avalar

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Pronunciation

Verb

avalar (first-person singular present avalo, first-person singular preterite avalí, past participle avalat)

  1. to endorse
  2. to reply to

Conjugation

    Conjugation of avalar (first conjugation)
infinitive avalar
gerund avalant
past participle masculine feminine
singular avalat avalada
plural avalats avalades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present avalo avales avala avalem avaleu avalen
imperfect avalava avalaves avalava avalàvem avalàveu avalaven
future avalaré avalaràs avalarà avalarem avalareu avalaran
preterite avalí avalares avalà avalàrem avalàreu avalaren
conditional avalaria avalaries avalaria avalaríem avalaríeu avalarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present avali avalis avali avalem avaleu avalin
imperfect avalés avalessis avalés avaléssim avaléssiu avalessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — avala avali avalem avaleu avalin
negative (no) — no avalis no avali no avalem no avaleu no avalin

Spanish

Etymology

From aval +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abaˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧va‧lar

Verb

avalar (first-person singular present avalo, first-person singular preterite avalé, past participle avalado)

  1. (transitive) to endorse, to back, to support
    Synonym: respaldar
    avalar la teoría
    corroborate the theory
    avalar la apuesta
    uphold the bet
    avalar una petición
    back a petition
    avalar su cultura
    support their culture
    • 1983, “chaapter 66”, in Informe Conadep:
      Existen pruebas suficientes para avalar la existencia de tales grupos y de su ubicación «legítima» en la estructura formal de las fuerzas armadas.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of avalar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive avalar
gerund avalando
past participle masculine feminine
singular avalado avalada
plural avalados avaladas
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 avalo avalastú
avalásvos 		avala avalamos avaláis avalan
imperfect avalaba avalabas avalaba avalábamos avalabais avalaban
preterite avalé avalaste avaló avalamos avalasteis avalaron
future avalaré avalarás avalará avalaremos avalaréis avalarán
conditional avalaría avalarías avalaría avalaríamos avalaríais avalarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present avale avalestú
avalésvos2 		avale avalemos avaléis avalen
imperfect
(ra) 		avalara avalaras avalara avaláramos avalarais avalaran
imperfect
(se) 		avalase avalases avalase avalásemos avalaseis avalasen
future1 avalare avalares avalare avaláremos avalareis avalaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative avalatú
avalávos 		avale avalemos avalad avalen
negative no avales no avale no avalemos no avaléis no avalen

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

    Selected combined forms of avalar

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 avalar
dative avalarme avalarte avalarle, avalarse avalarnos avalaros avalarles, avalarse
accusative avalarme avalarte avalarlo, avalarla, avalarse avalarnos avalaros avalarlos, avalarlas, avalarse
with gerund avalando
dative avalándome avalándote avalándole, avalándose avalándonos avalándoos avalándoles, avalándose
accusative avalándome avalándote avalándolo, avalándola, avalándose avalándonos avalándoos avalándolos, avalándolas, avalándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative avala
dative aválame aválate aválale aválanos not used aválales
accusative aválame aválate aválalo, aválala aválanos not used aválalos, aválalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative avalá
dative avalame avalate avalale avalanos not used avalales
accusative avalame avalate avalalo, avalala avalanos not used avalalos, avalalas
with formal second-person singular imperative avale
dative aváleme not used aválele, aválese aválenos not used aváleles
accusative aváleme not used aválelo, aválela, aválese aválenos not used aválelos, aválelas
with first-person plural imperative avalemos
dative not used avalémoste avalémosle avalémonos avalémoos avalémosles
accusative not used avalémoste avalémoslo, avalémosla avalémonos avalémoos avalémoslos, avalémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative avalad
dative avaladme not used avaladle avaladnos avalaos avaladles
accusative avaladme not used avaladlo, avaladla avaladnos avalaos avaladlos, avaladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative avalen
dative aválenme not used aválenle aválennos not used aválenles, aválense
accusative aválenme not used aválenlo, aválenla aválennos not used aválenlos, aválenlas, aválense

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