edulcorar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ēdulcorō, from dulcor (“sweetness”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ə.dul.koˈɾa/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ə.dul.kuˈɾa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /e.dul.koˈɾaɾ/
Verb
edulcorar (first-person singular present edulcoro, past participle edulcorat)
- to sweeten
- Synonym: endolcir
Conjugation
Conjugation of edulcorar (first conjugation)
infinitive | edulcorar | ||||||
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present participle | edulcorant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | edulcorat | edulcorada | |||||
plural | edulcorats | edulcorades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | edulcoro | edulcores | edulcora | edulcorem | edulcoreu | edulcoren | |
imperfect | edulcorava | edulcoraves | edulcorava | edulcoràvem | edulcoràveu | edulcoraven | |
future | edulcoraré | edulcoraràs | edulcorarà | edulcorarem | edulcorareu | edulcoraran | |
preterite | edulcorí | edulcorares | edulcorà | edulcoràrem | edulcoràreu | edulcoraren | |
conditional | edulcoraria | edulcoraries | edulcoraria | edulcoraríem | edulcoraríeu | edulcorarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | edulcori | edulcoris | edulcori | edulcorem | edulcoreu | edulcorin | |
imperfect | edulcorés | edulcoressis | edulcorés | edulcoréssim | edulcoréssiu | edulcoressin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | edulcora | edulcori | edulcorem | edulcoreu | edulcorin |
Derived terms
- edulcorant
- edulcoració
Further reading
- “edulcorar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /edulkoˈɾaɾ/ [e.ð̞ul.koˈɾaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: e‧dul‧co‧rar
Verb
edulcorar (first-person singular present edulcoro, first-person singular preterite edulcoré, past participle edulcorado)
- to sweeten
Conjugation
Conjugation of edulcorar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | edulcorar | ||||||
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gerund | edulcorando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | edulcorado | edulcorada | |||||
plural | edulcorados | edulcoradas | |||||
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 | edulcoro | edulcorastú edulcorásvos | edulcora | edulcoramos | edulcoráis | edulcoran | |
imperfect | edulcoraba | edulcorabas | edulcoraba | edulcorábamos | edulcorabais | edulcoraban | |
preterite | edulcoré | edulcoraste | edulcoró | edulcoramos | edulcorasteis | edulcoraron | |
future | edulcoraré | edulcorarás | edulcorará | edulcoraremos | edulcoraréis | edulcorarán | |
conditional | edulcoraría | edulcorarías | edulcoraría | edulcoraríamos | edulcoraríais | edulcorarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | edulcore | edulcorestú edulcorésvos2 | edulcore | edulcoremos | edulcoréis | edulcoren | |
imperfect (ra) | edulcorara | edulcoraras | edulcorara | edulcoráramos | edulcorarais | edulcoraran | |
imperfect (se) | edulcorase | edulcorases | edulcorase | edulcorásemos | edulcoraseis | edulcorasen | |
future1 | edulcorare | edulcorares | edulcorare | edulcoráremos | edulcorareis | edulcoraren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | edulcoratú edulcorávos | edulcore | edulcoremos | edulcorad | edulcoren | ||
negative | no edulcores | no edulcore | no edulcoremos | no edulcoréis | no edulcoren |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of edulcorar
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 edulcorar | |||||||
dative | edulcorarme | edulcorarte | edulcorarle, edulcorarse | edulcorarnos | edulcoraros | edulcorarles, edulcorarse | |
accusative | edulcorarme | edulcorarte | edulcorarlo, edulcorarla, edulcorarse | edulcorarnos | edulcoraros | edulcorarlos, edulcorarlas, edulcorarse | |
with gerund edulcorando | |||||||
dative | edulcorándome | edulcorándote | edulcorándole, edulcorándose | edulcorándonos | edulcorándoos | edulcorándoles, edulcorándose | |
accusative | edulcorándome | edulcorándote | edulcorándolo, edulcorándola, edulcorándose | edulcorándonos | edulcorándoos | edulcorándolos, edulcorándolas, edulcorándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative edulcora | |||||||
dative | edulcórame | edulcórate | edulcórale | edulcóranos | not used | edulcórales | |
accusative | edulcórame | edulcórate | edulcóralo, edulcórala | edulcóranos | not used | edulcóralos, edulcóralas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative edulcorá | |||||||
dative | edulcorame | edulcorate | edulcorale | edulcoranos | not used | edulcorales | |
accusative | edulcorame | edulcorate | edulcoralo, edulcorala | edulcoranos | not used | edulcoralos, edulcoralas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative edulcore | |||||||
dative | edulcóreme | not used | edulcórele, edulcórese | edulcórenos | not used | edulcóreles | |
accusative | edulcóreme | not used | edulcórelo, edulcórela, edulcórese | edulcórenos | not used | edulcórelos, edulcórelas | |
with first-person plural imperative edulcoremos | |||||||
dative | not used | edulcorémoste | edulcorémosle | edulcorémonos | edulcorémoos | edulcorémosles | |
accusative | not used | edulcorémoste | edulcorémoslo, edulcorémosla | edulcorémonos | edulcorémoos | edulcorémoslos, edulcorémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative edulcorad | |||||||
dative | edulcoradme | not used | edulcoradle | edulcoradnos | edulcoraos | edulcoradles | |
accusative | edulcoradme | not used | edulcoradlo, edulcoradla | edulcoradnos | edulcoraos | edulcoradlos, edulcoradlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative edulcoren | |||||||
dative | edulcórenme | not used | edulcórenle | edulcórennos | not used | edulcórenles, edulcórense | |
accusative | edulcórenme | not used | edulcórenlo, edulcórenla | edulcórennos | not used | edulcórenlos, edulcórenlas, edulcórense |
Further reading
- “edulcorar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014