Spanish conjugation explanation

H-insertion in 'Oler'

<p>The verb

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/esp/oler/" title="Click to see conjugations for oler" target="_blank">oler</a>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/conjugationExplanation/spanish_diphthongization/" target="_blank">o &#8594; ue stem change</a>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_title">The Hue- Rule</div>

<p>Spanish orthography generally forbids a word from starting with the diphthong <span style="font-style: italic;">ue-</span>. Therefore, whenever the stem changes from <strong>o</strong> to <strong>ue</strong> at the beginning of this verb, a silent <strong>h</strong> is added to the front.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">o- &#8594; <span class="green_emphasis">hue-</span></p>

<p>For example, applying the normal stem change rules would result in <span class="red_emphasis">uelo</span>, which is incorrect. The correct form is <strong>huelo</strong>.</p>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Yo <span class="green_emphasis">huelo</span> las flores del jardín. (<span style="font-style: italic;">I smell the flowers in the garden.</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Algo <span class="green_emphasis">huele</span> mal en la cocina. (<span style="font-style: italic;">Something smells bad in the kitchen.</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_title">Affected Conjugations</div>

<p>This change affects the same persons that undergo the standard stem change (the "boot" verbs): singular forms and the third person plural.</p>

<p>In the

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/14/" target="_blank">Present Indicative</a>

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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label tense_box no_dark_mode " href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/14/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Presente</a>

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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

yo

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">huelo<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

tú

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">hueles<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

él

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">huele<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

nosotros

</span>olemos

</span>

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<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

vosotros

</span>oléis

</span>

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<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

ellos

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">huelen<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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<p>In the

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/19/" target="_blank">Present Subjunctive</a>

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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label tense_box no_dark_mode " href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/19/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Presente subjuntivo</a>

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<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

yo

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">huela<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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</div>

<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

tú

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">huelas<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

él

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">huela<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

</div>

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<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

nosotros

</span>olamos

</span>

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<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

vosotros

</span>oláis

</span>

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<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

ellos

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">huelan<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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<p>In the

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/22/" target="_blank">Imperative</a>

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<a class="study_conjugations_tense_label box_label tense_box no_dark_mode " href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/22/" target="_blank" title="Open tense guide">Imperativo afirmativo</a>

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<span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">---</span>

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<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

(tú)

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">huele<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

(usted)

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">huela<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

(nosotros)

</span>olamos

</span>

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<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

(vosotros)

</span>oled

</span>

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<div class="study_conjugations_forms conjugation_forms highlighted_conjugation">

<div class="conjugation_form">

<span><span class="study_conjugations_pronoun conjugation_pronoun">

(ustedes)

</span><span class="irregular_conjugation" title="irregular conjugation">huelan<span class="irregularity_circle">&#9679;</span></span></span>

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<div class="conjugation_explanation_title">Regular Forms</div>

<p>Forms that do not undergo a stem change (P/1 <span style="font-style: italic;">nosotros</span> and P/2 <span style="font-style: italic;">vosotros</span>) keep the original <strong>o</strong> and do <strong>not</strong> add the <strong>h</strong>.</p>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Nosotros <span class="green_emphasis">olemos</span> el perfume. (<span style="font-style: italic;">We smell the perfume.</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence_note">No stem change &#8594; No H-insertion.</div>