alabar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alabar, from Late Latin alapāri

Pronunciation

Verb

alabar (first-person singular present alabo, past participle alabat)

  1. to praise

Conjugation
Conjugation of alabar (first conjugation)
infinitive alabar
present participle alabant
past participle masculine feminine
singular alabat alabada
plural alabats alabades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present alabo alabes alaba alabem alabeu alaben
imperfect alabava alabaves alabava alabàvem alabàveu alabaven
future alabaré alabaràs alabarà alabarem alabareu alabaran
preterite alabí alabares alabà alabàrem alabàreu alabaren
conditional alabaria alabaries alabaria alabaríem alabaríeu alabarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present alabi alabis alabi alabem alabeu alabin
imperfect alabés alabessis alabés alabéssim alabéssiu alabessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
— alaba alabi alabem alabeu alabin

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin alapāri (“it boasts”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alaˈbaɾ/, [alaˈβaɾ]

Verb

alabar (first-person singular present alabo, first-person singular preterite alabé, past participle alabado)

  1. to praise

Conjugation
        Conjugation of alabar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)edit data
    infinitive alabar
    gerund alabando
    past participle masculine feminine
    singular alabado alabada
    plural alabados alabadas
    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 alabo alabastú
    alabásvos    		 alaba alabamos alabáis alaban
    imperfect alababa alababas alababa alabábamos alababais alababan
    preterite alabé alabaste alabó alabamos alabasteis alabaron
    future alabaré alabarás alabará alabaremos alabaréis alabarán
    conditional alabaría alabarías alabaría alabaríamos alabaríais alabarían
    subjunctive yo tú
    vos    		 él/ella/ello
    usted    		 nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ellos/ellas
    ustedes
    present alabe alabestú
    alabésvos2    		 alabe alabemos alabéis alaben
    imperfect
    (ra)    		 alabara alabaras alabara alabáramos alabarais alabaran
    imperfect
    (se)    		 alabase alabases alabase alabásemos alabaseis alabasen
    future1 alabare alabares alabare alabáremos alabareis alabaren
    imperative — tú
    vos    		 usted nosotros
    nosotras    		 vosotros
    vosotras    		 ustedes
    affirmative alabatú
    alabávos    		 alabe alabemos alabad alaben
    negative no alabes no alabe no alabemos no alabéis no alaben
    • 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
    • 2 Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
          Selected combined forms of alabaredit data

      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 alabar
      dative alabarme alabarte alabarle, alabarse alabarnos alabaros alabarles, alabarse
      accusative alabarme alabarte alabarlo, alabarla, alabarse alabarnos alabaros alabarlos, alabarlas, alabarse
      with gerund alabando
      dative alabándome alabándote alabándole, alabándose alabándonos alabándoos alabándoles, alabándose
      accusative alabándome alabándote alabándolo, alabándola, alabándose alabándonos alabándoos alabándolos, alabándolas, alabándose
      with informal second-person singular imperative alaba
      dative alábame alábate alábale alábanos not used alábales
      accusative alábame alábate alábalo, alábala alábanos not used alábalos, alábalas
      with formal second-person singular imperative alabe
      dative alábeme not used alábele, alábese alábenos not used alábeles
      accusative alábeme not used alábelo, alábela, alábese alábenos not used alábelos, alábelas
      with first-person plural imperative alabemos
      dative not used alabémoste alabémosle alabémonos alabémoos alabémosles
      accusative not used alabémoste alabémoslo, alabémosla alabémonos alabémoos alabémoslos, alabémoslas
      with informal second-person plural imperative alabad
      dative alabadme not used alabadle alabadnos alabaos alabadles
      accusative alabadme not used alabadlo, alabadla alabadnos alabaos alabadlos, alabadlas
      with formal second-person plural imperative alaben
      dative alábenme not used alábenle alábennos not used alábenles, alábense
      accusative alábenme not used alábenlo, alábenla alábennos not used alábenlos, alábenlas, alábense

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