elaborar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ēlabōrō.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ə.lə.boˈɾa/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ə.lə.buˈɾa/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /e.la.boˈɾaɾ/
Verb
elaborar (first-person singular present elaboro, past participle elaborat)
- (transitive) to make, to create; to produce, to manufacture, to develop (to yield, make or manufacture; to generate)
- Synonyms: fabricar, produir
- (transitive) to devise, to come up with (to use one's intellect to plan or design)
- Synonym: idear
Conjugation
infinitive | elaborar | ||||||
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present participle | elaborant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | elaborat | elaborada | |||||
plural | elaborats | elaborades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | elaboro | elabores | elabora | elaborem | elaboreu | elaboren | |
imperfect | elaborava | elaboraves | elaborava | elaboràvem | elaboràveu | elaboraven | |
future | elaboraré | elaboraràs | elaborarà | elaborarem | elaborareu | elaboraran | |
preterite | elaborí | elaborares | elaborà | elaboràrem | elaboràreu | elaboraren | |
conditional | elaboraria | elaboraries | elaboraria | elaboraríem | elaboraríeu | elaborarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | elabori | elaboris | elabori | elaborem | elaboreu | elaborin | |
imperfect | elaborés | elaboressis | elaborés | elaboréssim | elaboréssiu | elaboressin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | elabora | elabori | elaborem | elaboreu | elaborin |
Derived terms
- elaborable
Related terms
- elaboració
Further reading
- “elaborar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “elaborar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “elaborar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “elaborar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin ēlabōrō.
Verb
elaborar (first-person singular present elaboro, first-person singular preterite elaborei, past participle elaborado)
- (transitive) to make, to create; to produce, to manufacture, to develop (to yield, make or manufacture; to generate)
- Synonyms: fabricar, producir
- (transitive) to devise, to come up with (to use one's intellect to plan or design)
- Synonym: idear
Conjugation
singular | plural | |||||
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person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
Infinitive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
impersonal | elaborar | |||||
personal | elaborar | elaborares | elaborar | elaborarmos | elaborardes | elaboraren |
Gerund | ||||||
elaborando | ||||||
Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
masculine | elaborado | elaborados | ||||
feminine | elaborada | elaboradas | ||||
Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
present | elaboro | elaboras | elabora | elaboramos | elaborades | elaboran |
imperfect | elaboraba | elaborabas | elaboraba | elaborabamos | elaborabades | elaboraban |
preterite | elaborei | elaboraches | elaborou | elaboramos | elaborastes | elaboraron |
pluperfect | elaborara | elaboraras | elaborara | elaboraramos | elaborarades | elaboraran |
future | elaborarei | elaborarás | elaborará | elaboraremos | elaboraredes | elaborarán |
conditional | elaboraría | elaborarías | elaboraría | elaborariamos | elaborariades | elaborarían |
Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
present | elabore | elabores | elabore | elaboremos | elaboredes | elaboren |
preterite | elaborase | elaborases | elaborase | elaborásemos | elaborásedes | elaborasen |
future | elaborar | elaborares | elaborar | elaborarmos | elaborardes | elaboraren |
Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
affirmative | – | elabora | elabore | elaboremos | elaborade | elaboren |
negative | – | elabores | elabore | elaboremos | elaboredes | elaboren |
Derived terms
- elaborado
- elaborador
- reelaborar
Related terms
- elaboración
Further reading
- “elaborar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English elaborate, French élaborer, Italian elaborare, Spanish elaborar, from Late Latin ēlabōrāre, present active infinitive of ēlabōrō. Compare Esperanto ellabori.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.la.bo.ˈrar/, /ɛ.la.bɔ.ˈɾaɾ/
Verb
elaborar (present tense elaboras, past tense elaboris, future tense elaboros, imperative elaborez, conditional elaborus)
- (transitive) to elaborate, work out (in detail), produce (by careful labour)
Conjugation
![]() | present | past | future | ||||
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infinitive | elaborar | elaborir | elaboror | ||||
tense | elaboras | elaboris | elaboros | ||||
conditional | elaborus | ||||||
