adelgazar

Spanish
FWOTD – 14 August 2020

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier delgazar, from Vulgar Latin *delicatiāre, from Latin delicātus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /adelɡaˈθaɾ/ [a.ð̞el.ɣ̞aˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /adelɡaˈsaɾ/ [a.ð̞el.ɣ̞aˈsaɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧del‧ga‧zar

Verb

adelgazar (first-person singular present adelgazo, first-person singular preterite adelgacé, past participle adelgazado)

  1. (transitive) to make thin or slender
  2. (transitive) to refine, purify
  3. (intransitive) to lose weight
    Synonyms: bajar de peso, reducir peso
    • 2019, “El Perro De Tu Señorío”, performed by Carolina Durante:
      Y si peso mucho puedo adelgazar / Lo necesario para entrar en tu bolsillo
      And if I weigh a lot I can lose weight / What is necessary to fit in your pocket
  4. (reflexive) to become thin or slender; to lose weight

Conjugation
    Conjugation of adelgazar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive adelgazar
gerund adelgazando
past participle masculine feminine
singular adelgazado adelgazada
plural adelgazados adelgazadas
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 adelgazo adelgazastú
adelgazásvos		 adelgaza adelgazamos adelgazáis adelgazan
imperfect adelgazaba adelgazabas adelgazaba adelgazábamos adelgazabais adelgazaban
preterite adelgacé adelgazaste adelgazó adelgazamos adelgazasteis adelgazaron
future adelgazaré adelgazarás adelgazará adelgazaremos adelgazaréis adelgazarán
conditional adelgazaría adelgazarías adelgazaría adelgazaríamos adelgazaríais adelgazarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present adelgace adelgacestú
adelgacésvos2		 adelgace adelgacemos adelgacéis adelgacen
imperfect
(ra)		 adelgazara adelgazaras adelgazara adelgazáramos adelgazarais adelgazaran
imperfect
(se)		 adelgazase adelgazases adelgazase adelgazásemos adelgazaseis adelgazasen
future1 adelgazare adelgazares adelgazare adelgazáremos adelgazareis adelgazaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative adelgazatú
adelgazávos		 adelgace adelgacemos adelgazad adelgacen
negative no adelgaces no adelgace no adelgacemos no adelgacéis no adelgacen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of adelgazar (c-z alternation)

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 adelgazar
dative adelgazarme adelgazarte adelgazarle, adelgazarse adelgazarnos adelgazaros adelgazarles, adelgazarse
accusative adelgazarme adelgazarte adelgazarlo, adelgazarla, adelgazarse adelgazarnos adelgazaros adelgazarlos, adelgazarlas, adelgazarse
with gerund adelgazando
dative adelgazándome adelgazándote adelgazándole, adelgazándose adelgazándonos adelgazándoos adelgazándoles, adelgazándose
accusative adelgazándome adelgazándote adelgazándolo, adelgazándola, adelgazándose adelgazándonos adelgazándoos adelgazándolos, adelgazándolas, adelgazándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative adelgaza
dative adelgázame adelgázate adelgázale adelgázanos not used adelgázales
accusative adelgázame adelgázate adelgázalo, adelgázala adelgázanos not used adelgázalos, adelgázalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative adelgazá
dative adelgazame adelgazate adelgazale adelgazanos not used adelgazales
accusative adelgazame adelgazate adelgazalo, adelgazala adelgazanos not used adelgazalos, adelgazalas
with formal second-person singular imperative adelgace
dative adelgáceme not used adelgácele, adelgácese adelgácenos not used adelgáceles
accusative adelgáceme not used adelgácelo, adelgácela, adelgácese adelgácenos not used adelgácelos, adelgácelas
with first-person plural imperative adelgacemos
dative not used adelgacémoste adelgacémosle adelgacémonos adelgacémoos adelgacémosles
accusative not used adelgacémoste adelgacémoslo, adelgacémosla adelgacémonos adelgacémoos adelgacémoslos, adelgacémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative adelgazad
dative adelgazadme not used adelgazadle adelgazadnos adelgazaos adelgazadles
accusative adelgazadme not used adelgazadlo, adelgazadla adelgazadnos adelgazaos adelgazadlos, adelgazadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative adelgacen
dative adelgácenme not used adelgácenle adelgácennos not used adelgácenles, adelgácense
accusative adelgácenme not used adelgácenlo, adelgácenla adelgácennos not used adelgácenlos, adelgácenlas, adelgácense

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