Cambiar

Etymology
From Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, present active infitive of cambiō, of Gaulish origin.

Verb
cambiar (first-person singular present càmbio, first-person singular preterite cambiè, past participle cambiau)
 * 1) (transitive, intransive) to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
 * 2) (transitive) to modify
 * 3) (transitive, intransive) to switch, to change, to trade, to swap (usually + de) (when implying changing from one thing to another): Kero cambiar de locàl cundì - I am willing to trade places with you; Sembre poes cambiar de lau e unir-te anòs - You could always switch sides and join us; Seria un erru que u paìs càmbie de direbdà acora - It would be a mistake for the country to change direction now; Bropapelmende depo cambiar de dripayu acora ande que sia demaes tarde - I should probably change jobs now before it's too late
 * 4) (transitive) to replace, to change out, to swap out: Nesešaràs cambiar as rodas du teu velo, esdàn rumbeas - You will need to replace the tires of your bike, they are broken
 * 5) (transitive, formal) to exchange, to trade in: Càmbio u meu šeke nu bangu - I cash my check at the bank; Dunde pō cambiar us meus dòlares pur eurus? - Where can I exchange my dollars for euros?
 * 6) (transitive, figuratively) to turn around: Teno una secunda opordunià bra cambiar a mea via - I have a second chanc e to turn my life around
 * 7) (reflexive) to swap, to trade, to switch: Poeriam cambiar-nos us asendus? - Could we trade seats?
 * 8) (reflexive) to move: Ela cambiò-se du sodnu ā brimera eaša - She moved from the basement to the first floor
 * 9) Second-person plural (vós) affirmative imperative form of the verb cambiar.

Conjugation

 * Infinitive: cambiar
 * Gerund: cambiandu
 * Note: when the suffix does not carry the stressed syllable, the stem uses the stress accent.

Derived terms

 * cambiar d'iea
 * cambiar d'opiňa
 * cambiar de domnu

Related terms

 * cambiande
 * càmbiu
 * (diminutive) cambiyu
 * (superlative) cambiacu