malograr
Portuguese
Etymology
From mal (“badly”) + lograr (“to acquire”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.loˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [ma.loˈɡɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ma.loˈɡɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ma.loˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [ma.loˈɡɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.loˈɡɾa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.luˈɡɾaɾ/ [mɐ.luˈɣɾaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.luˈɡɾa.ɾi/ [mɐ.luˈɣɾa.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: ma‧lo‧grar
Verb
malograr (first-person singular present malogro, first-person singular preterite malogrei, past participle malogrado)
- (transitive) to harm, botch, spoil, ruin
- Synonyms: prejudicar, estragar, inutilizar
- (transitive, reflexive) to fail
- Synonym: fracassar
Conjugation
Conjugation of malograr (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maloˈɡɾaɾ/ [ma.loˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ma‧lo‧grar
Verb
malograr (first-person singular present malogro, first-person singular preterite malogré, past participle malogrado)
- (transitive) to ruin, spoil
- Synonyms: arruinar, echar a perder, desgraciar
- to break
Conjugation
Conjugation of malograr (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of malograr
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 malograr | dative | malograrme | malograrte | malograrle, malograrse | malograrnos | malograros | malograrles, malograrse |
| accusative | malograrme | malograrte | malograrlo, malograrla, malograrse | malograrnos | malograros | malograrlos, malograrlas, malograrse | |
| with gerund malogrando | dative | malográndome | malográndote | malográndole, malográndose | malográndonos | malográndoos | malográndoles, malográndose |
| accusative | malográndome | malográndote | malográndolo, malográndola, malográndose | malográndonos | malográndoos | malográndolos, malográndolas, malográndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative malogra | dative | malógrame | malógrate | malógrale | malógranos | not used | malógrales |
| accusative | malógrame | malógrate | malógralo, malógrala | malógranos | not used | malógralos, malógralas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative malográ | dative | malograme | malograte | malograle | malogranos | not used | malograles |
| accusative | malograme | malograte | malogralo, malograla | malogranos | not used | malogralos, malogralas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative malogre | dative | malógreme | not used | malógrele, malógrese | malógrenos | not used | malógreles |
| accusative | malógreme | not used | malógrelo, malógrela, malógrese | malógrenos | not used | malógrelos, malógrelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative malogremos | dative | not used | malogrémoste | malogrémosle | malogrémonos | malogrémoos | malogrémosles |
| accusative | not used | malogrémoste | malogrémoslo, malogrémosla | malogrémonos | malogrémoos | malogrémoslos, malogrémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative malograd | dative | malogradme | not used | malogradle | malogradnos | malograos | malogradles |
| accusative | malogradme | not used | malogradlo, malogradla | malogradnos | malograos | malogradlos, malogradlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative malogren | dative | malógrenme | not used | malógrenle | malógrennos | not used | malógrenles, malógrense |
| accusative | malógrenme | not used | malógrenlo, malógrenla | malógrennos | not used | malógrenlos, malógrenlas, malógrense | |
Further reading
- “malograr”, 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