regalar
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /rə.ɡəˈla/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re.ɡaˈlaɾ/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French régaler.
Verb
regalar (first-person singular present regalo, past participle regalat)
- (transitive) to delight, to indulge
- Synonym: adelitar
- (distransitive) to give as a present, to gift
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to indulge oneself
Conjugation
infinitive | regalar | ||||||
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present participle | regalant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | regalat | regalada | |||||
plural | regalats | regalades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | regalo | regales | regala | regalem | regaleu | regalen | |
imperfect | regalava | regalaves | regalava | regalàvem | regalàveu | regalaven | |
future | regalaré | regalaràs | regalarà | regalarem | regalareu | regalaran | |
preterite | regalí | regalares | regalà | regalàrem | regalàreu | regalaren | |
conditional | regalaria | regalaries | regalaria | regalaríem | regalaríeu | regalarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | regali | regalis | regali | regalem | regaleu | regalin | |
imperfect | regalés | regalessis | regalés | regaléssim | regaléssiu | regalessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | regala | regali | regalem | regaleu | regalin |
Derived terms
- a cavall regalat, no li miris el dentat
- regal
- regalat
Verb
regalar (first-person singular present regalo, past participle regalat)
- to drip, to trickle
- Synonym: regalimar
Conjugation
infinitive | regalar | ||||||
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present participle | regalant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | regalat | regalada | |||||
plural | regalats | regalades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | regalo | regales | regala | regalem | regaleu | regalen | |
imperfect | regalava | regalaves | regalava | regalàvem | regalàveu | regalaven | |
future | regalaré | regalaràs | regalarà | regalarem | regalareu | regalaran | |
preterite | regalí | regalares | regalà | regalàrem | regalàreu | regalaren | |
conditional | regalaria | regalaries | regalaria | regalaríem | regalaríeu | regalarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès | |
present | regali | regalis | regali | regalem | regaleu | regalin | |
imperfect | regalés | regalessis | regalés | regaléssim | regaléssiu | regalessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès | |
— | regala | regali | regalem | regaleu | regalin |
Derived terms
- regalim
Further reading
- “regalar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Alternative forms
- arregalar
Etymology
From French régaler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [reɣaˈlaɾ]
Verb
regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalei, past participle regalado)
- (transitive) to treat; to indulge
- (transitive, the eyes) to open wide one's eyes
- (reflexive) to treat oneself
- 1820, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Servís e Liberás:
- Us traballan, e non comen;
- E os outros, sin traballar,
- Regalanse como reises
- Coa suor de seus irmas;
- Some people work and don't eat;
- and others, without working,
- treat themselves as kings
- with their brothers' sweat;
- 1820, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Servís e Liberás:
References
- “regalar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “regalar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “regalar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From French régaler.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.ɡaˈla(ʁ)/ [he.ɡaˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.ɡaˈla(ɾ)/ [he.ɡaˈla(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.ɡaˈla(ʁ)/ [χe.ɡaˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.ɡaˈla(ɻ)/ [he.ɡaˈla(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.ɡɐˈlaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣɐˈlaɾ]
- Hyphenation: re‧ga‧lar
Verb
regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalei, past participle regalado)
- (transitive) to treat (to reward with a present)
- (transitive) to regale (to treat or entertain)
- (intransitive or reflexive) to chill out (to relax or take time out)
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 | regalar | |||||
Personal | regalar | regalares | regalar | regalarmos | regalardes | regalarem |
Gerund | ||||||
regalando | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | regalado | regalados | ||||
Feminine | regalada | regaladas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | regalo | regalas | regala | regalamos | regalais | regalam |
Imperfect | regalava | regalavas | regalava | regalávamos | regaláveis | regalavam |
Preterite | regalei | regalaste | regalou | regalamos1, regalámos2 | regalastes | regalaram |
Pluperfect | regalara | regalaras | regalara | regaláramos | regaláreis | regalaram |
Future | regalarei | regalarás | regalará | regalaremos | regalareis | regalarão |
Conditional | ||||||
regalaria | regalarias | regalaria | regalaríamos | regalaríeis | regalariam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | regale | regales | regale | regalemos | regaleis | regalem |
Imperfect | regalasse | regalasses | regalasse | regalássemos | regalásseis | regalassem |
Future | regalar | regalares | regalar | regalarmos | regalardes | regalarem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | regala | regale | regalemos | regalai | regalem | |
Negative (não) | não regales | não regale | não regalemos | não regaleis | não regalem |
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Descendants
- Indo-Portuguese: regalá
References
- “regalar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reɡaˈlaɾ/ [re.ɣ̞aˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: re‧ga‧lar
Etymology 1
Disputed but likely from French régaler (“to treat, to cook well”), from régal (“treat”), from Old French galer (“to enjoy oneself”), from which English gala also is derived. Compare English regale. Not related to Latin regalis and English regal.
