complicar

complicar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin complicāre, present active infinitive of complicō.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kom.pliˈka/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kum.pliˈka/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kom.pliˈkaɾ/

Verb

complicar (first-person singular present complico, past participle complicat)

1. to complicate

Conjugation

Conjugation of complicar (first conjugation)

infinitive			complicar
present participle			complicant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		complicat		complicada
		plural		complicats		complicades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	complico	compliques	complica	compliquem	compliqueu	compliquen
	imperfect	complicava	complicaves	complicava	complicàvem	complicàveu	complicaven
	future	complicaré	complicaràs	complicarà	complicarem	complicareu	complicaran
	preterite	compliquí	complicares	complicà	complicàrem	complicàreu	complicaren
	conditional	complicaria	complicaries	complicaria	complicaríem	complicaríeu	complicarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	compliqui	compliquis	compliqui	compliquem	compliqueu	compliquin
	imperfect	compliqués	compliquessis	compliqués	compliquéssim	compliquéssiu	compliquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	complica	compliqui	compliquem	compliqueu	compliquin

Related terms

• complicació
• complicat

Further reading

• “complicar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin complicāre, present active infinitive of complicō.

Verb

complicar

1. to complicate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compliquar

		simple			compound
infinitive		compliquar			aveir compliquá
gerund		compliquant			ayent compliquá
auxiliary verb		aveir
past participle		masculine			feminine
	singular	compliquá			compliquáe
	plural	compliquás			compliquáes
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		jo (j')	tu (t')	il/elli	nos	vos	ils
	present	complico	compliques	complique	compliquems	compliquads	complicont
	imperfect	compliquavo	compliquaves	compliquave	compliquavams	compliquavads	compliquavant
	preterite	compliquei	compliqués	compliquet	compliquêmos	compliquêtes	compliquèront
	future	compliquerai	compliquerés	compliquera	compliquerems	compliquereds	compliquerant
	conditional	compliquerim	compliqueriés	compliqueriet	compliqueriams	compliqueriads	compliqueriant
compound tenses	present perfect	present indicative of aveir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of aveir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite indicative of aveir + past participle
	future perfect	future indicative of aveir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of aveir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j')	que te (t')	qu'il/el	que nos	que vos	qu'ils/els
	present	complico	compliques	complique	compliquams	compliquads	complicant
	imperfect	compliquesso	compliquesses	compliquesse	compliquessams	compliquessads	compliquessant
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of aveir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of aveir + past participle
imperative		—	te	—	nos	vos	—
			compliqua		compliquams	compliquads

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Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin complicāre, present active infinitive of complicō.

Verb

complicar (first-person singular present complico, first-person singular preterite compliquei, past participle complicado)

1. to complicate
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of complicar
3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of complicar

Conjugation

• Note: complic- are changed to compliqu- before front vowels (e).

Conjugation of complicar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	complicar
personal	complicar	complicares	complicar	complicarmos	complicardes	complicaren
Gerund
	complicando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	complicado			complicados
feminine	complicada			complicadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	complico	complicas	complica	complicamos	complicades	complican
imperfect	complicaba	complicabas	complicaba	complicabamos	complicabades	complicaban
preterite	compliquei	complicaches	complicou	complicamos	complicastes	complicaron
pluperfect	complicara	complicaras	complicara	complicaramos	complicarades	complicaran
future	complicarei	complicarás	complicará	complicaremos	complicaredes	complicarán
conditional	complicaría	complicarías	complicaría	complicariamos	complicariades	complicarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	complique	compliques	complique	compliquemos	compliquedes	compliquen
preterite	complicase	complicases	complicase	complicásemos	complicásedes	complicasen
future	complicar	complicares	complicar	complicarmos	complicardes	complicaren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	complica	complique	compliquemos	complicade	compliquen
negative	–	compliques	complique	compliquemos	compliquedes	compliquen

Further reading

• “complicar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin complicāre. Compare the inherited conchegar and aconchegar.

