endulzar

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old Spanish en-

Spanish en-

Latin dulcemslbor.

Spanish dulce

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -āre

Old Spanish -ar

Spanish -ar

Spanish endulzar

From en- + dulce + -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /endulˈθaɾ/ [ẽn̪.d̪ul̟ˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
IPA^(key): /endulˈsaɾ/ [ẽn̪.d̪ulˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: en‧dul‧zar

Verb

endulzar (first-person singular present endulzo, first-person singular preterite endulcé, past participle endulzado)

(transitive) to sweeten (make sweeter)
Synonyms: edulcorar, dulcificar, adulciguar, adulcir, endulcecer
- 2006, Abel Cruz, Nervios, estrés e insomnio, page 156:
  Desayuno: 200 ml de leche sin endulzar, 200 gr de fruta o jugo
  Breakfast: 200ml of milk without sweetening, 200g of fruit or juice

Conjugation

Conjugation of endulzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			endulzar
gerund			endulzando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		endulzado		endulzada
		plural		endulzados		endulzadas
		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	endulzo	endulzas^{^tú} endulzás^{^vos}	endulza	endulzamos	endulzáis	endulzan
	imperfect	endulzaba	endulzabas	endulzaba	endulzábamos	endulzabais	endulzaban
	preterite	endulcé	endulzaste	endulzó	endulzamos	endulzasteis	endulzaron
	future	endulzaré	endulzarás	endulzará	endulzaremos	endulzaréis	endulzarán
	conditional	endulzaría	endulzarías	endulzaría	endulzaríamos	endulzaríais	endulzarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	endulce	endulces^{^tú} endulcés^{^vos²}	endulce	endulcemos	endulcéis	endulcen
	imperfect (ra)	endulzara	endulzaras	endulzara	endulzáramos	endulzarais	endulzaran
	imperfect (se)	endulzase	endulzases	endulzase	endulzásemos	endulzaseis	endulzasen
	future¹	endulzare	endulzares	endulzare	endulzáremos	endulzareis	endulzaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		endulza^{^tú} endulzá^{^vos}	endulce	endulcemos	endulzad	endulcen
	negative		no endulces	no endulce	no endulcemos	no endulcéis	no endulcen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of endulzar (c-z alternation)

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 endulzar	dative	endulzarme	endulzarte	endulzarle, endulzarse	endulzarnos	endulzaros	endulzarles, endulzarse
with infinitive endulzar	accusative	endulzarme	endulzarte	endulzarlo, endulzarla, endulzarse	endulzarnos	endulzaros	endulzarlos, endulzarlas, endulzarse

with gerund endulzando	dative	endulzándome	endulzándote	endulzándole, endulzándose	endulzándonos	endulzándoos	endulzándoles, endulzándose
with gerund endulzando	accusative	endulzándome	endulzándote	endulzándolo, endulzándola, endulzándose	endulzándonos	endulzándoos	endulzándolos, endulzándolas, endulzándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative endulza	dative	endúlzame	endúlzate	endúlzale	endúlzanos	not used	endúlzales
	accusative	endúlzame	endúlzate	endúlzalo, endúlzala	endúlzanos	not used	endúlzalos, endúlzalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative endulzá	dative	endulzame	endulzate	endulzale	endulzanos	not used	endulzales
	accusative	endulzame	endulzate	endulzalo, endulzala	endulzanos	not used	endulzalos, endulzalas

with formal second-person singular imperative endulce	dative	endúlceme	not used	endúlcele, endúlcese	endúlcenos	not used	endúlceles
with formal second-person singular imperative endulce	accusative	endúlceme	not used	endúlcelo, endúlcela, endúlcese	endúlcenos	not used	endúlcelos, endúlcelas

with first-person plural imperative endulcemos	dative	not used	endulcémoste	endulcémosle	endulcémonos	endulcémoos	endulcémosles
with first-person plural imperative endulcemos	accusative	not used	endulcémoste	endulcémoslo, endulcémosla	endulcémonos	endulcémoos	endulcémoslos, endulcémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative endulzad	dative	endulzadme	not used	endulzadle	endulzadnos	endulzaos	endulzadles
with informal second-person plural imperative endulzad	accusative	endulzadme	not used	endulzadlo, endulzadla	endulzadnos	endulzaos	endulzadlos, endulzadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative endulcen	dative	endúlcenme	not used	endúlcenle	endúlcennos	not used	endúlcenles, endúlcense
with formal second-person plural imperative endulcen	accusative	endúlcenme	not used	endúlcenlo, endúlcenla	endúlcennos	not used	endúlcenlos, endúlcenlas, endúlcense