malograr

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Portuguese

Etymology

From mal (“badly”) +‎ lograr (“to acquire”).

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ma‧lo‧grar

Verb

malograr (first-person singular present malogro, first-person singular preterite malogrei, past participle malogrado)

  1. (transitive) to harm, botch, spoil, ruin
    Synonyms: prejudicar, estragar, inutilizar
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to fail
    Synonym: fracassar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of malograr (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 malograr
Personal malograr malograres malograr malograrmos malogrardes malograrem
Gerund
malogrando
Past participle
Masculine malogrado malogrados
Feminine malograda malogradas
Indicative
Present malogro malogras malogra malogramos malograis malogram
Imperfect malograva malogravas malograva malográvamos malográveis malogravam
Preterite malogrei malograste malogrou malogramos1, malográmos2 malograstes malograram
Pluperfect malograra malograras malograra malográramos malográreis malograram
Future malograrei malograrás malogrará malograremos malograreis malograrão
Conditional malograria malograrias malograria malograríamos malograríeis malograriam
Subjunctive
Present malogre malogres malogre malogremos malogreis malogrem
Imperfect malograsse malograsses malograsse malográssemos malográsseis malograssem
Future malograr malograres malograr malograrmos malogrardes malograrem
Imperative
Affirmative malogra malogre malogremos malograi malogrem
Negative (não) não malogres não malogre não malogremos não malogreis não malogrem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From mal- +‎ lograr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maloˈɡɾaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ma‧lo‧grar

Verb

malograr (first-person singular present malogro, first-person singular preterite malogré, past participle malogrado)

  1. (transitive) to ruin, spoil
    Synonyms: arruinar, echar a perder, desgraciar
  2. to break

Conjugation

    Conjugation of malograr (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive malograr
gerund malogrando
past participle masculine feminine
singular malogrado malograda
plural malogrados malogradas
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 malogro malograstú
malográsvos 		malogra malogramos malográis malogran
imperfect malograba malograbas malograba malográbamos malograbais malograban
preterite malogré malograste malogró malogramos malograsteis malograron
future malograré malograrás malogrará malograremos malograréis malograrán
conditional malograría malograrías malograría malograríamos malograríais malograrían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present malogre malogrestú
malogrésvos2 		malogre malogremos malogréis malogren
imperfect
(ra) 		malograra malograras malograra malográramos malograrais malograran
imperfect
(se) 		malograse malograses malograse malográsemos malograseis malograsen
future1 malograre malograres malograre malográremos malograreis malograren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative malogratú
malográvos 		malogre malogremos malograd malogren
negative no malogres no malogre no malogremos no malogréis no malogren

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

    Selected combined forms of malograr

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 malograr
dative malograrme malograrte malograrle, malograrse malograrnos malograros malograrles, malograrse
accusative malograrme malograrte malograrlo, malograrla, malograrse malograrnos malograros malograrlos, malograrlas, malograrse
with gerund malogrando
dative malográndome malográndote malográndole, malográndose malográndonos malográndoos malográndoles, malográndose
accusative malográndome malográndote malográndolo, malográndola, malográndose malográndonos malográndoos malográndolos, malográndolas, malográndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative malogra
dative malógrame malógrate malógrale malógranos not used malógrales
accusative malógrame malógrate malógralo, malógrala malógranos not used malógralos, malógralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative malográ
dative malograme malograte malograle malogranos not used malograles
accusative malograme malograte malogralo, malograla malogranos not used malogralos, malogralas
with formal second-person singular imperative malogre
dative malógreme not used malógrele, malógrese malógrenos not used malógreles
accusative malógreme not used malógrelo, malógrela, malógrese malógrenos not used malógrelos, malógrelas
with first-person plural imperative malogremos
dative not used malogrémoste malogrémosle malogrémonos malogrémoos malogrémosles
accusative not used malogrémoste malogrémoslo, malogrémosla malogrémonos malogrémoos malogrémoslos, malogrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative malograd
dative malogradme not used malogradle malogradnos malograos malogradles
accusative malogradme not used malogradlo, malogradla malogradnos malograos malogradlos, malogradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative malogren
dative malógrenme not used malógrenle malógrennos not used malógrenles, malógrense
accusative malógrenme not used malógrenlo, malógrenla malógrennos not used malógrenlos, malógrenlas, malógrense

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