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Asturian
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin minuāre, from Classical Latin minuere.
Verb
menguar (first-person singular indicative present menguo, past participle menguáu)
- to shrink, drop, wane
Conjugation
Conjugation of menguar
infinitive
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menguar
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gerund
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menguando
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past participle
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m menguáu, f menguada, n menguao, m pl menguaos, f pl menguaes
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person
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first singular yo
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second singular tu
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third singular él/elli
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first plural nosotros/nós
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second plural vosotros/vós
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third plural ellos
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indicative
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present
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menguo
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mengües
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mengua
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menguamos
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menguáis
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mengüen
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imperfect
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menguaba
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menguabes
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menguaba
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menguábemos, menguábamos
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menguabeis, menguabais
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menguaben
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preterite
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mengüé
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menguasti, mengüesti
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menguó
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mengüemos
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menguastis, mengüestis
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menguaron
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pluperfect
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menguare, menguara
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menguares, menguaras
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menguare, menguara
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menguáremos, menguáramos
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menguareis, menguarais
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menguaren, menguaran
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future
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menguaré
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menguarás
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menguará
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menguaremos
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menguaréis
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menguarán
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conditional
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menguaría
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menguaríes
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menguaría
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menguaríemos, menguaríamos
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menguaríeis, menguaríais
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menguaríen
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subjunctive
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present
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mengüe
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mengües, menguas
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mengüe
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mengüemos
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mengüéis
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mengüen, menguan
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imperfect
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menguare, menguara
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menguares, menguaras
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menguare, menguara
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menguáremos, menguáramos
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menguareis, menguarais
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menguaren, menguaran
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imperative
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—
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mengua
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—
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—
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menguái
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—
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See also
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin minuāre, from Classical Latin minuere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /menˈɡwaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: men‧guar
Verb
menguar (first-person singular present menguo, first-person singular preterite mengüé, past participle menguado)
- (intransitive) to wane
- (intransitive) to decrease, diminish
- Synonym: disminuir
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of menguar (gu-gü alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive menguar
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dative
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menguarme
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menguarte
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menguarle, menguarse
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menguarnos
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menguaros
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menguarles, menguarse
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accusative
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menguarme
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menguarte
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menguarlo, menguarla, menguarse
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menguarnos
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menguaros
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menguarlos, menguarlas, menguarse
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with gerund menguando
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dative
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menguándome
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menguándote
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menguándole, menguándose
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menguándonos
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menguándoos
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menguándoles, menguándose
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accusative
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menguándome
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menguándote
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menguándolo, menguándola, menguándose
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menguándonos
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menguándoos
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menguándolos, menguándolas, menguándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative mengua
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dative
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ménguame
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ménguate
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ménguale
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ménguanos
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not used
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ménguales
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accusative
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ménguame
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ménguate
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méngualo, ménguala
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ménguanos
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not used
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méngualos, méngualas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative menguá
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dative
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menguame
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menguate
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menguale
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menguanos
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not used
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menguales
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accusative
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menguame
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menguate
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mengualo, menguala
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menguanos
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not used
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mengualos, mengualas
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with formal second-person singular imperative mengüe
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dative
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méngüeme
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not used
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méngüele, méngüese
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méngüenos
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not used
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méngüeles
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accusative
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méngüeme
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not used
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méngüelo, méngüela, méngüese
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méngüenos
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not used
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méngüelos, méngüelas
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with first-person plural imperative mengüemos
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dative
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not used
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mengüémoste
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mengüémosle
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mengüémonos
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mengüémoos
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mengüémosles
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accusative
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not used
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mengüémoste
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mengüémoslo, mengüémosla
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mengüémonos
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mengüémoos
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mengüémoslos, mengüémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative menguad
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dative
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menguadme
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not used
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menguadle
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menguadnos
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menguaos
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menguadles
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accusative
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menguadme
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not used
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menguadlo, menguadla
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menguadnos
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menguaos
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menguadlos, menguadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative mengüen
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dative
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méngüenme
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not used
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méngüenle
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méngüennos
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not used
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méngüenles, méngüense
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accusative
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méngüenme
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not used
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méngüenlo, méngüenla
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méngüennos
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not used
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méngüenlos, méngüenlas, méngüense
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Derived terms
Further reading
- Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1985) “menguar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 38
- “menguar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28