merendar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From merenda (“snack”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

merendar (first-person singular present merendo, first-person singular preterite merendei, past participle merendado)

  1. to have a snack
    Synonym: lanchar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of merendar (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 merendar
Personal merendar merendares merendar merendarmos merendardes merendarem
Gerund
merendando
Past participle
Masculine merendado merendados
Feminine merendada merendadas
Indicative
Present merendo merendas merenda merendamos merendais merendam
Imperfect merendava merendavas merendava merendávamos merendáveis merendavam
Preterite merendei merendaste merendou merendamos1, merendámos2 merendastes merendaram
Pluperfect merendara merendaras merendara merendáramos merendáreis merendaram
Future merendarei merendarás merendará merendaremos merendareis merendarão
Conditional merendaria merendarias merendaria merendaríamos merendaríeis merendariam
Subjunctive
Present merende merendes merende merendemos merendeis merendem
Imperfect merendasse merendasses merendasse merendássemos merendásseis merendassem
Future merendar merendares merendar merendarmos merendardes merendarem
Imperative
Affirmative merenda merende merendemos merendai merendem
Negative (não) não merendes não merende não merendemos não merendeis não merendem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish merendar, from (rare) Late Latin merendāre (“to take a late lunch”), from Classical Latin merenda (“luncheon taken around tea-time”), from mereō (“to earn, deserve”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meɾenˈdaɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧ren‧dar

Verb

merendar (first-person singular present meriendo, first-person singular preterite merendé, past participle merendado)

  1. to have a snack, especially in the period between lunch and dinner
  2. (informal) to defeat in some game or competition

Conjugation

    Conjugation of merendar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive merendar
gerund merendando
past participle masculine feminine
singular merendado merendada
plural merendados merendadas
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 meriendo meriendastú
merendásvos 		merienda merendamos merendáis meriendan
imperfect merendaba merendabas merendaba merendábamos merendabais merendaban
preterite merendé merendaste merendó merendamos merendasteis merendaron
future merendaré merendarás merendará merendaremos merendaréis merendarán
conditional merendaría merendarías merendaría merendaríamos merendaríais merendarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present meriende meriendestú
merendésvos2 		meriende merendemos merendéis merienden
imperfect
(ra) 		merendara merendaras merendara merendáramos merendarais merendaran
imperfect
(se) 		merendase merendases merendase merendásemos merendaseis merendasen
future1 merendare merendares merendare merendáremos merendareis merendaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative meriendatú
merendávos 		meriende merendemos merendad merienden
negative no meriendes no meriende no merendemos no merendéis no merienden

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

    Selected combined forms of merendar (e-ie 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 merendar
dative merendarme merendarte merendarle, merendarse merendarnos merendaros merendarles, merendarse
accusative merendarme merendarte merendarlo, merendarla, merendarse merendarnos merendaros merendarlos, merendarlas, merendarse
with gerund merendando
dative merendándome merendándote merendándole, merendándose merendándonos merendándoos merendándoles, merendándose
accusative merendándome merendándote merendándolo, merendándola, merendándose merendándonos merendándoos merendándolos, merendándolas, merendándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative merienda
dative meriéndame meriéndate meriéndale meriéndanos not used meriéndales
accusative meriéndame meriéndate meriéndalo, meriéndala meriéndanos not used meriéndalos, meriéndalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative merendá
dative merendame merendate merendale merendanos not used merendales
accusative merendame merendate merendalo, merendala merendanos not used merendalos, merendalas
with formal second-person singular imperative meriende
dative meriéndeme not used meriéndele, meriéndese meriéndenos not used meriéndeles
accusative meriéndeme not used meriéndelo, meriéndela, meriéndese meriéndenos not used meriéndelos, meriéndelas
with first-person plural imperative merendemos
dative not used merendémoste merendémosle merendémonos merendémoos merendémosles
accusative not used merendémoste merendémoslo, merendémosla merendémonos merendémoos merendémoslos, merendémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative merendad
dative merendadme not used merendadle merendadnos merendaos merendadles
accusative merendadme not used merendadlo, merendadla merendadnos merendaos merendadlos, merendadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative merienden
dative meriéndenme not used meriéndenle meriéndennos not used meriéndenles, meriéndense
accusative meriéndenme not used meriéndenlo, meriéndenla meriéndennos not used meriéndenlos, meriéndenlas, meriéndense

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