engordar
Galician
Etymology
Attested since circa 1409. En- + gordo (“fat”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eŋɡoɾˈðaɾ]
Verb
engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordei, past participle engordado)
- (intransitive) to fatten; to grow fat; to get fat
- Antonym: adelgazar
- (transitive) to fatten; to make fat
- Synonym: cebar
- Antonym: adelgazar
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 | engordar | |||||
personal | engordar | engordares | engordar | engordarmos | engordardes | engordaren |
Gerund | ||||||
engordando | ||||||
Past participle | singular | plural | ||||
masculine | engordado | engordados | ||||
feminine | engordada | engordadas | ||||
Indicative | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
present | engordo | engordas | engorda | engordamos | engordades | engordan |
imperfect | engordaba | engordabas | engordaba | engordabamos | engordabades | engordaban |
preterite | engordei | engordaches | engordou | engordamos | engordastes | engordaron |
pluperfect | engordara | engordaras | engordara | engordaramos | engordarades | engordaran |
future | engordarei | engordarás | engordará | engordaremos | engordaredes | engordarán |
conditional | engordaría | engordarías | engordaría | engordariamos | engordariades | engordarían |
Subjunctive | eu | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
present | engorde | engordes | engorde | engordemos | engordedes | engorden |
preterite | engordase | engordases | engordase | engordásemos | engordásedes | engordasen |
future | engordar | engordares | engordar | engordarmos | engordardes | engordaren |
Imperative | – | ti | el/ela/Vde. | nós | vós | eles/elas/Vdes. |
affirmative | – | engorda | engorde | engordemos | engordade | engorden |
negative | – | engordes | engorde | engordemos | engordedes | engorden |
References
- “engord” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “engordar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “engordar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “engordar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + gordo (“fat”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡoɦˈda(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡoɦˈda(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoɾˈda(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoɾˈda(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡoʁˈda(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡoʁˈda(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoɻˈda(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoɻˈda(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡuɾˈdaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡuɾˈðaɾ]
Verb
engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordei, past participle engordado)
- (a person or animal) to fatten (to become fatter)
- João engordou dez quilos de um mês para cá.
- John became ten kilograms fatter from one month ago to now.
- (a food or nutrient) to fatten (to cause to be fatter)
- Pão engorda. ― Bread makes you fat.
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 | engordar | |||||
Personal | engordar | engordares | engordar | engordarmos | engordardes | engordarem |
Gerund | ||||||
engordando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | engordado | engordados | ||||
Feminine | engordada | engordadas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | engordo | engordas | engorda | engordamos | engordais | engordam |
Imperfect | engordava | engordavas | engordava | engordávamos | engordáveis | engordavam |
Preterite | engordei | engordaste | engordou | engordamos1, engordámos2 | engordastes | engordaram |
Pluperfect | engordara | engordaras | engordara | engordáramos | engordáreis | engordaram |
Future | engordarei | engordarás | engordará | engordaremos | engordareis | engordarão |
Conditional | ||||||
engordaria | engordarias | engordaria | engordaríamos | engordaríeis | engordariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | engorde | engordes | engorde | engordemos | engordeis | engordem |
Imperfect | engordasse | engordasses | engordasse | engordássemos | engordásseis | engordassem |
Future | engordar | engordares | engordar | engordarmos | engordardes | engordarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | engorda | engorde | engordemos | engordai | engordem | |
Negative (não) | não engordes | não engorde | não engordemos | não engordeis | não engordem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Antonyms
- adelgaçar, emagrecer
Related terms
- engorda
- engordado
- engordamento
- engordativo
- engorde
- engordo
- gordo
- gordura
Spanish
Etymology
From en- + gordo + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /enɡoɾˈdaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡoɾˈð̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧gor‧dar
Verb
engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordé, past participle engordado)
- (intransitive) to get fat, grow fat, fatten
- Antonyms: adelgazar, enflacar
- 1996, Pau Donés (lyrics and music), “La Flaca”, performed by Jarabe De Palo:
- Y bailar y bailar, y tomar y tomar / Una cerveza tras otra pero ella nunca engorda
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- (transitive) to cause to be fatter, fatten
- Antonym: adelgazar
Conjugation
infinitive | engordar | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | engordando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | engordado | engordada | |||||
plural | engordados | engordadas | |||||
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 | engordo | engordastú engordásvos | engorda | engordamos | engordáis | engordan | |
imperfect | engordaba | engordabas | engordaba | engordábamos | engordabais | engordaban | |
preterite | engordé | engordaste | engordó | engordamos | engordasteis | engordaron | |
future | engordaré | engordarás | engordará | engordaremos | engordaréis | engordarán | |
conditional | engordaría | engordarías | engordaría | engordaríamos | engordaríais | engordarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | engorde | engordestú engordésvos2 | engorde | engordemos | engordéis | engorden | |
imperfect (ra) | engordara | engordaras | engordara | engordáramos | engordarais | engordaran | |
imperfect (se) | engordase | engordases | engordase | engordásemos | engordaseis | engordasen | |
future1 | engordare | engordares | engordare | engordáremos | engordareis | engordaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | engordatú engordávos | engorde | engordemos | engordad | engorden | ||
negative | no engordes | no engorde | no engordemos | no engordéis | no engorden |
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 engordar | |||||||
dative | engordarme | engordarte | engordarle, engordarse | engordarnos | engordaros | engordarles, engordarse | |
accusative | engordarme | engordarte | engordarlo, engordarla, engordarse | engordarnos | engordaros | engordarlos, engordarlas, engordarse | |
with gerund engordando | |||||||
dative | engordándome | engordándote | engordándole, engordándose | engordándonos | engordándoos | engordándoles, engordándose | |
accusative | engordándome | engordándote | engordándolo, engordándola, engordándose | engordándonos | engordándoos | engordándolos, engordándolas, engordándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative engorda | |||||||
dative | engórdame | engórdate | engórdale | engórdanos | not used | engórdales | |
accusative | engórdame | engórdate | engórdalo, engórdala | engórdanos | not used | engórdalos, engórdalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative engordá | |||||||
dative | engordame | engordate | engordale | engordanos | not used | engordales | |
accusative | engordame | engordate | engordalo, engordala | engordanos | not used | engordalos, engordalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative engorde | |||||||
dative | engórdeme | not used | engórdele, engórdese | engórdenos | not used | engórdeles | |
accusative | engórdeme | not used | engórdelo, engórdela, engórdese | engórdenos | not used | engórdelos, engórdelas | |
with first-person plural imperative engordemos | |||||||
dative | not used | engordémoste | engordémosle | engordémonos | engordémoos | engordémosles | |
accusative | not used | engordémoste | engordémoslo, engordémosla | engordémonos | engordémoos | engordémoslos, engordémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative engordad | |||||||
dative | engordadme | not used | engordadle | engordadnos | engordaos | engordadles | |
accusative | engordadme | not used | engordadlo, engordadla | engordadnos | engordaos | engordadlos, engordadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative engorden | |||||||
dative | engórdenme | not used | engórdenle | engórdennos | not used | engórdenles, engórdense | |
accusative | engórdenme | not used | engórdenlo, engórdenla | engórdennos | not used | engórdenlos, engórdenlas, engórdense |
Derived terms
- el ojo del amo engorda al caballo
- lo que no mata, engorda
Related terms
- gordo
Further reading
- “engordar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014