diptongar

Spanish

Etymology

From diptongo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dibtonˈɡaɾ/ [d̪iβ̞.t̪õŋˈɡaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: dip‧ton‧gar

Verb

diptongar (first-person singular present diptongo, first-person singular preterite diptongué, past participle diptongado)

1. to pronounce a diphthong

Conjugation

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

infinitive			diptongar
gerund			diptongando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		diptongado		diptongada
		plural		diptongados		diptongadas
		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	diptongo	diptongastú diptongásvos	diptonga	diptongamos	diptongáis	diptongan
	imperfect	diptongaba	diptongabas	diptongaba	diptongábamos	diptongabais	diptongaban
	preterite	diptongué	diptongaste	diptongó	diptongamos	diptongasteis	diptongaron
	future	diptongaré	diptongarás	diptongará	diptongaremos	diptongaréis	diptongarán
	conditional	diptongaría	diptongarías	diptongaría	diptongaríamos	diptongaríais	diptongarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	diptongue	diptonguestú diptonguésvos2	diptongue	diptonguemos	diptonguéis	diptonguen
	imperfect (ra)	diptongara	diptongaras	diptongara	diptongáramos	diptongarais	diptongaran
	imperfect (se)	diptongase	diptongases	diptongase	diptongásemos	diptongaseis	diptongasen
	future1	diptongare	diptongares	diptongare	diptongáremos	diptongareis	diptongaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		diptongatú diptongávos	diptongue	diptonguemos	diptongad	diptonguen
	negative		no diptongues	no diptongue	no diptonguemos	no diptonguéis	no diptonguen

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

    Selected combined forms of diptongar (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 diptongar	dative	diptongarme	diptongarte	diptongarle, diptongarse	diptongarnos	diptongaros	diptongarles, diptongarse
	accusative	diptongarme	diptongarte	diptongarlo, diptongarla, diptongarse	diptongarnos	diptongaros	diptongarlos, diptongarlas, diptongarse
with gerund diptongando	dative	diptongándome	diptongándote	diptongándole, diptongándose	diptongándonos	diptongándoos	diptongándoles, diptongándose
	accusative	diptongándome	diptongándote	diptongándolo, diptongándola, diptongándose	diptongándonos	diptongándoos	diptongándolos, diptongándolas, diptongándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative diptonga	dative	diptóngame	diptóngate	diptóngale	diptónganos	not used	diptóngales
	accusative	diptóngame	diptóngate	diptóngalo, diptóngala	diptónganos	not used	diptóngalos, diptóngalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative diptongá	dative	diptongame	diptongate	diptongale	diptonganos	not used	diptongales
	accusative	diptongame	diptongate	diptongalo, diptongala	diptonganos	not used	diptongalos, diptongalas
with formal second-person singular imperative diptongue	dative	diptóngueme	not used	diptónguele, diptónguese	diptónguenos	not used	diptóngueles
	accusative	diptóngueme	not used	diptónguelo, diptónguela, diptónguese	diptónguenos	not used	diptónguelos, diptónguelas
with first-person plural imperative diptonguemos	dative	not used	diptonguémoste	diptonguémosle	diptonguémonos	diptonguémoos	diptonguémosles
	accusative	not used	diptonguémoste	diptonguémoslo, diptonguémosla	diptonguémonos	diptonguémoos	diptonguémoslos, diptonguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative diptongad	dative	diptongadme	not used	diptongadle	diptongadnos	diptongaos	diptongadles
	accusative	diptongadme	not used	diptongadlo, diptongadla	diptongadnos	diptongaos	diptongadlos, diptongadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative diptonguen	dative	diptónguenme	not used	diptónguenle	diptónguennos	not used	diptónguenles, diptónguense
	accusative	diptónguenme	not used	diptónguenlo, diptónguenla	diptónguennos	not used	diptónguenlos, diptónguenlas, diptónguense

Further reading

• “diptongar”, 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