adolecer

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish dolecer. Compare Galician and Portuguese adoecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /adoleˈθeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /adoleˈseɾ/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧do‧le‧cer

Verb

adolecer (first-person singular present adolezco, first-person singular preterite adolecí, past participle adolecido)

  1. (intransitive) to suffer
    Synonym: padecer
    adolecer de defectos insubsanables ― to suffer from irreparable flaws
  2. (intransitive) to fall ill
    Synonym: enfermarse
  3. (archaic, transitive) to make ill
    Synonym: enfermar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adolecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive adolecer
gerund adoleciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular adolecido adolecida
plural adolecidos adolecidas
singular plural
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 adolezco adolecestú
adolecésvos 		adolece adolecemos adolecéis adolecen
imperfect adolecía adolecías adolecía adolecíamos adolecíais adolecían
preterite adolecí adoleciste adoleció adolecimos adolecisteis adolecieron
future adoleceré adolecerás adolecerá adoleceremos adoleceréis adolecerán
conditional adolecería adolecerías adolecería adoleceríamos adoleceríais adolecerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present adolezca adolezcastú
adolezcásvos2 		adolezca adolezcamos adolezcáis adolezcan
imperfect
(ra) 		adoleciera adolecieras adoleciera adoleciéramos adolecierais adolecieran
imperfect
(se) 		adoleciese adolecieses adoleciese adoleciésemos adolecieseis adoleciesen
future1 adoleciere adolecieres adoleciere adoleciéremos adoleciereis adolecieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative adolecetú
adolecévos 		adolezca adolezcamos adoleced adolezcan
negative no adolezcas no adolezca no adolezcamos no adolezcáis no adolezcan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of adolecer (c-zc 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 adolecer dative adolecerme adolecerte adolecerle, adolecerse adolecernos adoleceros adolecerles, adolecerse
accusative adolecerme adolecerte adolecerlo, adolecerla, adolecerse adolecernos adoleceros adolecerlos, adolecerlas, adolecerse
with gerund adoleciendo dative adoleciéndome adoleciéndote adoleciéndole, adoleciéndose adoleciéndonos adoleciéndoos adoleciéndoles, adoleciéndose
accusative adoleciéndome adoleciéndote adoleciéndolo, adoleciéndola, adoleciéndose adoleciéndonos adoleciéndoos adoleciéndolos, adoleciéndolas, adoleciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative adolece dative adoléceme adolécete adolécele adolécenos not used adoléceles
accusative adoléceme adolécete adolécelo, adolécela adolécenos not used adolécelos, adolécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative adolecé dative adoleceme adolecete adolecele adolecenos not used adoleceles
accusative adoleceme adolecete adolecelo, adolecela adolecenos not used adolecelos, adolecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative adolezca dative adolézcame not used adolézcale, adolézcase adolézcanos not used adolézcales
accusative adolézcame not used adolézcalo, adolézcala, adolézcase adolézcanos not used adolézcalos, adolézcalas
with first-person plural imperative adolezcamos dative not used adolezcámoste adolezcámosle adolezcámonos adolezcámoos adolezcámosles
accusative not used adolezcámoste adolezcámoslo, adolezcámosla adolezcámonos adolezcámoos adolezcámoslos, adolezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative adoleced dative adolecedme not used adolecedle adolecednos adoleceos adolecedles
accusative adolecedme not used adolecedlo, adolecedla adolecednos adoleceos adolecedlos, adolecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative adolezcan dative adolézcanme not used adolézcanle adolézcannos not used adolézcanles, adolézcanse
accusative adolézcanme not used adolézcanlo, adolézcanla adolézcannos not used adolézcanlos, adolézcanlas, adolézcanse

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