SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

adelgazar

to make thin or slender

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Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

adelgazar: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yoadelgazo
túadelgazas
él / ella / ustedadelgaza
nosotros / nosotrasadelgazamos
vosotros / vosotrasadelgazáis
ellos / ellas / ustedesadelgazan

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

adelgazar: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yoadelgacé
túadelgazaste
él / ella / ustedadelgazó
nosotros / nosotrasadelgazamos
vosotros / vosotrasadelgazasteis
ellos / ellas / ustedesadelgazaron

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

adelgazar: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yoadelgazaba
túadelgazabas
él / ella / ustedadelgazaba
nosotros / nosotrasadelgazábamos
vosotros / vosotrasadelgazabais
ellos / ellas / ustedesadelgazaban

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

adelgazar: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yoadelgazaré
túadelgazarás
él / ella / ustedadelgazará
nosotros / nosotrasadelgazaremos
vosotros / vosotrasadelgazaréis
ellos / ellas / ustedesadelgazarán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

adelgazar: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yoadelgazaría
túadelgazarías
él / ella / ustedadelgazaría
nosotros / nosotrasadelgazaríamos
vosotros / vosotrasadelgazaríais
ellos / ellas / ustedesadelgazarían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

adelgazar: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yoadelgace
túadelgaces
él / ella / ustedadelgace
nosotros / nosotrasadelgacemos
vosotros / vosotrasadelgacéis
ellos / ellas / ustedesadelgacen

Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.

Meaning & usage

  • to make thin or slender
  • to refine, purify
  • to lose weight

English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗

Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations

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