Verb

complicar (first-person singular present complico, first-person singular preterite compliquei, past participle complicado)

1. (transitive) to complicate (to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult)
2. (intransitive) to become complicated
3. (intransitive, of a situation, illness or problem) to become serious or grave
4. inflection of complicar:
   1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
   2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

Conjugation

    Conjugation of complicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	complicar
Personal	complicar	complicares	complicar	complicarmos	complicardes	complicarem
Gerund
	complicando
Past participle
Masculine	complicado			complicados
Feminine	complicada			complicadas
Indicative
Present	complico	complicas	complica	complicamos	complicais	complicam
Imperfect	complicava	complicavas	complicava	complicávamos	complicáveis	complicavam
Preterite	compliquei	complicaste	complicou	complicamos1, complicámos2	complicastes	complicaram
Pluperfect	complicara	complicaras	complicara	complicáramos	complicáreis	complicaram
Future	complicarei	complicarás	complicará	complicaremos	complicareis	complicarão
Conditional
	complicaria	complicarias	complicaria	complicaríamos	complicaríeis	complicariam
Subjunctive
Present	complique	compliques	complique	compliquemos	compliqueis	compliquem
Imperfect	complicasse	complicasses	complicasse	complicássemos	complicásseis	complicassem
Future	complicar	complicares	complicar	complicarmos	complicardes	complicarem
Imperative
Affirmative		complica	complique	compliquemos	complicai	compliquem
Negative (não)		não compliques	não complique	não compliquemos	não compliqueis	não compliquem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Related terms

• complexo
• complicação

 

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin complicāre, present active infinitive of complicō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompliˈkaɾ/ [kõm.pliˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: com‧pli‧car

Verb

complicar (first-person singular present complico, first-person singular preterite compliqué, past participle complicado)

1. to complicate
2. (reflexive) to get complicated, to get messy
3. (reflexive) to make it harder or more difficult for oneself

Conjugation

    Conjugation of complicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			complicar
gerund			complicando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		complicado		complicada
		plural		complicados		complicadas
		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	complico	complicastú complicásvos	complica	complicamos	complicáis	complican
	imperfect	complicaba	complicabas	complicaba	complicábamos	complicabais	complicaban
	preterite	compliqué	complicaste	complicó	complicamos	complicasteis	complicaron
	future	complicaré	complicarás	complicará	complicaremos	complicaréis	complicarán
	conditional	complicaría	complicarías	complicaría	complicaríamos	complicaríais	complicarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	complique	compliquestú compliquésvos2	complique	compliquemos	compliquéis	compliquen
	imperfect (ra)	complicara	complicaras	complicara	complicáramos	complicarais	complicaran
	imperfect (se)	complicase	complicases	complicase	complicásemos	complicaseis	complicasen
	future1	complicare	complicares	complicare	complicáremos	complicareis	complicaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		complicatú complicávos	complique	compliquemos	complicad	compliquen
	negative		no compliques	no complique	no compliquemos	no compliquéis	no compliquen

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

    Selected combined forms of complicar (c-qu 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 complicar
	dative	complicarme	complicarte	complicarle, complicarse	complicarnos	complicaros	complicarles, complicarse
	accusative	complicarme	complicarte	complicarlo, complicarla, complicarse	complicarnos	complicaros	complicarlos, complicarlas, complicarse
with gerund complicando
	dative	complicándome	complicándote	complicándole, complicándose	complicándonos	complicándoos	complicándoles, complicándose
	accusative	complicándome	complicándote	complicándolo, complicándola, complicándose	complicándonos	complicándoos	complicándolos, complicándolas, complicándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative complica
	dative	complícame	complícate	complícale	complícanos	not used	complícales
	accusative	complícame	complícate	complícalo, complícala	complícanos	not used	complícalos, complícalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative complicá
	dative	complicame	complicate	complicale	complicanos	not used	complicales
	accusative	complicame	complicate	complicalo, complicala	complicanos	not used	complicalos, complicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative complique
	dative	complíqueme	not used	complíquele, complíquese	complíquenos	not used	complíqueles
	accusative	complíqueme	not used	complíquelo, complíquela, complíquese	complíquenos	not used	complíquelos, complíquelas
with first-person plural imperative compliquemos
	dative	not used	compliquémoste	compliquémosle	compliquémonos	compliquémoos	compliquémosles
	accusative	not used	compliquémoste	compliquémoslo, compliquémosla	compliquémonos	compliquémoos	compliquémoslos, compliquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative complicad
	dative	complicadme	not used	complicadle	complicadnos	complicaos	complicadles
	accusative	complicadme	not used	complicadlo, complicadla	complicadnos	complicaos	complicadlos, complicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative compliquen
	dative	complíquenme	not used	complíquenle	complíquennos	not used	complíquenles, complíquense
	accusative	complíquenme	not used	complíquenlo, complíquenla	complíquennos	not used	complíquenlos, complíquenlas, complíquense

Related terms

• complicación
• complicado

Further reading

• “complicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014