diptongar
Spanish
Etymology
From diptongo + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dibtonˈɡaɾ/ [d̪iβ̞.t̪õŋˈɡaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: dip‧ton‧gar
Verb
diptongar (first-person singular present diptongo, first-person singular preterite diptongué, past participle diptongado)
- to pronounce a diphthong
Conjugation
Conjugation of diptongar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | diptongar | ||||||
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gerund | diptongando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | diptongado | diptongada | |||||
plural | diptongados | diptongadas | |||||
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 | diptongo | diptongastú diptongásvos | diptonga | diptongamos | diptongáis | diptongan | |
imperfect | diptongaba | diptongabas | diptongaba | diptongábamos | diptongabais | diptongaban | |
preterite | diptongué | diptongaste | diptongó | diptongamos | diptongasteis | diptongaron | |
future | diptongaré | diptongarás | diptongará | diptongaremos | diptongaréis | diptongarán | |
conditional | diptongaría | diptongarías | diptongaría | diptongaríamos | diptongaríais | diptongarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | diptongue | diptonguestú diptonguésvos2 | diptongue | diptonguemos | diptonguéis | diptonguen | |
imperfect (ra) | diptongara | diptongaras | diptongara | diptongáramos | diptongarais | diptongaran | |
imperfect (se) | diptongase | diptongases | diptongase | diptongásemos | diptongaseis | diptongasen | |
future1 | diptongare | diptongares | diptongare | diptongáremos | diptongareis | diptongaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | diptongatú diptongávos | diptongue | diptonguemos | diptongad | diptonguen | ||
negative | no diptongues | no diptongue | no diptonguemos | no diptonguéis | no diptonguen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of diptongar (g-gu 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 diptongar | |||||||
dative | diptongarme | diptongarte | diptongarle, diptongarse | diptongarnos | diptongaros | diptongarles, diptongarse | |
accusative | diptongarme | diptongarte | diptongarlo, diptongarla, diptongarse | diptongarnos | diptongaros | diptongarlos, diptongarlas, diptongarse | |
with gerund diptongando | |||||||
dative | diptongándome | diptongándote | diptongándole, diptongándose | diptongándonos | diptongándoos | diptongándoles, diptongándose | |
accusative | diptongándome | diptongándote | diptongándolo, diptongándola, diptongándose | diptongándonos | diptongándoos | diptongándolos, diptongándolas, diptongándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative diptonga | |||||||
dative | diptóngame | diptóngate | diptóngale | diptónganos | not used | diptóngales | |
accusative | diptóngame | diptóngate | diptóngalo, diptóngala | diptónganos | not used | diptóngalos, diptóngalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative diptongá | |||||||
dative | diptongame | diptongate | diptongale | diptonganos | not used | diptongales | |
accusative | diptongame | diptongate | diptongalo, diptongala | diptonganos | not used | diptongalos, diptongalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative diptongue | |||||||
dative | diptóngueme | not used | diptónguele, diptónguese | diptónguenos | not used | diptóngueles | |
accusative | diptóngueme | not used | diptónguelo, diptónguela, diptónguese | diptónguenos | not used | diptónguelos, diptónguelas | |
with first-person plural imperative diptonguemos | |||||||
dative | not used | diptonguémoste | diptonguémosle | diptonguémonos | diptonguémoos | diptonguémosles | |
accusative | not used | diptonguémoste | diptonguémoslo, diptonguémosla | diptonguémonos | diptonguémoos | diptonguémoslos, diptonguémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative diptongad | |||||||
dative | diptongadme | not used | diptongadle | diptongadnos | diptongaos | diptongadles | |
accusative | diptongadme | not used | diptongadlo, diptongadla | diptongadnos | diptongaos | diptongadlos, diptongadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative diptonguen | |||||||
dative | diptónguenme | not used | diptónguenle | diptónguennos | not used | diptónguenles, diptónguense | |
accusative | diptónguenme | not used | diptónguenlo, diptónguenla | diptónguennos | not used | diptónguenlos, diptónguenlas, diptónguense |
Further reading
- “diptongar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014