complacer

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin complacēre. Equivalent to com- +‎ placer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /komplaˈθeɾ/ [kõm.plaˈθeɾ] (Spain)
IPA^(key): /komplaˈseɾ/ [kõm.plaˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: com‧pla‧cer

Verb

complacer (first-person singular present complazco, first-person singular preterite complací, past participle complacido)

to please
to satisfy
(euphemistic) to sexually pleasure.
- 2015 September 11, @minuto30com, Twitter‎^[1]:
  Una mujer fue captada “complaciéndose” en un Starbucks.
  A woman was caught "pleasuring herself" at a Starbucks.
(reflexive) to take pleasure
El director se complace en invitarte a la inauguración.
The director is pleased to invite you to the inauguration.

Conjugation

Conjugation of complacer (irregular; c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			complacer
gerund			complaciendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		complacido		complacida
		plural		complacidos		complacidas
		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	complazco	complaces^{^tú} complacés^{^vos}	complace	complacemos	complacéis	complacen
	imperfect	complacía	complacías	complacía	complacíamos	complacíais	complacían
	preterite	complací	complaciste	complació, complugo³	complacimos	complacisteis	complacieron, compluguieron³
	future	complaceré	complacerás	complacerá	complaceremos	complaceréis	complacerán
	conditional	complacería	complacerías	complacería	complaceríamos	complaceríais	complacerían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	complazca	complazcas^{^tú} complazcás^{^vos²}	complazca, complega³, complegue³	complazcamos	complazcáis	complazcan
	imperfect (ra)	complaciera	complacieras	complaciera, compluguiera³	complaciéramos	complacierais	complacieran, compluguieran³
	imperfect (se)	complaciese	complacieses	complaciese, compluguiese³	complaciésemos	complacieseis	complaciesen, compluguiesen³
	future¹	complaciere	complacieres	complaciere, compluguiere³	complaciéremos	complaciereis	complacieren, compluguieren³

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		complace^{^tú} complacé^{^vos}	complazca, complega³, complegue³	complazcamos	complaced	complazcan
	negative		no complazcas	no complazca, no complega³, no complegue³	no complazcamos	no complazcáis	no complazcan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
³Archaic.

Selected combined forms of complacer (irregular; c-zc 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 complacer	dative	complacerme	complacerte	complacerle, complacerse	complacernos	complaceros	complacerles, complacerse
with infinitive complacer	accusative	complacerme	complacerte	complacerlo, complacerla, complacerse	complacernos	complaceros	complacerlos, complacerlas, complacerse

with gerund complaciendo	dative	complaciéndome	complaciéndote	complaciéndole, complaciéndose	complaciéndonos	complaciéndoos	complaciéndoles, complaciéndose
with gerund complaciendo	accusative	complaciéndome	complaciéndote	complaciéndolo, complaciéndola, complaciéndose	complaciéndonos	complaciéndoos	complaciéndolos, complaciéndolas, complaciéndose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative complace	dative	compláceme	complácete	complácele	complácenos	not used	compláceles
with informal second-person singular tú imperative complace	accusative	compláceme	complácete	complácelo, complácela	complácenos	not used	complácelos, complácelas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative complacé	dative	complaceme	complacete	complacele	complacenos	not used	complaceles
	accusative	complaceme	complacete	complacelo, complacela	complacenos	not used	complacelos, complacelas

with formal second-person singular imperative complazca, complega³, complegue³	dative	complázcame, complégame¹, complégueme¹	not used	complázcale, complégale¹, compléguele¹, complázcase, complégase¹, compléguese¹	complázcanos, compléganos¹, compléguenos¹	not used	complázcales, complégales¹, complégueles¹
	accusative	complázcame, complégame¹, complégueme¹	not used	complázcalo, complégalo¹, compléguelo¹, complázcala, complégala¹, compléguela¹, complázcase, complégase¹, compléguese¹	complázcanos, compléganos¹, compléguenos¹	not used	complázcalos, complégalos¹, compléguelos¹, complázcalas, complégalas¹, compléguelas¹

with first-person plural imperative complazcamos	dative	not used	complazcámoste	complazcámosle	complazcámonos	complazcámoos	complazcámosles
with first-person plural imperative complazcamos	accusative	not used	complazcámoste	complazcámoslo, complazcámosla	complazcámonos	complazcámoos	complazcámoslos, complazcámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative complaced	dative	complacedme	not used	complacedle	complacednos	complaceos	complacedles
with informal second-person plural imperative complaced	accusative	complacedme	not used	complacedlo, complacedla	complacednos	complaceos	complacedlos, complacedlas

with formal second-person plural imperative complazcan	dative	complázcanme	not used	complázcanle	complázcannos	not used	complázcanles, complázcanse
with formal second-person plural imperative complazcan	accusative	complázcanme	not used	complázcanlo, complázcanla	complázcannos	not used	complázcanlos, complázcanlas, complázcanse

¹Archaic.

Related terms

placer

Noun

complacer m (plural complaceres)

concession