsarás	embolsará	embolsaremos	embolsareis	embolsarão
Conditional	embolsaria	embolsarias	embolsaria	embolsaríamos	embolsaríeis	embolsariam
Subjunctive
Present	embolse	embolses	embolse	embolsemos	embolseis	embolsem
Imperfect	embolsasse	embolsasses	embolsasse	embolsássemos	embolsásseis	embolsassem
Future	embolsar	embolsares	embolsar	embolsarmos	embolsardes	embolsarem
Imperative
Affirmative		embolsa	embolse	embolsemos	embolsai	embolsem
Negative (não)	não embolses	não embolse	não embolsemos	não embolseis	não embolsem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• desembolsar
• reembolsar

Further reading

• “embolsar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old Spanish en-

Spanish en-

Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa)der.

Late Latin bursa

Spanish bolsa

Spanish -ar

Spanish embolsar

From en- + bolsa + -ar. Compare obsolete English imburse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /embolˈsaɾ/ [ẽm.bolˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: em‧bol‧sar

Verb

embolsar (first-person singular present embolso, first-person singular preterite embolsé, past participle embolsado)

1. to bag
2. to pocket

Conjugation

    Conjugation of embolsar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive	embolsar
gerund	embolsando
past participle		masculine	feminine
singular	embolsado	embolsada
plural	embolsados	embolsadas
	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	embolso	embolsastú embolsásvos	embolsa	embolsamos	embolsáis	embolsan
imperfect	embolsaba	embolsabas	embolsaba	embolsábamos	embolsabais	embolsaban
preterite	embolsé	embolsaste	embolsó	embolsamos	embolsasteis	embolsaron
future	embolsaré	embolsarás	embolsará	embolsaremos	embolsaréis	embolsarán
conditional	embolsaría	embolsarías	embolsaría	embolsaríamos	embolsaríais	embolsarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
present	embolse	embolsestú embolsésvos2	embolse	embolsemos	embolséis	embolsen
imperfect (ra)	embolsara	embolsaras	embolsara	embolsáramos	embolsarais	embolsaran
imperfect (se)	embolsase	embolsases	embolsase	embolsásemos	embolsaseis	embolsasen
future1	embolsare	embolsares	embolsare	embolsáremos	embolsareis	embolsaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
affirmative		embolsatú embolsávos	embolse	embolsemos	embolsad	embolsen
negative		no embolses	no embolse	no embolsemos	no embolséis	no embolsen

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

    Selected combined forms of embolsar

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 embolsar	dative	embolsarme	embolsarte	embolsarle, embolsarse	embolsarnos	embolsaros	embolsarles, embolsarse
accusative	embolsarme	embolsarte	embolsarlo, embolsarla, embolsarse	embolsarnos	embolsaros	embolsarlos, embolsarlas, embolsarse
with gerund embolsando	dative	embolsándome	embolsándote	embolsándole, embolsándose	embolsándonos	embolsándoos	embolsándoles, embolsándose
accusative	embolsándome	embolsándote	embolsándolo, embolsándola, embolsándose	embolsándonos	embolsándoos	embolsándolos, embolsándolas, embolsándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative embolsa	dative	embólsame	embólsate	embólsale	embólsanos	not used	embólsales
accusative	embólsame	embólsate	embólsalo, embólsala	embólsanos	not used	embólsalos, embólsalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative embolsá	dative	embolsame	embolsate	embolsale	embolsanos	not used	embolsales
accusative	embolsame	embolsate	embolsalo, embolsala	embolsanos	not used	embolsalos, embolsalas
with formal second-person singular imperative embolse	dative	embólseme	not used	embólsele, embólsese	embólsenos	not used	embólseles
accusative	embólseme	not used	embólselo, embólsela, embólsese	embólsenos	not used	embólselos, embólselas
with first-person plural imperative embolsemos	dative	not used	embolsémoste	embolsémosle	embolsémonos	embolsémoos	embolsémosles
accusative	not used	embolsémoste	embolsémoslo, embolsémosla	embolsémonos	embolsémoos	embolsémoslos, embolsémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative embolsad	dative	embolsadme	not used	embolsadle	embolsadnos	embolsaos	embolsadles
accusative	embolsadme	not used	embolsadlo, embolsadla	embolsadnos	embolsaos	embolsadlos, embolsadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative embolsen	dative	embólsenme	not used	embólsenle	embólsennos	not used	embólsenles, embólsense
accusative	embólsenme	not used	embólsenlo, embólsenla	embólsennos	not used	embólsenlos, embólsenlas, embólsense

Derived terms

• embolsamiento
• reembolsar

Related terms

• bolso

Further reading

• “embolsar”, 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