grabar

See also: Grabar

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian գրաբար (grabar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡrabar]
• Hyphenation: gra‧bar

Noun

grabar m inan (indeclinable)

1. Old Armenian (language)

Further reading

• “grabar”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Italian

Etymology

From Armenian գրաբար (grabar).

Noun

grabar m (invariable)

1. Old Armenian (language, script)

   Synonym: armeno classico

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French graver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈbaɾ/ [ɡɾaˈβ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: gra‧bar
• Homophone: gravar

Verb

grabar (first-person singular present grabo, first-person singular preterite grabé, past participle grabado)

1. to record
   • 2022 November 10, Ibai Llanos Garatea, El País‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 November 2022:

     Me surgió la oportunidad de ir en el avión de la selección española de fútbol a Qatar y bueno, iba a grabar contenido, no iba a hacer directos, sino que iba a grabar contenidos, pero no me sale de los cojones y no lo voy a hacer.

     I had the opportunity to fly to Qatar on the Spanish national football team's plane, and well, I was going to record content. I wasn't going to do live shows, but I was going to record content, but I just can't bring myself to do it, and I'm not going to do it.

2. to engrave

Usage notes

• Grabar is a false friend and does not mean grab. The Spanish word for grab is agarrar.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of grabar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			grabar
gerund			grabando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		grabado		grabada
		plural		grabados		grabadas
		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	grabo	grabastú grabásvos	graba	grabamos	grabáis	graban
	imperfect	grababa	grababas	grababa	grabábamos	grababais	grababan
	preterite	grabé	grabaste	grabó	grabamos	grabasteis	grabaron
	future	grabaré	grabarás	grabará	grabaremos	grabaréis	grabarán
	conditional	grabaría	grabarías	grabaría	grabaríamos	grabaríais	grabarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	grabe	grabestú grabésvos2	grabe	grabemos	grabéis	graben
	imperfect (ra)	grabara	grabaras	grabara	grabáramos	grabarais	grabaran
	imperfect (se)	grabase	grabases	grabase	grabásemos	grabaseis	grabasen
	future1	grabare	grabares	grabare	grabáremos	grabareis	grabaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		grabatú grabávos	grabe	grabemos	grabad	graben
	negative		no grabes	no grabe	no grabemos	no grabéis	no graben

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

    Selected combined forms of grabar

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 grabar	dative	grabarme	grabarte	grabarle, grabarse	grabarnos	grabaros	grabarles, grabarse
	accusative	grabarme	grabarte	grabarlo, grabarla, grabarse	grabarnos	grabaros	grabarlos, grabarlas, grabarse
with gerund grabando	dative	grabándome	grabándote	grabándole, grabándose	grabándonos	grabándoos	grabándoles, grabándose
	accusative	grabándome	grabándote	grabándolo, grabándola, grabándose	grabándonos	grabándoos	grabándolos, grabándolas, grabándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative graba	dative	grábame	grábate	grábale	grábanos	not used	grábales
	accusative	grábame	grábate	grábalo, grábala	grábanos	not used	grábalos, grábalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative grabá	dative	grabame	grabate	grabale	grabanos	not used	grabales
	accusative	grabame	grabate	grabalo, grabala	grabanos	not used	grabalos, grabalas
with formal second-person singular imperative grabe	dative	grábeme	not used	grábele, grábese	grábenos	not used	grábeles
	accusative	grábeme	not used	grábelo, grábela, grábese	grábenos	not used	grábelos, grábelas
with first-person plural imperative grabemos	dative	not used	grabémoste	grabémosle	grabémonos	grabémoos	grabémosles
	accusative	not used	grabémoste	grabémoslo, grabémosla	grabémonos	grabémoos	grabémoslos, grabémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative grabad	dative	grabadme	not used	grabadle	grabadnos	grabaos	grabadles
	accusative	grabadme	not used	grabadlo, grabadla	grabadnos	grabaos	grabadlos, grabadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative graben	dative	grábenme	not used	grábenle	grábennos	not used	grábenles, grábense
	accusative	grábenme	not used	grábenlo, grábenla	grábennos	not used	grábenlos, grábenlas, grábense

Derived terms

• grabable
• grabación
• grabador
• grabadora
• grabar a fuego

Further reading

• “grabar”, 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