engalanar

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old Galician-Portuguese en-

Portuguese en-

Portuguese galã

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese engalanar

From en- + galã + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.ɡa.laˈna(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡa.laˈna(h)], /ĩ.ɡa.laˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡa.laˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.ɡa.laˈna(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡa.laˈna(h)], /ĩ.ɡa.laˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡa.laˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.ɡa.laˈna(ɾ)/, /ĩ.ɡa.laˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.ɡa.laˈna(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡa.laˈna(χ)], /ĩ.ɡa.laˈna(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡa.laˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.ɡa.laˈna(ɻ)/, /ĩ.ɡa.laˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐ.lɐˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐ.lɐˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡɐ.lɐˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: en‧ga‧la‧nar

Verb

engalanar (first-person singular present engalano, first-person singular preterite engalanei, past participle engalanado)

1. to adorn, to decorate, to festoon

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engalanar (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	engalanar
Personal	engalanar	engalanares	engalanar	engalanarmos	engalanardes	engalanarem
Gerund
	engalanando
Past participle
Masculine	engalanado			engalanados
Feminine	engalanada			engalanadas
Indicative
Present	engalano	engalanas	engalana	engalanamos	engalanais	engalanam
Imperfect	engalanava	engalanavas	engalanava	engalanávamos	engalanáveis	engalanavam
Preterite	engalanei	engalanaste	engalanou	engalanamos1, engalanámos2	engalanastes	engalanaram
Pluperfect	engalanara	engalanaras	engalanara	engalanáramos	engalanáreis	engalanaram
Future	engalanarei	engalanarás	engalanará	engalanaremos	engalanareis	engalanarão
Conditional	engalanaria	engalanarias	engalanaria	engalanaríamos	engalanaríeis	engalanariam
Subjunctive
Present	engalane	engalanes	engalane	engalanemos	engalaneis	engalanem
Imperfect	engalanasse	engalanasses	engalanasse	engalanássemos	engalanásseis	engalanassem
Future	engalanar	engalanares	engalanar	engalanarmos	engalanardes	engalanarem
Imperative
Affirmative		engalana	engalane	engalanemos	engalanai	engalanem
Negative (não)		não engalanes	não engalane	não engalanemos	não engalaneis	não engalanem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “engalanar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “engalanar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old Spanish en-

Spanish en-

Spanish galano

Spanish -ar

Spanish engalanar

From en- + galano + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enɡalaˈnaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡa.laˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧ga‧la‧nar

Verb

engalanar (first-person singular present engalano, first-person singular preterite engalané, past participle engalanado)

1. to adorn, to decorate, to festoon
   • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:

     En cambio la primavera se adelantó tanto, que San José trajo muchas flores, la Encarnación más y San Venancio entró lleno de rosas y claveles. Pocas veces se había visto Ficóbriga tan bien engalanada para las festividades religiosas más interesantes al alma y a los ojos del cristiano

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engalanar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			engalanar
gerund			engalanando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engalanado		engalanada
		plural		engalanados		engalanadas
		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	engalano	engalanastú engalanásvos	engalana	engalanamos	engalanáis	engalanan
	imperfect	engalanaba	engalanabas	engalanaba	engalanábamos	engalanabais	engalanaban
	preterite	engalané	engalanaste	engalanó	engalanamos	engalanasteis	engalanaron
	future	engalanaré	engalanarás	engalanará	engalanaremos	engalanaréis	engalanarán
	conditional	engalanaría	engalanarías	engalanaría	engalanaríamos	engalanaríais	engalanarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engalane	engalanestú engalanésvos2	engalane	engalanemos	engalanéis	engalanen
	imperfect (ra)	engalanara	engalanaras	engalanara	engalanáramos	engalanarais	engalanaran
	imperfect (se)	engalanase	engalanases	engalanase	engalanásemos	engalanaseis	engalanasen
	future1	engalanare	engalanares	engalanare	engalanáremos	engalanareis	engalanaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		engalanatú engalanávos	engalane	engalanemos	engalanad	engalanen
	negative		no engalanes	no engalane	no engalanemos	no engalanéis	no engalanen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of engalanar

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 engalanar	dative	engalanarme	engalanarte	engalanarle, engalanarse	engalanarnos	engalanaros	engalanarles, engalanarse
	accusative	engalanarme	engalanarte	engalanarlo, engalanarla, engalanarse	engalanarnos	engalanaros	engalanarlos, engalanarlas, engalanarse
with gerund engalanando	dative	engalanándome	engalanándote	engalanándole, engalanándose	engalanándonos	engalanándoos	engalanándoles, engalanándose
	accusative	engalanándome	engalanándote	engalanándolo, engalanándola, engalanándose	engalanándonos	engalanándoos	engalanándolos, engalanándolas, engalanándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative engalana	dative	engaláname	engalánate	engalánale	engalánanos	not used	engalánales
	accusative	engaláname	engalánate	engalánalo, engalánala	engalánanos	not used	engalánalos, engalánalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative engalaná	dative	engalaname	engalanate	engalanale	engalananos	not used	engalanales
	accusative	engalaname	engalanate	engalanalo, engalanala	engalananos	not used	engalanalos, engalanalas
with formal second-person singular imperative engalane	dative	engaláneme	not used	engalánele, engalánese	engalánenos	not used	engaláneles
	accusative	engaláneme	not used	engalánelo, engalánela, engalánese	engalánenos	not used	engalánelos, engalánelas
with first-person plural imperative engalanemos	dative	not used	engalanémoste	engalanémosle	engalanémonos	engalanémoos	engalanémosles
	accusative	not used	engalanémoste	engalanémoslo, engalanémosla	engalanémonos	engalanémoos	engalanémoslos, engalanémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative engalanad	dative	engalanadme	not used	engalanadle	engalanadnos	engalanaos	engalanadles
	accusative	engalanadme	not used	engalanadlo, engalanadla	engalanadnos	engalanaos	engalanadlos, engalanadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative engalanen	dative	engalánenme	not used	engalánenle	engalánennos	not used	engalánenles, engalánense
	accusative	engalánenme	not used	engalánenlo, engalánenla	engalánennos	not used	engalánenlos, engalánenlas, engalánense

Further reading

• “engalanar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025