endulzar
Spanish
Etymology
From en- + dulce + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /endulˈθaɾ/ [ẽn̪.d̪ul̟ˈθaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /endulˈsaɾ/ [ẽn̪.d̪ulˈsaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧dul‧zar
Verb
endulzar (first-person singular present endulzo, first-person singular preterite endulcé, past participle endulzado)
- (transitive) to sweeten (make sweeter)
- 2006, Abel Cruz, Nervios, estrés e insomnio, page 156:
- Desayuno: 200 ml de leche sin endulzar, 200 gr de fruta o jugo
- Breakfast: 200ml of milk without sweetening, 200g of fruit or juice
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Conjugation
Conjugation of endulzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | endulzar | ||||||
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gerund | endulzando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | endulzado | endulzada | |||||
plural | endulzados | endulzadas | |||||
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 | endulzo | endulzastú endulzásvos | endulza | endulzamos | endulzáis | endulzan | |
imperfect | endulzaba | endulzabas | endulzaba | endulzábamos | endulzabais | endulzaban | |
preterite | endulcé | endulzaste | endulzó | endulzamos | endulzasteis | endulzaron | |
future | endulzaré | endulzarás | endulzará | endulzaremos | endulzaréis | endulzarán | |
conditional | endulzaría | endulzarías | endulzaría | endulzaríamos | endulzaríais | endulzarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | endulce | endulcestú endulcésvos2 | endulce | endulcemos | endulcéis | endulcen | |
imperfect (ra) | endulzara | endulzaras | endulzara | endulzáramos | endulzarais | endulzaran | |
imperfect (se) | endulzase | endulzases | endulzase | endulzásemos | endulzaseis | endulzasen | |
future1 | endulzare | endulzares | endulzare | endulzáremos | endulzareis | endulzaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | endulzatú endulzávos | endulce | endulcemos | endulzad | endulcen | ||
negative | no endulces | no endulce | no endulcemos | no endulcéis | no endulcen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of endulzar (c-z 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 endulzar | |||||||
dative | endulzarme | endulzarte | endulzarle, endulzarse | endulzarnos | endulzaros | endulzarles, endulzarse | |
accusative | endulzarme | endulzarte | endulzarlo, endulzarla, endulzarse | endulzarnos | endulzaros | endulzarlos, endulzarlas, endulzarse | |
with gerund endulzando | |||||||
dative | endulzándome | endulzándote | endulzándole, endulzándose | endulzándonos | endulzándoos | endulzándoles, endulzándose | |
accusative | endulzándome | endulzándote | endulzándolo, endulzándola, endulzándose | endulzándonos | endulzándoos | endulzándolos, endulzándolas, endulzándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative endulza | |||||||
dative | endúlzame | endúlzate | endúlzale | endúlzanos | not used | endúlzales | |
accusative | endúlzame | endúlzate | endúlzalo, endúlzala | endúlzanos | not used | endúlzalos, endúlzalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative endulzá | |||||||
dative | endulzame | endulzate | endulzale | endulzanos | not used | endulzales | |
accusative | endulzame | endulzate | endulzalo, endulzala | endulzanos | not used | endulzalos, endulzalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative endulce | |||||||
dative | endúlceme | not used | endúlcele, endúlcese | endúlcenos | not used | endúlceles | |
accusative | endúlceme | not used | endúlcelo, endúlcela, endúlcese | endúlcenos | not used | endúlcelos, endúlcelas | |
with first-person plural imperative endulcemos | |||||||
dative | not used | endulcémoste | endulcémosle | endulcémonos | endulcémoos | endulcémosles | |
accusative | not used | endulcémoste | endulcémoslo, endulcémosla | endulcémonos | endulcémoos | endulcémoslos, endulcémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative endulzad | |||||||
dative | endulzadme | not used | endulzadle | endulzadnos | endulzaos | endulzadles | |
accusative | endulzadme | not used | endulzadlo, endulzadla | endulzadnos | endulzaos | endulzadlos, endulzadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative endulcen | |||||||
dative | endúlcenme | not used | endúlcenle | endúlcennos | not used | endúlcenles, endúlcense | |
accusative | endúlcenme | not used | endúlcenlo, endúlcenla | endúlcennos | not used | endúlcenlos, endúlcenlas, endúlcense |
Derived terms
- endulzadura
- endulzamiento
- endulzante
- endulzarse
Further reading
- “endulzar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014