/ɡɾaˈðwaɾ/

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Translation

to graduate, to adjust, to grade

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Word origin

From Medieval Latin graduare, from Latin gradus ('step, degree').

Origin
Latin
Root
graduare
English cognates
grade, gradual, degree

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Conjugation

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

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yogradúograduégraduabagraduarégraduaría
túgradúasgraduastegraduabasgraduarásgraduarías
él/ella/ud.gradúagraduógraduabagraduarágraduaría
nos.graduamosgraduamosgraduábamosgraduaremosgraduaríamos
vos.graduáisgraduasteisgraduabaisgraduaréisgraduaríais
ellos/uds.gradúangraduarongraduabangraduarángraduarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yogradúegraduaragraduase
túgradúesgraduarasgraduases
él/ella/ud.gradúegraduaragraduase
nos.graduemosgraduáramosgraduásemos
vos.graduéisgraduaraisgraduaseis
ellos/uds.gradúengraduarangraduasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
túgradúa
ud.gradúe
nosotrosgraduemos
vosotrosgraduad
uds.gradúen

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
graduando
Past participle
graduado

Examples

.

My sister is going to graduate in medicine this summer.

óptico .

The optician has to measure the patient's eyesight properly.

.

You can adjust the oven temperature with this button.

¿ ?

When are you going to graduate from university?

.

The technician learned to calibrate the instrument precisely.

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This word is taught in chapter 52, lesson 12: graduar, minero, secta and 7 more words.