alargar

Ladino

Verb

alargar (Latin spelling)

1. to lengthen, elongate

   Synonym: alungar (Balkan)

Mirandese

Verb

alargar (first-person singular present indicative alargo, past participle alargado)

1. to widen

Alternative forms

• alhargar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ largo (“wide”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.laɦˈɡa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.laɦˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.laɾˈɡa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.laʁˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.laʁˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laɻˈɡa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐɾˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.lɐɾˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐɾˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.lɐɾˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐɾˈɡa.ɾi/ [ɐ.lɐɾˈɣa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧lar‧gar

Verb

alargar (first-person singular present alargo, first-person singular preterite alarguei, past participle alargado)

1. to widen (to make or become wider or broader)

   Synonym: estender

   Antonym: estreitar

   Alargaram o canal com uma draga.

   They widened the canal with a dredge.

2. to increase the scope or extent of

   Synonyms: ampliar, aumentar, estender

   Alarguei a rede de área local da minha casa.

   I enlarged my house’s local area network.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alargar (g-gu alternation) (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	alargar
Personal	alargar	alargares	alargar	alargarmos	alargardes	alargarem
Gerund
	alargando
Past participle
Masculine	alargado			alargados
Feminine	alargada			alargadas
Indicative
Present	alargo	alargas	alarga	alargamos	alargais	alargam
Imperfect	alargava	alargavas	alargava	alargávamos	alargáveis	alargavam
Preterite	alarguei	alargaste	alargou	alargamos1, alargámos2	alargastes	alargaram
Pluperfect	alargara	alargaras	alargara	alargáramos	alargáreis	alargaram
Future	alargarei	alargarás	alargará	alargaremos	alargareis	alargarão
Conditional	alargaria	alargarias	alargaria	alargaríamos	alargaríeis	alargariam
Subjunctive
Present	alargue	alargues	alargue	alarguemos	alargueis	alarguem
Imperfect	alargasse	alargasses	alargasse	alargássemos	alargásseis	alargassem
Future	alargar	alargares	alargar	alargarmos	alargardes	alargarem
Imperative
Affirmative		alarga	alargue	alarguemos	alargai	alarguem
Negative (não)		não alargues	não alargue	não alarguemos	não alargueis	não alarguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• alargado
• alargador
• alargamento
• largo

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ largo (“long”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaɾˈɡaɾ/ [a.laɾˈɣ̞aɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧lar‧gar

Verb

alargar (first-person singular present alargo, first-person singular preterite alargué, past participle alargado)

1. to lengthen
   • 2 November 2009, ABC.es, Francisco de Andrés, Los fantasmas de Ceaucescu^[1]:

     Además, los encausados «logran alargar los procesos» de modo indefinido, y, cuando llegan las penas «muchos saben cómo dejarlas en suspenso», se queja el Fiscal anticorrupción rumano.

     However, the accused "can lengthen the proceedings" indefinitely, and, when the sentencing comes, "many know how to put them on hold", complains the Romanian anti-corruption prosecutor.

   Synonym: elongar

2. to stretch, to extend

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alargar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			alargar
gerund			alargando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		alargado		alargada
		plural		alargados		alargadas
		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	alargo	alargastú alargásvos	alarga	alargamos	alargáis	alargan
	imperfect	alargaba	alargabas	alargaba	alargábamos	alargabais	alargaban
	preterite	alargué	alargaste	alargó	alargamos	alargasteis	alargaron
	future	alargaré	alargarás	alargará	alargaremos	alargaréis	alargarán
	conditional	alargaría	alargarías	alargaría	alargaríamos	alargaríais	alargarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	alargue	alarguestú alarguésvos2	alargue	alarguemos	alarguéis	alarguen
	imperfect (ra)	alargara	alargaras	alargara	alargáramos	alargarais	alargaran
	imperfect (se)	alargase	alargases	alargase	alargásemos	alargaseis	alargasen
	future1	alargare	alargares	alargare	alargáremos	alargareis	alargaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		alargatú alargávos	alargue	alarguemos	alargad	alarguen
	negative		no alargues	no alargue	no alarguemos	no alarguéis	no alarguen

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

    Selected combined forms of alargar (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 alargar	dative	alargarme	alargarte	alargarle, alargarse	alargarnos	alargaros	alargarles, alargarse
	accusative	alargarme	alargarte	alargarlo, alargarla, alargarse	alargarnos	alargaros	alargarlos, alargarlas, alargarse
with gerund alargando	dative	alargándome	alargándote	alargándole, alargándose	alargándonos	alargándoos	alargándoles, alargándose
	accusative	alargándome	alargándote	alargándolo, alargándola, alargándose	alargándonos	alargándoos	alargándolos, alargándolas, alargándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative alarga	dative	alárgame	alárgate	alárgale	alárganos	not used	alárgales
	accusative	alárgame	alárgate	alárgalo, alárgala	alárganos	not used	alárgalos, alárgalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative alargá	dative	alargame	alargate	alargale	alarganos	not used	alargales
	accusative	alargame	alargate	alargalo, alargala	alarganos	not used	alargalos, alargalas
with formal second-person singular imperative alargue	dative	alárgueme	not used	alárguele, alárguese	alárguenos	not used	alárgueles
	accusative	alárgueme	not used	alárguelo, alárguela, alárguese	alárguenos	not used	alárguelos, alárguelas
with first-person plural imperative alarguemos	dative	not used	alarguémoste	alarguémosle	alarguémonos	alarguémoos	alarguémosles
	accusative	not used	alarguémoste	alarguémoslo, alarguémosla	alarguémonos	alarguémoos	alarguémoslos, alarguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative alargad	dative	alargadme	not used	alargadle	alargadnos	alargaos	alargadles
	accusative	alargadme	not used	alargadlo, alargadla	alargadnos	alargaos	alargadlos, alargadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative alarguen	dative	alárguenme	not used	alárguenle	alárguennos	not used	alárguenles, alárguense
	accusative	alárguenme	not used	alárguenlo, alárguenla	alárguennos	not used	alárguenlos, alárguenlas, alárguense

Derived terms

• alargador
• alargamiento
• alargar la mano
• alargarse

Further reading

• “alargar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10