holgar

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin follicāre (“to pant, blow, breathe”), from Latin follis (“bellows”) whence English fool and folly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /olˈɡaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: hol‧gar

Verb

holgar (first-person singular present huelgo, first-person singular preterite holgué, past participle holgado)

  1. to rest (after labor), be idle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of holgar (o-ue alternation; g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive holgar
gerund holgando
past participle masculine feminine
singular holgado holgada
plural holgados holgadas
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 huelgo huelgastú
holgásvos 		huelga holgamos holgáis huelgan
imperfect holgaba holgabas holgaba holgábamos holgabais holgaban
preterite holgué holgaste holgó holgamos holgasteis holgaron
future holgaré holgarás holgará holgaremos holgaréis holgarán
conditional holgaría holgarías holgaría holgaríamos holgaríais holgarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present huelgue huelguestú
holguésvos2 		huelgue holguemos holguéis huelguen
imperfect
(ra) 		holgara holgaras holgara holgáramos holgarais holgaran
imperfect
(se) 		holgase holgases holgase holgásemos holgaseis holgasen
future1 holgare holgares holgare holgáremos holgareis holgaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative huelgatú
holgávos 		huelgue holguemos holgad huelguen
negative no huelgues no huelgue no holguemos no holguéis no huelguen

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

    Selected combined forms of holgar (o-ue alternation; g-gu 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 holgar
dative holgarme holgarte holgarle, holgarse holgarnos holgaros holgarles, holgarse
accusative holgarme holgarte holgarlo, holgarla, holgarse holgarnos holgaros holgarlos, holgarlas, holgarse
with gerund holgando
dative holgándome holgándote holgándole, holgándose holgándonos holgándoos holgándoles, holgándose
accusative holgándome holgándote holgándolo, holgándola, holgándose holgándonos holgándoos holgándolos, holgándolas, holgándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative huelga
dative huélgame huélgate huélgale huélganos not used huélgales
accusative huélgame huélgate huélgalo, huélgala huélganos not used huélgalos, huélgalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative holgá
dative holgame holgate holgale holganos not used holgales
accusative holgame holgate holgalo, holgala holganos not used holgalos, holgalas
with formal second-person singular imperative huelgue
dative huélgueme not used huélguele, huélguese huélguenos not used huélgueles
accusative huélgueme not used huélguelo, huélguela, huélguese huélguenos not used huélguelos, huélguelas
with first-person plural imperative holguemos
dative not used holguémoste holguémosle holguémonos holguémoos holguémosles
accusative not used holguémoste holguémoslo, holguémosla holguémonos holguémoos holguémoslos, holguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative holgad
dative holgadme not used holgadle holgadnos holgaos holgadles
accusative holgadme not used holgadlo, holgadla holgadnos holgaos holgadlos, holgadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative huelguen
dative huélguenme not used huélguenle huélguennos not used huélguenles, huélguense
accusative huélguenme not used huélguenlo, huélguenla huélguennos not used huélguenlos, huélguenlas, huélguense

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