aguardar

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Asturian

Verb

aguardar (first-person singular indicative present aguardo, past participle aguardáu)

  1. (intransitive) to wait (delay until some event)

Conjugation

Conjugation of aguardar
infinitive aguardar
gerund aguardando
past participle m aguardáu, f aguardada, n aguardao, m pl aguardaos, f pl aguardaes
person first singular
yo 		second singular
tu 		third singular
él/elli 		first plural
nosotros/nós 		second plural
vosotros/vós 		third plural
ellos
indicative present aguardo aguardes aguarda aguardamos aguardáis aguarden
imperfect aguardaba aguardabes aguardaba aguardábemos, aguardábamos aguardabeis, aguardabais aguardaben
preterite aguardé aguardasti, aguardesti aguardó aguardemos aguardastis, aguardestis aguardaron
pluperfect aguardare, aguardara aguardares, aguardaras aguardare, aguardara aguardáremos, aguardáramos aguardareis, aguardarais aguardaren, aguardaran
future aguardaré aguardarás aguardará aguardaremos aguardaréis aguardarán
conditional aguardaría aguardaríes aguardaría aguardaríemos, aguardaríamos aguardaríeis, aguardaríais aguardaríen
subjunctive present aguarde aguardes, aguardas aguarde aguardemos aguardéis aguarden, aguardan
imperfect aguardare, aguardara aguardares, aguardaras aguardare, aguardara aguardáremos, aguardáramos aguardareis, aguardarais aguardaren, aguardaran
imperative — aguarda — — aguardái —

Synonyms

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aguardar. By surface analysis, a- +‎ guardar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧guar‧dar

Verb

aguardar (first-person singular present aguardo, first-person singular preterite aguardei, past participle aguardado)

  1. (transitive with por or with no preposition) to await
    Aguardo notícias ansiosamente.
    I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
  2. (transitive) to expect
  3. (transitive) to obey
  4. (intransitive) to wait
    Synonym: esperar
    Por favor, aguarde um momento. ― Please wait a little while.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aguardar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal aguardar
Personal aguardar aguardares aguardar aguardarmos aguardardes aguardarem
Gerund
aguardando
Past participle
Masculine aguardado aguardados
Feminine aguardada aguardadas
Indicative
Present aguardo aguardas aguarda aguardamos aguardais aguardam
Imperfect aguardava aguardavas aguardava aguardávamos aguardáveis aguardavam
Preterite aguardei aguardaste aguardou aguardamos1, aguardámos2 aguardastes aguardaram
Pluperfect aguardara aguardaras aguardara aguardáramos aguardáreis aguardaram
Future aguardarei aguardarás aguardará aguardaremos aguardareis aguardarão
Conditional aguardaria aguardarias aguardaria aguardaríamos aguardaríeis aguardariam
Subjunctive
Present aguarde aguardes aguarde aguardemos aguardeis aguardem
Imperfect aguardasse aguardasses aguardasse aguardássemos aguardásseis aguardassem
Future aguardar aguardares aguardar aguardarmos aguardardes aguardarem
Imperative
Affirmative aguarda aguarde aguardemos aguardai aguardem
Negative (não) não aguardes não aguarde não aguardemos não aguardeis não aguardem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ guardar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡwaɾˈdaɾ/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧guar‧dar

Verb

aguardar (first-person singular present aguardo, first-person singular preterite aguardé, past participle aguardado)

  1. to wait
    Synonym: esperar
  2. to expect
    Synonym: esperar
    Le aguardamos mañana a las diez.
    We expect him tomorrow at ten o'clock.
  3. to have in store (for)
    Synonym: deparar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aguardar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive aguardar
gerund aguardando
past participle masculine feminine
singular aguardado aguardada
plural aguardados aguardadas
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 aguardo aguardastú
aguardásvos 		aguarda aguardamos aguardáis aguardan
imperfect aguardaba aguardabas aguardaba aguardábamos aguardabais aguardaban
preterite aguardé aguardaste aguardó aguardamos aguardasteis aguardaron
future aguardaré aguardarás aguardará aguardaremos aguardaréis aguardarán
conditional aguardaría aguardarías aguardaría aguardaríamos aguardaríais aguardarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present aguarde aguardestú
aguardésvos2 		aguarde aguardemos aguardéis aguarden
imperfect
(ra) 		aguardara aguardaras aguardara aguardáramos aguardarais aguardaran
imperfect
(se) 		aguardase aguardases aguardase aguardásemos aguardaseis aguardasen
future1 aguardare aguardares aguardare aguardáremos aguardareis aguardaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative aguardatú
aguardávos 		aguarde aguardemos aguardad aguarden
negative no aguardes no aguarde no aguardemos no aguardéis no aguarden

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

    Selected combined forms of aguardar

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 aguardar
dative aguardarme aguardarte aguardarle, aguardarse aguardarnos aguardaros aguardarles, aguardarse
accusative aguardarme aguardarte aguardarlo, aguardarla, aguardarse aguardarnos aguardaros aguardarlos, aguardarlas, aguardarse
with gerund aguardando
dative aguardándome aguardándote aguardándole, aguardándose aguardándonos aguardándoos aguardándoles, aguardándose
accusative aguardándome aguardándote aguardándolo, aguardándola, aguardándose aguardándonos aguardándoos aguardándolos, aguardándolas, aguardándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative aguarda
dative aguárdame aguárdate aguárdale aguárdanos not used aguárdales
accusative aguárdame aguárdate aguárdalo, aguárdala aguárdanos not used aguárdalos, aguárdalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative aguardá
dative aguardame aguardate aguardale aguardanos not used aguardales
accusative aguardame aguardate aguardalo, aguardala aguardanos not used aguardalos, aguardalas
with formal second-person singular imperative aguarde
dative aguárdeme not used aguárdele, aguárdese aguárdenos not used aguárdeles
accusative aguárdeme not used aguárdelo, aguárdela, aguárdese aguárdenos not used aguárdelos, aguárdelas
with first-person plural imperative aguardemos
dative not used aguardémoste aguardémosle aguardémonos aguardémoos aguardémosles
accusative not used aguardémoste aguardémoslo, aguardémosla aguardémonos aguardémoos aguardémoslos, aguardémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative aguardad
dative aguardadme not used aguardadle aguardadnos aguardaos aguardadles
accusative aguardadme not used aguardadlo, aguardadla aguardadnos aguardaos aguardadlos, aguardadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative aguarden
dative aguárdenme not used aguárdenle aguárdennos not used aguárdenles, aguárdense
accusative aguárdenme not used aguárdenlo, aguárdenla aguárdennos not used aguárdenlos, aguárdenlas, aguárdense

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