adelgazar

Spanish

FWOTD – 14 August 2020

Alternative forms

delgazar (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier delgazar, from Vulgar Latin *delicatiāre, from Latin delicātus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /adelɡaˈθaɾ/ [a.ð̞el.ɣ̞aˈθaɾ] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /adelɡaˈsaɾ/ [a.ð̞el.ɣ̞aˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧del‧ga‧zar

Verb

adelgazar (first-person singular present adelgazo, first-person singular preterite adelgacé, past participle adelgazado)

(transitive) to make thin or slender
(transitive) to refine, purify
(intransitive) to lose weight
Synonyms: bajar de peso, reducir peso
- 2019, “El Perro De Tu Señorío”, performed by Carolina Durante:
  Y si peso mucho puedo adelgazar / Lo necesario para entrar en tu bolsillo
  And if I weigh a lot I can lose weight / What is necessary to fit in your pocket
(reflexive) to become thin or slender; to lose weight

Conjugation

Conjugation of adelgazar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			adelgazar
gerund			adelgazando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		adelgazado		adelgazada
		plural		adelgazados		adelgazadas
		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	adelgazo	adelgazas^{^tú} adelgazás^{^vos}	adelgaza	adelgazamos	adelgazáis	adelgazan
	imperfect	adelgazaba	adelgazabas	adelgazaba	adelgazábamos	adelgazabais	adelgazaban
	preterite	adelgacé	adelgazaste	adelgazó	adelgazamos	adelgazasteis	adelgazaron
	future	adelgazaré	adelgazarás	adelgazará	adelgazaremos	adelgazaréis	adelgazarán
	conditional	adelgazaría	adelgazarías	adelgazaría	adelgazaríamos	adelgazaríais	adelgazarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	adelgace	adelgaces^{^tú} adelgacés^{^vos²}	adelgace	adelgacemos	adelgacéis	adelgacen
	imperfect (ra)	adelgazara	adelgazaras	adelgazara	adelgazáramos	adelgazarais	adelgazaran
	imperfect (se)	adelgazase	adelgazases	adelgazase	adelgazásemos	adelgazaseis	adelgazasen
	future¹	adelgazare	adelgazares	adelgazare	adelgazáremos	adelgazareis	adelgazaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		adelgaza^{^tú} adelgazá^{^vos}	adelgace	adelgacemos	adelgazad	adelgacen
	negative		no adelgaces	no adelgace	no adelgacemos	no adelgacéis	no adelgacen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of adelgazar (c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive adelgazar	dative	adelgazarme	adelgazarte	adelgazarle, adelgazarse	adelgazarnos	adelgazaros	adelgazarles, adelgazarse
with infinitive adelgazar	accusative	adelgazarme	adelgazarte	adelgazarlo, adelgazarla, adelgazarse	adelgazarnos	adelgazaros	adelgazarlos, adelgazarlas, adelgazarse

with gerund adelgazando	dative	adelgazándome	adelgazándote	adelgazándole, adelgazándose	adelgazándonos	adelgazándoos	adelgazándoles, adelgazándose
with gerund adelgazando	accusative	adelgazándome	adelgazándote	adelgazándolo, adelgazándola, adelgazándose	adelgazándonos	adelgazándoos	adelgazándolos, adelgazándolas, adelgazándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative adelgaza	dative	adelgázame	adelgázate	adelgázale	adelgázanos	not used	adelgázales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative adelgaza	accusative	adelgázame	adelgázate	adelgázalo, adelgázala	adelgázanos	not used	adelgázalos, adelgázalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative adelgazá	dative	adelgazame	adelgazate	adelgazale	adelgazanos	not used	adelgazales
	accusative	adelgazame	adelgazate	adelgazalo, adelgazala	adelgazanos	not used	adelgazalos, adelgazalas

with formal second-person singular imperative adelgace	dative	adelgáceme	not used	adelgácele, adelgácese	adelgácenos	not used	adelgáceles
with formal second-person singular imperative adelgace	accusative	adelgáceme	not used	adelgácelo, adelgácela, adelgácese	adelgácenos	not used	adelgácelos, adelgácelas

with first-person plural imperative adelgacemos	dative	not used	adelgacémoste	adelgacémosle	adelgacémonos	adelgacémoos	adelgacémosles
with first-person plural imperative adelgacemos	accusative	not used	adelgacémoste	adelgacémoslo, adelgacémosla	adelgacémonos	adelgacémoos	adelgacémoslos, adelgacémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative adelgazad	dative	adelgazadme	not used	adelgazadle	adelgazadnos	adelgazaos	adelgazadles
with informal second-person plural imperative adelgazad	accusative	adelgazadme	not used	adelgazadlo, adelgazadla	adelgazadnos	adelgazaos	adelgazadlos, adelgazadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative adelgacen	dative	adelgácenme	not used	adelgácenle	adelgácennos	not used	adelgácenles, adelgácense
with formal second-person plural imperative adelgacen	accusative	adelgácenme	not used	adelgácenlo, adelgácenla	adelgácennos	not used	adelgácenlos, adelgácenlas, adelgácense