Verb
regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalé, past participle regalado)
- to give as a present, to gift
- 2007, El sueño de Morfeo, Dentro de ti
- Vuelve a reír, regálame lo que tú tienes. Lo guardaré dentro de mí como el mayor de los tesoros.
- Smile again, give me [the gift of] what you have. I'll guard it inside me like the greatest of treasures.
- 2007, El sueño de Morfeo, Dentro de ti
- to regale, entertain
Conjugation
infinitive | regalar | ||||||
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gerund | regalando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | regalado | regalada | |||||
plural | regalados | regaladas | |||||
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 | regalo | regalastú regalásvos | regala | regalamos | regaláis | regalan | |
imperfect | regalaba | regalabas | regalaba | regalábamos | regalabais | regalaban | |
preterite | regalé | regalaste | regaló | regalamos | regalasteis | regalaron | |
future | regalaré | regalarás | regalará | regalaremos | regalaréis | regalarán | |
conditional | regalaría | regalarías | regalaría | regalaríamos | regalaríais | regalarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | regale | regalestú regalésvos2 | regale | regalemos | regaléis | regalen | |
imperfect (ra) | regalara | regalaras | regalara | regaláramos | regalarais | regalaran | |
imperfect (se) | regalase | regalases | regalase | regalásemos | regalaseis | regalasen | |
future1 | regalare | regalares | regalare | regaláremos | regalareis | regalaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | regalatú regalávos | regale | regalemos | regalad | regalen | ||
negative | no regales | no regale | no regalemos | no regaléis | no regalen |
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 regalar | |||||||
dative | regalarme | regalarte | regalarle, regalarse | regalarnos | regalaros | regalarles, regalarse | |
accusative | regalarme | regalarte | regalarlo, regalarla, regalarse | regalarnos | regalaros | regalarlos, regalarlas, regalarse | |
with gerund regalando | |||||||
dative | regalándome | regalándote | regalándole, regalándose | regalándonos | regalándoos | regalándoles, regalándose | |
accusative | regalándome | regalándote | regalándolo, regalándola, regalándose | regalándonos | regalándoos | regalándolos, regalándolas, regalándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative regala | |||||||
dative | regálame | regálate | regálale | regálanos | not used | regálales | |
accusative | regálame | regálate | regálalo, regálala | regálanos | not used | regálalos, regálalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative regalá | |||||||
dative | regalame | regalate | regalale | regalanos | not used | regalales | |
accusative | regalame | regalate | regalalo, regalala | regalanos | not used | regalalos, regalalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative regale | |||||||
dative | regáleme | not used | regálele, regálese | regálenos | not used | regáleles | |
accusative | regáleme | not used | regálelo, regálela, regálese | regálenos | not used | regálelos, regálelas | |
with first-person plural imperative regalemos | |||||||
dative | not used | regalémoste | regalémosle | regalémonos | regalémoos | regalémosles | |
accusative | not used | regalémoste | regalémoslo, regalémosla | regalémonos | regalémoos | regalémoslos, regalémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative regalad | |||||||
dative | regaladme | not used | regaladle | regaladnos | regalaos | regaladles | |
accusative | regaladme | not used | regaladlo, regaladla | regaladnos | regalaos | regaladlos, regaladlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative regalen | |||||||
dative | regálenme | not used | regálenle | regálennos | not used | regálenles, regálense | |
accusative | regálenme | not used | regálenlo, regálenla | regálennos | not used | regálenlos, regálenlas, regálense |
Derived terms
- a caballo regalado no le mires el diente
Related terms
- regalo
Verb
regalar (first-person singular present regalo, first-person singular preterite regalé, past participle regalado)
- (transitive, reflexive) to melt (change from a solid to a liquid state)
- Synonym: derretir
Conjugation
infinitive | regalar | ||||||
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gerund | regalando | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | regalado | regalada | |||||
plural | regalados | regaladas | |||||
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 | regalo | regalastú regalásvos | regala | regalamos | regaláis | regalan | |
imperfect | regalaba | regalabas | regalaba | regalábamos | regalabais | regalaban | |
preterite | regalé | regalaste | regaló | regalamos | regalasteis | regalaron | |
future | regalaré | regalarás | regalará | regalaremos | regalaréis | regalarán | |
conditional | regalaría | regalarías | regalaría | regalaríamos | regalaríais | regalarían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | regale | regalestú regalésvos2 | regale | regalemos | regaléis | regalen | |
imperfect (ra) | regalara | regalaras | regalara | regaláramos | regalarais | regalaran | |
imperfect (se) | regalase | regalases | regalase | regalásemos | regalaseis | regalasen | |
future1 | regalare | regalares | regalare | regaláremos | regalareis | regalaren | |
imperative | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes | |
affirmative | regalatú regalávos | regale | regalemos | regalad | regalen | ||
negative | no regales | no regale | no regalemos | no regaléis | no regalen |
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Further reading
- “regalar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- alegrar