complacer
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin complaceo, complacere. Equivalent to com- + placer.
Noun
complacer m (plural complaceres)
- concession
Verb
complacer (first-person singular present complazco, first-person singular preterite complací, past participle complacido)
- please
- satisfy
- (reflexive) take pleasure
Conjugation
Conjugation of complacer (irregular; c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | complacer | ||||||
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gerund | complaciendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | complacido | complacida | |||||
plural | complacidos | complacidas | |||||
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 | complazco | complacestú complacésvos | complace | complacemos | complacéis | complacen | |
imperfect | complacía | complacías | complacía | complacíamos | complacíais | complacían | |
preterite | complací | complaciste | complació, complugo3 | complacimos | complacisteis | complacieron, compluguieron3 | |
future | complaceré | complacerás | complacerá | complaceremos | complaceréis | complacerán | |
conditional | complacería | complacerías | complacería | complaceríamos | complaceríais | complacerían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | complazca | complazcastú complazcásvos2 | complazca, complega3, complegue3 | complazcamos | complazcáis | complazcan | |
imperfect (ra) | complaciera | complacieras | complaciera, compluguiera3 | complaciéramos | complacierais | complacieran, compluguieran3 | |
imperfect (se) | complaciese | complacieses | complaciese, compluguiese3 | complaciésemos | complacieseis | complaciesen, compluguiesen3 | |
future1 | complaciere | complacieres | complaciere, compluguiere3 | complaciéremos | complaciereis | complacieren, compluguieren3 | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | complacetú complacévos | complazca, complega3, complegue3 | complazcamos | complaced | complazcan | ||
negative | no complazcas | no complazca, no complega3, no complegue3 | no complazcamos | no complazcáis | no complazcan |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
3Archaic.
Selected combined forms of complacer (irregular; c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive complacer | |||||||
dative | complacerme | complacerte | complacerle, complacerse | complacernos | complaceros | complacerles, complacerse | |
accusative | complacerme | complacerte | complacerlo, complacerla, complacerse | complacernos | complaceros | complacerlos, complacerlas, complacerse | |
with gerund complaciendo | |||||||
dative | complaciéndome | complaciéndote | complaciéndole, complaciéndose | complaciéndonos | complaciéndoos | complaciéndoles, complaciéndose | |
accusative | complaciéndome | complaciéndote | complaciéndolo, complaciéndola, complaciéndose | complaciéndonos | complaciéndoos | complaciéndolos, complaciéndolas, complaciéndose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative complace | |||||||
dative | compláceme | complácete | complácele | complácenos | not used | compláceles | |
accusative | compláceme | complácete | complácelo, complácela | complácenos | not used | complácelos, complácelas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative complacé | |||||||
dative | complaceme | complacete | complacele | complacenos | not used | complaceles | |
accusative | complaceme | complacete | complacelo, complacela | complacenos | not used | complacelos, complacelas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative complazca, complega3, complegue3 | |||||||
dative | complázcame, complégame1, complégueme1 | not used | complázcale, complégale1, compléguele1, complázcase, complégase1, compléguese1 | complázcanos, compléganos1, compléguenos1 | not used | complázcales, complégales1, complégueles1 | |
accusative | complázcame, complégame1, complégueme1 | not used | complázcalo, complégalo1, compléguelo1, complázcala, complégala1, compléguela1, complázcase, complégase1, compléguese1 | complázcanos, compléganos1, compléguenos1 | not used | complázcalos, complégalos1, compléguelos1, complázcalas, complégalas1, compléguelas1 | |
with first-person plural imperative complazcamos | |||||||
dative | not used | complazcámoste | complazcámosle | complazcámonos | complazcámoos | complazcámosles | |
accusative | not used | complazcámoste | complazcámoslo, complazcámosla | complazcámonos | complazcámoos | complazcámoslos, complazcámoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative complaced | |||||||
dative | complacedme | not used | complacedle | complacednos | complaceos | complacedles | |
accusative | complacedme | not used | complacedlo, complacedla | complacednos | complaceos | complacedlos, complacedlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative complazcan | |||||||
dative | complázcanme | not used | complázcanle | complázcannos | not used | complázcanles, complázcanse | |
accusative | complázcanme | not used | complázcanlo, complázcanla | complázcannos | not used | complázcanlos, complázcanlas, complázcanse |
1Archaic.
Related terms
- placer
Further reading
- “complacer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014