macerar

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin macērāre (“to soften”). Doublet of maurar, an inherited form.

Pronunciation

Verb

macerar (first-person singular present macero, first-person singular preterite macerí, past participle macerat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to macerate (to soften in a liquid)
    Synonym: estovar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of macerar (first conjugation)
infinitive macerar
gerund macerant
past participle masculine feminine
singular macerat macerada
plural macerats macerades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present macero maceres macera macerem macereu maceren
imperfect macerava maceraves macerava maceràvem maceràveu maceraven
future maceraré maceraràs macerarà macerarem macerareu maceraran
preterite macerí macerares macerà maceràrem maceràreu maceraren
conditional maceraria maceraries maceraria maceraríem maceraríeu macerarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present maceri maceris maceri macerem macereu macerin
imperfect macerés maceressis macerés maceréssim maceréssiu maceressin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — macera maceri macerem macereu macerin
negative (no) — no maceris no maceri no macerem no macereu no macerin

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mācerāre (“to soften”).

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

macerar (first-person singular present macero, first-person singular preterite macerei, past participle macerado)

  1. (transitive) to macerate (to soften in a liquid)
    Synonym: amolecer
  2. (figuratively) to torture

Conjugation

    Conjugation of macerar (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 macerar
Personal macerar macerares macerar macerarmos macerardes macerarem
Gerund
macerando
Past participle
Masculine macerado macerados
Feminine macerada maceradas
Indicative
Present macero maceras macera maceramos macerais maceram
Imperfect macerava maceravas macerava macerávamos maceráveis maceravam
Preterite macerei maceraste macerou maceramos1, macerámos2 macerastes maceraram
Pluperfect macerara maceraras macerara maceráramos maceráreis maceraram
Future macerarei macerarás macerará maceraremos macerareis macerarão
Conditional maceraria macerarias maceraria maceraríamos maceraríeis macerariam
Subjunctive
Present macere maceres macere maceremos macereis macerem
Imperfect macerasse macerasses macerasse macerássemos macerásseis macerassem
Future macerar macerares macerar macerarmos macerardes macerarem
Imperative
Affirmative macera macere maceremos macerai macerem
Negative (não) não maceres não macere não maceremos não macereis não macerem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin macērāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /maθeˈɾaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /maseˈɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ce‧rar

Verb

macerar (first-person singular present macero, first-person singular preterite maceré, past participle macerado)

  1. (transitive) to macerate (to soften in a liquid)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of macerar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive macerar
gerund macerando
past participle masculine feminine
singular macerado macerada
plural macerados maceradas
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 macero macerastú
macerásvos 		macera maceramos maceráis maceran
imperfect maceraba macerabas maceraba macerábamos macerabais maceraban
preterite maceré maceraste maceró maceramos macerasteis maceraron
future maceraré macerarás macerará maceraremos maceraréis macerarán
conditional maceraría macerarías maceraría maceraríamos maceraríais macerarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present macere macerestú
macerésvos2 		macere maceremos maceréis maceren
imperfect
(ra) 		macerara maceraras macerara maceráramos macerarais maceraran
imperfect
(se) 		macerase macerases macerase macerásemos maceraseis macerasen
future1 macerare macerares macerare maceráremos macerareis maceraren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative maceratú
macerávos 		macere maceremos macerad maceren
negative no maceres no macere no maceremos no maceréis no maceren

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

    Selected combined forms of macerar

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 macerar
dative macerarme macerarte macerarle, macerarse macerarnos maceraros macerarles, macerarse
accusative macerarme macerarte macerarlo, macerarla, macerarse macerarnos maceraros macerarlos, macerarlas, macerarse
with gerund macerando
dative macerándome macerándote macerándole, macerándose macerándonos macerándoos macerándoles, macerándose
accusative macerándome macerándote macerándolo, macerándola, macerándose macerándonos macerándoos macerándolos, macerándolas, macerándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative macera
dative macérame macérate macérale macéranos not used macérales
accusative macérame macérate macéralo, macérala macéranos not used macéralos, macéralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative macerá
dative macerame macerate macerale maceranos not used macerales
accusative macerame macerate maceralo, macerala maceranos not used maceralos, maceralas
with formal second-person singular imperative macere
dative macéreme not used macérele, macérese macérenos not used macéreles
accusative macéreme not used macérelo, macérela, macérese macérenos not used macérelos, macérelas
with first-person plural imperative maceremos
dative not used macerémoste macerémosle macerémonos macerémoos macerémosles
accusative not used macerémoste macerémoslo, macerémosla macerémonos macerémoos macerémoslos, macerémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative macerad
dative maceradme not used maceradle maceradnos maceraos maceradles
accusative maceradme not used maceradlo, maceradla maceradnos maceraos maceradlos, maceradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative maceren
dative macérenme not used macérenle macérennos not used macérenles, macérense
accusative macérenme not used macérenlo, macérenla macérennos not used macérenlos, macérenlas, macérense

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