alegrar

/aleˈɣɾaɾ/

#1188 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to gladden, to cheer up

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yoalegroalegréalegrabaalegraréalegraría
alegrasalegrastealegrabasalegrarásalegrarías
él/ella/ud.alegraalegróalegrabaalegraráalegraría
nos.alegramosalegramosalegrábamosalegraremosalegraríamos
vos.alegráisalegrasteisalegrabaisalegraréisalegraríais
ellos/uds.alegranalegraronalegrabanalegraránalegrarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoalegrealegraraalegrase
alegresalegrarasalegrases
él/ella/ud.alegrealegraraalegrase
nos.alegremosalegráramosalegrásemos
vos.alegréisalegraraisalegraseis
ellos/uds.alegrenalegraranalegrasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
alegra
ud.alegre
nosotrosalegremos
vosotrosalegrad
uds.alegren

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
alegrando
Past participle
alegrado

Examples

.

Your visit always cheers up my grandmother.

.

Flowers brighten up any room.

.

It makes me very happy to know that you are well.

suave ambiente .

The soft music brightens the atmosphere of the bar.

.

It made us very happy to see the children so cheerful.

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