imperative | elaborez | ||||||
adjective active participle | elaboranta | elaborinta | elaboronta | ||||
adverbial active participle | elaborante | elaborinte | elaboronte | ||||
nominal active participle | singular | elaboranto | elaborinto | elaboronto | |||
plural | elaboranti | elaborinti | elaboronti | ||||
adjective passive participle | elaborata | elaborita | elaborota | ||||
adverbial passive participle | elaborate | elaborite | elaborote | ||||
nominal passive participle | singular | elaborato | elaborito | elaboroto | |||
plural | elaborati | elaboriti | elaboroti |
Derived terms
- elaboro (“elaboration”)
Interlingua
Verb
elaborar
- to elaborate
Conjugation
infinitive | elaborar | ||
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participle | present | perfect | |
elaborante | elaborate | ||
active | simple | perfect | |
present | elabora | ha elaborate | |
past | elaborava | habeva elaborate | |
future | elaborara | habera elaborate | |
conditional | elaborarea | haberea elaborate | |
imperative | elabora | ||
passive | simple | perfect | |
present | es elaborate | ha essite elaborate | |
past | esseva elaborate | habeva essite elaborate | |
future | essera elaborate | habera essite elaborate | |
conditional | esserea elaborate | haberea essite elaborate | |
imperative | sia elaborate |
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ēlabōrāre.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.la.boˈɾa(ʁ)/ [e.la.boˈɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /e.la.boˈɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.la.boˈɾa(ʁ)/ [e.la.boˈɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.la.boˈɾa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.lɐ.buˈɾaɾ/ [i.lɐ.βuˈɾaɾ]
- Hyphenation: e‧la‧bo‧rar
Verb
elaborar (first-person singular present elaboro, first-person singular preterite elaborei, past participle elaborado)
- (transitive) to devise, conceive, formulate
- Precisamos de elaborar um plano. ― We need to devise a plan.
- (transitive) to make more complex, develop further, better, improve
- (transitive) to modify a food for it to be incorporated by an organism
- inflection of elaborar:
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
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First-person (eu) | Second-person (tu) | Third-person (ele / ela / você) | First-person (nós) | Second-person (vós) | Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | elaborar | |||||
Personal | elaborar | elaborares | elaborar | elaborarmos | elaborardes | elaborarem |
Gerund | ||||||
elaborando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | elaborado | elaborados | ||||
Feminine | elaborada | elaboradas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | elaboro | elaboras | elabora | elaboramos | elaborais | elaboram |
Imperfect | elaborava | elaboravas | elaborava | elaborávamos | elaboráveis | elaboravam |
Preterite | elaborei | elaboraste | elaborou | elaboramos1, elaborámos2 | elaborastes | elaboraram |
Pluperfect | elaborara | elaboraras | elaborara | elaboráramos | elaboráreis | elaboraram |
Future | elaborarei | elaborarás | elaborará | elaboraremos | elaborareis | elaborarão |
Conditional | ||||||
elaboraria | elaborarias | elaboraria | elaboraríamos | elaboraríeis | elaborariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | elabore | elabores | elabore | elaboremos | elaboreis | elaborem |
Imperfect | elaborasse | elaborasses | elaborasse | elaborássemos | elaborásseis | elaborassem |
Future | elaborar | elaborares | elaborar | elaborarmos | elaborardes | elaborarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | elabora | elabore | elaboremos | elaborai | elaborem | |
Negative (não) | não elabores | não elabore | não elaboremos | não elaboreis | não elaborem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Derived terms
- elaborado
- elaborador
- elaborável
- reelaborar
Related terms
- elaboração
References
- “elaborar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “elaborar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Further reading
- “elaborar” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “elaborar” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “elaborar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “elaborar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ēlabōrō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /elaboˈɾaɾ/ [e.la.β̞oˈɾaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: e‧la‧bo‧rar
Verb
elaborar (first-person singular present elaboro, first-person singular preterite elaboré, past participle elaborado)
- (transitive) to make, to create; to produce, to manufacture, to develop (to yield, make or manufacture; to generate)
- Esta fábrica elabora hormigón.
