complementar
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [kum.plə.mənˈta]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [kom.plə.mənˈta]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [kom.ple.menˈtaɾ]
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
complementar (first-person singular present complemento, first-person singular preterite complementí, past participle complementat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
- (transitive) to complement (to provide what the partner lacks)
Conjugation
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Further reading
- “complementar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Galician
Verb
complementar (first-person singular present complemento, first-person singular preterite complementei, past participle complementado)
- (transitive) to complement (to provide what the partner lacks)
Conjugation
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Further reading
- “complementar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.ple.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.ple.mẽˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.ple.mẽˈta(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.ple.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [kõ.ple.mẽˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.ple.mẽˈta(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.plɨ.mẽˈtaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.plɨ.mẽˈta.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: com‧ple‧men‧tar
Adjective
complementar m or f (plural complementares)
Verb
complementar (first-person singular present complemento, first-person singular preterite complementei, past participle complementado)
- to complement
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French complémentaire. By surface analysis, complement + -ar.
Adjective
complementar m or n (feminine singular complementară, masculine plural complementari, feminine and neuter plural complementare)
Declension
singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | complementar | complementară | complementari | complementare | |||
definite | complementarul | complementara | complementarii | complementarele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | complementar | complementare | complementari | complementare | |||
definite | complementarului | complementarei | complementarilor | complementarelor |
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Spanish
Etymology
From complemento + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /komplemenˈtaɾ/ [kõm.ple.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: com‧ple‧men‧tar
Verb
complementar (first-person singular present complemento, first-person singular preterite complementé, past participle complementado)
- (transitive) to complement (to provide what the partner lacks)
- 2020 August 5, Angel Jiménez de Luis, “Estas son las nuevas iMac de Apple”, in CNN en Español[1]:
- Es una experiencia que complementa la CPU y la GPU para realizar las tareas más rápido y que se apoya en el chip T2 integrado, que también controla la seguridad del equipo.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- to eke out
Conjugation
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 complementar | dative | complementarme | complementarte | complementarle, complementarse | complementarnos | complementaros | complementarles, complementarse |
accusative | complementarme | complementarte | complementarlo, complementarla, complementarse | complementarnos | complementaros | complementarlos, complementarlas, complementarse | |
with gerund complementando | dative | complementándome | complementándote | complementándole, complementándose | complementándonos | complementándoos | complementándoles, complementándose |
accusative | complementándome | complementándote | complementándolo, complementándola, complementándose | complementándonos | complementándoos | complementándolos, complementándolas, complementándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative complementa | dative | compleméntame | compleméntate | compleméntale | compleméntanos | not used | compleméntales |
accusative | compleméntame | compleméntate | compleméntalo, compleméntala | compleméntanos | not used | compleméntalos, compleméntalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative complementá | dative | complementame | complementate | complementale | complementanos | not used | complementales |
accusative | complementame | complementate | complementalo, complementala | complementanos | not used | complementalos, complementalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative complemente | dative | compleménteme | not used | compleméntele, compleméntese | compleméntenos | not used | compleménteles |
accusative | compleménteme | not used | compleméntelo, compleméntela, compleméntese | compleméntenos | not used | compleméntelos, compleméntelas | |
with first-person plural imperative complementemos | dative | not used | complementémoste | complementémosle | complementémonos | complementémoos | complementémosles |
accusative | not used | complementémoste | complementémoslo, complementémosla | complementémonos | complementémoos | complementémoslos, complementémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative complementad | dative | complementadme | not used | complementadle | complementadnos | complementaos | complementadles |
accusative | complementadme | not used | complementadlo, complementadla | complementadnos | complementaos | complementadlos, complementadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative complementen | dative | compleméntenme | not used | compleméntenle | compleméntennos | not used | compleméntenles, compleméntense |
accusative | compleméntenme | not used | compleméntenlo, compleméntenla | compleméntennos | not used | compleméntenlos, compleméntenlas, compleméntense |
Related terms
Further reading
- “complementar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024