apalancar

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Etymology

From a- +‎ palanca +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

apalancar (first-person singular present apalanco, first-person singular preterite apalanquí, past participle apalancat)

  1. (transitive) to lever, to raise or open with a lever
  2. (reflexive) to settle down
    Synonym: acomodar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of apalancar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive apalancar
gerund apalancant
past participle masculine feminine
singular apalancat apalancada
plural apalancats apalancades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present apalanco apalanques apalanca apalanquem apalanqueu apalanquen
imperfect apalancava apalancaves apalancava apalancàvem apalancàveu apalancaven
future apalancaré apalancaràs apalancarà apalancarem apalancareu apalancaran
preterite apalanquí apalancares apalancà apalancàrem apalancàreu apalancaren
conditional apalancaria apalancaries apalancaria apalancaríem apalancaríeu apalancarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present apalanqui apalanquis apalanqui apalanquem apalanqueu apalanquin
imperfect apalanqués apalanquessis apalanqués apalanquéssim apalanquéssiu apalanquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — apalanca apalanqui apalanquem apalanqueu apalanquin
negative (no) — no apalanquis no apalanqui no apalanquem no apalanqueu no apalanquin

Further reading

  • “apalancar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ palanca +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apalanˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧lan‧car

Verb

apalancar (first-person singular present apalanco, first-person singular preterite apalanqué, past participle apalancado)

  1. (transitive) to raise or open with a lever
  2. (colloquial, transitive) to hide, put out of sight
  3. (reflexive) to settle down

Conjugation

    Conjugation of apalancar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive apalancar
gerund apalancando
past participle masculine feminine
singular apalancado apalancada
plural apalancados apalancadas
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 apalanco apalancastú
apalancásvos 		apalanca apalancamos apalancáis apalancan
imperfect apalancaba apalancabas apalancaba apalancábamos apalancabais apalancaban
preterite apalanqué apalancaste apalancó apalancamos apalancasteis apalancaron
future apalancaré apalancarás apalancará apalancaremos apalancaréis apalancarán
conditional apalancaría apalancarías apalancaría apalancaríamos apalancaríais apalancarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present apalanque apalanquestú
apalanquésvos2 		apalanque apalanquemos apalanquéis apalanquen
imperfect
(ra) 		apalancara apalancaras apalancara apalancáramos apalancarais apalancaran
imperfect
(se) 		apalancase apalancases apalancase apalancásemos apalancaseis apalancasen
future1 apalancare apalancares apalancare apalancáremos apalancareis apalancaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative apalancatú
apalancávos 		apalanque apalanquemos apalancad apalanquen
negative no apalanques no apalanque no apalanquemos no apalanquéis no apalanquen

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

    Selected combined forms of apalancar (c-qu 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 apalancar
dative apalancarme apalancarte apalancarle, apalancarse apalancarnos apalancaros apalancarles, apalancarse
accusative apalancarme apalancarte apalancarlo, apalancarla, apalancarse apalancarnos apalancaros apalancarlos, apalancarlas, apalancarse
with gerund apalancando
dative apalancándome apalancándote apalancándole, apalancándose apalancándonos apalancándoos apalancándoles, apalancándose
accusative apalancándome apalancándote apalancándolo, apalancándola, apalancándose apalancándonos apalancándoos apalancándolos, apalancándolas, apalancándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative apalanca
dative apaláncame apaláncate apaláncale apaláncanos not used apaláncales
accusative apaláncame apaláncate apaláncalo, apaláncala apaláncanos not used apaláncalos, apaláncalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative apalancá
dative apalancame apalancate apalancale apalancanos not used apalancales
accusative apalancame apalancate apalancalo, apalancala apalancanos not used apalancalos, apalancalas
with formal second-person singular imperative apalanque
dative apalánqueme not used apalánquele, apalánquese apalánquenos not used apalánqueles
accusative apalánqueme not used apalánquelo, apalánquela, apalánquese apalánquenos not used apalánquelos, apalánquelas
with first-person plural imperative apalanquemos
dative not used apalanquémoste apalanquémosle apalanquémonos apalanquémoos apalanquémosles
accusative not used apalanquémoste apalanquémoslo, apalanquémosla apalanquémonos apalanquémoos apalanquémoslos, apalanquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative apalancad
dative apalancadme not used apalancadle apalancadnos apalancaos apalancadles
accusative apalancadme not used apalancadlo, apalancadla apalancadnos apalancaos apalancadlos, apalancadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative apalanquen
dative apalánquenme not used apalánquenle apalánquennos not used apalánquenles, apalánquense
accusative apalánquenme not used apalánquenlo, apalánquenla apalánquennos not used apalánquenlos, apalánquenlas, apalánquense

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