- This factory produces concrete.
- pan elaborado con harina integral ― bread made with whole grain flour
- Synonyms: producir, fabricar
- (transitive) to devise, to come up with (to use one's intellect to plan or design)
- Hemos elaborado un plan de negocio para recuperar las pérdidas del año pasado.
- We've come up with a business plan to recoup last year's losses.
- Synonyms: idear, proyectar
Conjugation
infinitive | elaborar | ||||||
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gerund | elaborando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | elaborado | elaborada | |||||
plural | elaborados | elaboradas | |||||
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 | elaboro | elaborastú elaborásvos | elabora | elaboramos | elaboráis | elaboran | |
imperfect | elaboraba | elaborabas | elaboraba | elaborábamos | elaborabais | elaboraban | |
preterite | elaboré | elaboraste | elaboró | elaboramos | elaborasteis | elaboraron | |
future | elaboraré | elaborarás | elaborará | elaboraremos | elaboraréis | elaborarán | |
conditional | elaboraría | elaborarías | elaboraría | elaboraríamos | elaboraríais | elaborarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | elabore | elaborestú elaborésvos2 | elabore | elaboremos | elaboréis | elaboren | |
imperfect (ra) | elaborara | elaboraras | elaborara | elaboráramos | elaborarais | elaboraran | |
imperfect (se) | elaborase | elaborases | elaborase | elaborásemos | elaboraseis | elaborasen | |
future1 | elaborare | elaborares | elaborare | elaboráremos | elaborareis | elaboraren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | elaboratú elaborávos | elabore | elaboremos | elaborad | elaboren | ||
negative | no elabores | no elabore | no elaboremos | no elaboréis | no elaboren |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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 elaborar | |||||||
dative | elaborarme | elaborarte | elaborarle, elaborarse | elaborarnos | elaboraros | elaborarles, elaborarse | |
accusative | elaborarme | elaborarte | elaborarlo, elaborarla, elaborarse | elaborarnos | elaboraros | elaborarlos, elaborarlas, elaborarse | |
with gerund elaborando | |||||||
dative | elaborándome | elaborándote | elaborándole, elaborándose | elaborándonos | elaborándoos | elaborándoles, elaborándose | |
accusative | elaborándome | elaborándote | elaborándolo, elaborándola, elaborándose | elaborándonos | elaborándoos | elaborándolos, elaborándolas, elaborándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative elabora | |||||||
dative | elabórame | elabórate | elabórale | elabóranos | not used | elabórales | |
accusative | elabórame | elabórate | elabóralo, elabórala | elabóranos | not used | elabóralos, elabóralas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative elaborá | |||||||
dative | elaborame | elaborate | elaborale | elaboranos | not used | elaborales | |
accusative | elaborame | elaborate | elaboralo, elaborala | elaboranos | not used | elaboralos, elaboralas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative elabore | |||||||
dative | elabóreme | not used | elabórele, elabórese | elabórenos | not used | elabóreles | |
accusative | elabóreme | not used | elabórelo, elabórela, elabórese | elabórenos | not used | elabórelos, elabórelas | |
with first-person plural imperative elaboremos | |||||||
dative | not used | elaborémoste | elaborémosle | elaborémonos | elaborémoos | elaborémosles | |
accusative | not used | elaborémoste | elaborémoslo, elaborémosla | elaborémonos | elaborémoos | elaborémoslos, elaborémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative elaborad | |||||||
dative | elaboradme | not used | elaboradle | elaboradnos | elaboraos | elaboradles | |
accusative | elaboradme | not used | elaboradlo, elaboradla | elaboradnos | elaboraos | elaboradlos, elaboradlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative elaboren | |||||||
dative | elabórenme | not used | elabórenle | elabórennos | not used | elabórenles, elabórense | |
accusative | elabórenme | not used | elabórenlo, elabórenla | elabórennos | not used | elabórenlos, elabórenlas, elabórense |
Derived terms
- elaborable
- elaborado
- elaborador
- reelaborar
Related terms
- elaboración
Further reading
- “elaborar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014