alivianar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ liviano +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alibjaˈnaɾ/ [a.li.β̞jaˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧li‧via‧nar

Verb

alivianar (first-person singular present aliviano, first-person singular preterite aliviané, past participle alivianado)

1. (transitive, Latin America) to dull, lighten (to soften, moderate or blunt)
2. (transitive, euphemistic, colloquial, El Salvador) to kill (someone)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alivianar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			alivianar
gerund			alivianando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		alivianado		alivianada
		plural		alivianados		alivianadas
		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	aliviano	alivianastú alivianásvos	aliviana	alivianamos	alivianáis	alivianan
	imperfect	alivianaba	alivianabas	alivianaba	alivianábamos	alivianabais	alivianaban
	preterite	aliviané	alivianaste	alivianó	alivianamos	alivianasteis	alivianaron
	future	alivianaré	alivianarás	alivianará	alivianaremos	alivianaréis	alivianarán
	conditional	alivianaría	alivianarías	alivianaría	alivianaríamos	alivianaríais	alivianarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	aliviane	alivianestú alivianésvos2	aliviane	alivianemos	alivianéis	alivianen
	imperfect (ra)	alivianara	alivianaras	alivianara	alivianáramos	alivianarais	alivianaran
	imperfect (se)	alivianase	alivianases	alivianase	alivianásemos	alivianaseis	alivianasen
	future1	alivianare	alivianares	alivianare	alivianáremos	alivianareis	alivianaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		alivianatú alivianávos	aliviane	alivianemos	alivianad	alivianen
	negative		no alivianes	no aliviane	no alivianemos	no alivianéis	no alivianen

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

    Selected combined forms of alivianar

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 alivianar
	dative	alivianarme	alivianarte	alivianarle, alivianarse	alivianarnos	alivianaros	alivianarles, alivianarse
	accusative	alivianarme	alivianarte	alivianarlo, alivianarla, alivianarse	alivianarnos	alivianaros	alivianarlos, alivianarlas, alivianarse
with gerund alivianando
	dative	alivianándome	alivianándote	alivianándole, alivianándose	alivianándonos	alivianándoos	alivianándoles, alivianándose
	accusative	alivianándome	alivianándote	alivianándolo, alivianándola, alivianándose	alivianándonos	alivianándoos	alivianándolos, alivianándolas, alivianándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative aliviana
	dative	aliviáname	aliviánate	aliviánale	aliviánanos	not used	aliviánales
	accusative	aliviáname	aliviánate	aliviánalo, aliviánala	aliviánanos	not used	aliviánalos, aliviánalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative alivianá
	dative	alivianame	alivianate	alivianale	aliviananos	not used	alivianales
	accusative	alivianame	alivianate	alivianalo, alivianala	aliviananos	not used	alivianalos, alivianalas
with formal second-person singular imperative aliviane
	dative	aliviáneme	not used	aliviánele, aliviánese	aliviánenos	not used	aliviáneles
	accusative	aliviáneme	not used	aliviánelo, aliviánela, aliviánese	aliviánenos	not used	aliviánelos, aliviánelas
with first-person plural imperative alivianemos
	dative	not used	alivianémoste	alivianémosle	alivianémonos	alivianémoos	alivianémosles
	accusative	not used	alivianémoste	alivianémoslo, alivianémosla	alivianémonos	alivianémoos	alivianémoslos, alivianémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative alivianad
	dative	alivianadme	not used	alivianadle	alivianadnos	alivianaos	alivianadles
	accusative	alivianadme	not used	alivianadlo, alivianadla	alivianadnos	alivianaos	alivianadlos, alivianadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative alivianen
	dative	aliviánenme	not used	aliviánenle	aliviánennos	not used	aliviánenles, aliviánense
	accusative	aliviánenme	not used	aliviánenlo, aliviánenla	aliviánennos	not used	aliviánenlos, aliviánenlas, aliviánense

Further reading

• “alivianar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
• “alivianar” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010