Kilo Lingo

/aleˈɣɾaɾ/

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Translation

to gladden, to cheer up

Word origin

From alegre ('happy'), from Vulgar Latin alecris, an altered form of Latin alacer ('lively, eager'). The same root gives English alacrity.

Origin
Latin
Root
alacer
English cognates
alacrity

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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