formalizar

Portuguese

Etymology

From formal +‎ -izar. Compare with Spanish formalizar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.ma.liˈza(ʁ)/ [foɦ.ma.liˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.ma.liˈza(ʁ)/ [foɦ.ma.liˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /foɾ.ma.liˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʁ.ma.liˈza(ʁ)/ [foʁ.ma.liˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɻ.ma.liˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.mɐ.liˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.mɐ.liˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.mɐ.liˈza.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: for‧ma‧li‧zar

Verb

formalizar (first-person singular present formalizo, first-person singular preterite formalizei, past participle formalizado)

1. (transitive) to formalize (to make official)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of formalizar (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	formalizar
Personal	formalizar	formalizares	formalizar	formalizarmos	formalizardes	formalizarem
Gerund
	formalizando
Past participle
Masculine	formalizado			formalizados
Feminine	formalizada			formalizadas
Indicative
Present	formalizo	formalizas	formaliza	formalizamos	formalizais	formalizam
Imperfect	formalizava	formalizavas	formalizava	formalizávamos	formalizáveis	formalizavam
Preterite	formalizei	formalizaste	formalizou	formalizamos1, formalizámos2	formalizastes	formalizaram
Pluperfect	formalizara	formalizaras	formalizara	formalizáramos	formalizáreis	formalizaram
Future	formalizarei	formalizarás	formalizará	formalizaremos	formalizareis	formalizarão
Conditional	formalizaria	formalizarias	formalizaria	formalizaríamos	formalizaríeis	formalizariam
Subjunctive
Present	formalize	formalizes	formalize	formalizemos	formalizeis	formalizem
Imperfect	formalizasse	formalizasses	formalizasse	formalizássemos	formalizásseis	formalizassem
Future	formalizar	formalizares	formalizar	formalizarmos	formalizardes	formalizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		formaliza	formalize	formalizemos	formalizai	formalizem
Negative (não)		não formalizes	não formalize	não formalizemos	não formalizeis	não formalizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “formalizar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “formalizar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “formalizar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “formalizar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “formalizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From formal +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /foɾmaliˈθaɾ/ [foɾ.ma.liˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /foɾmaliˈsaɾ/ [foɾ.ma.liˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: for‧ma‧li‧zar

Verb

formalizar (first-person singular present formalizo, first-person singular preterite formalicé, past participle formalizado)

1. to formalize
2. to finalize

   Synonyms: finalizar, ultimar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of formalizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			formalizar
gerund			formalizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		formalizado		formalizada
		plural		formalizados		formalizadas
		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	formalizo	formalizastú formalizásvos	formaliza	formalizamos	formalizáis	formalizan
	imperfect	formalizaba	formalizabas	formalizaba	formalizábamos	formalizabais	formalizaban
	preterite	formalicé	formalizaste	formalizó	formalizamos	formalizasteis	formalizaron
	future	formalizaré	formalizarás	formalizará	formalizaremos	formalizaréis	formalizarán
	conditional	formalizaría	formalizarías	formalizaría	formalizaríamos	formalizaríais	formalizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	formalice	formalicestú formalicésvos2	formalice	formalicemos	formalicéis	formalicen
	imperfect (ra)	formalizara	formalizaras	formalizara	formalizáramos	formalizarais	formalizaran
	imperfect (se)	formalizase	formalizases	formalizase	formalizásemos	formalizaseis	formalizasen
	future1	formalizare	formalizares	formalizare	formalizáremos	formalizareis	formalizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		formalizatú formalizávos	formalice	formalicemos	formalizad	formalicen
	negative		no formalices	no formalice	no formalicemos	no formalicéis	no formalicen

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

    Selected combined forms of formalizar (c-z 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 formalizar
	dative	formalizarme	formalizarte	formalizarle, formalizarse	formalizarnos	formalizaros	formalizarles, formalizarse
	accusative	formalizarme	formalizarte	formalizarlo, formalizarla, formalizarse	formalizarnos	formalizaros	formalizarlos, formalizarlas, formalizarse
with gerund formalizando
	dative	formalizándome	formalizándote	formalizándole, formalizándose	formalizándonos	formalizándoos	formalizándoles, formalizándose
	accusative	formalizándome	formalizándote	formalizándolo, formalizándola, formalizándose	formalizándonos	formalizándoos	formalizándolos, formalizándolas, formalizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative formaliza
	dative	formalízame	formalízate	formalízale	formalízanos	not used	formalízales
	accusative	formalízame	formalízate	formalízalo, formalízala	formalízanos	not used	formalízalos, formalízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative formalizá
	dative	formalizame	formalizate	formalizale	formalizanos	not used	formalizales
	accusative	formalizame	formalizate	formalizalo, formalizala	formalizanos	not used	formalizalos, formalizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative formalice
	dative	formalíceme	not used	formalícele, formalícese	formalícenos	not used	formalíceles
	accusative	formalíceme	not used	formalícelo, formalícela, formalícese	formalícenos	not used	formalícelos, formalícelas
with first-person plural imperative formalicemos
	dative	not used	formalicémoste	formalicémosle	formalicémonos	formalicémoos	formalicémosles
	accusative	not used	formalicémoste	formalicémoslo, formalicémosla	formalicémonos	formalicémoos	formalicémoslos, formalicémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative formalizad
	dative	formalizadme	not used	formalizadle	formalizadnos	formalizaos	formalizadles
	accusative	formalizadme	not used	formalizadlo, formalizadla	formalizadnos	formalizaos	formalizadlos, formalizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative formalicen
	dative	formalícenme	not used	formalícenle	formalícennos	not used	formalícenles, formalícense
	accusative	formalícenme	not used	formalícenlo, formalícenla	formalícennos	not used	formalícenlos, formalícenlas, formalícense

Related terms

• formalidad
• formalmente

 

Further reading

• “formalizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28