complicar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin complicāre, present active infinitive of complicō.
Pronunciation
Conjugation
Related terms
Further reading
- “complicar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Franco-Provençal
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin complicāre, present active infinitive of complicō.
Conjugation

simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | compliquar | aveir compliquá | |||||
gerund | compliquant | ayent compliquá | |||||
auxiliary verb | aveir | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | compliquá | compliquáe | |||||
plural | compliquás | compliquáes | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | jo (j') | tu (t') | il/elli | nos | vos | ils | |
present | complico | compliques | complique | compliquems | compliquads | complicont | |
imperfect | compliquavo | compliquaves | compliquave | compliquavams | compliquavads | compliquavant | |
preterite | compliquei | compliqués | compliquet | compliquêmos | compliquêtes | compliquèront | |
future | compliquerai | compliquerés | compliquera | compliquerems | compliquereds | compliquerant | |
conditional | compliquerim | compliqueriés | compliqueriet | compliqueriams | compliqueriads | compliqueriant | |
compound tenses | present perfect | present indicative of aveir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect indicative of aveir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite indicative of aveir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future indicative of aveir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional of aveir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que je (j') | que te (t') | qu'il/el | que nos | que vos | qu'ils/els | |
present | complico | compliques | complique | compliquams | compliquads | complicant | |
imperfect | compliquesso | compliquesses | compliquesse | compliquessams | compliquessads | compliquessant | |
compound tenses | past | present subjunctive of aveir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of aveir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | te | — | nos | vos | — | |
compliqua | compliquams | compliquads |
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin complicāre, present active infinitive of complicō.
Verb
complicar (first-person singular present complico, first-person singular preterite compliquei, past participle complicado)
- to complicate
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of complicar
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive of complicar
Conjugation
- Note: complic- are changed to compliqu- before front vowels (e).
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin complicāre. Compare the inherited conchegar and aconchegar.
Verb
complicar (first-person singular present complico, first-person singular preterite compliquei, past participle complicado)
- (transitive) to complicate (to combine or associate so as to make intricate or difficult)
- (intransitive) to become complicated
- (intransitive, of a situation, illness or problem) to become serious or grave
- inflection of complicar:
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive
Conjugation
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin complicāre, present active infinitive of complicō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kompliˈkaɾ/ [kõm.pliˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: com‧pli‧car
Verb
complicar (first-person singular present complico, first-person singular preterite compliqué, past participle complicado)
- to complicate
- (reflexive) to get complicated, to get messy
- (reflexive) to make it harder or more difficult for oneself
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive complicar | |||||||
dative | complicarme | complicarte | complicarle, complicarse | complicarnos | complicaros | complicarles, complicarse | |
accusative | complicarme | complicarte | complicarlo, complicarla, complicarse | complicarnos | complicaros | complicarlos, complicarlas, complicarse | |
with gerund complicando | |||||||
dative | complicándome | complicándote | complicándole, complicándose | complicándonos | complicándoos | complicándoles, complicándose | |
accusative | complicándome | complicándote | complicándolo, complicándola, complicándose | complicándonos | complicándoos | complicándolos, complicándolas, complicándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative complica | |||||||
dative | complícame | complícate | complícale | complícanos | not used | complícales | |
accusative | complícame | complícate | complícalo, complícala | complícanos | not used | complícalos, complícalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative complicá | |||||||
dative | complicame | complicate | complicale | complicanos | not used | complicales | |
accusative | complicame | complicate | complicalo, complicala | complicanos | not used | complicalos, complicalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative complique | |||||||
dative | complíqueme | not used | complíquele, complíquese | complíquenos | not used | complíqueles | |
accusative | complíqueme | not used | complíquelo, complíquela, complíquese | complíquenos | not used | complíquelos, complíquelas | |
with first-person plural imperative compliquemos | |||||||
dative | not used | compliquémoste | compliquémosle | compliquémonos | compliquémoos | compliquémosles | |
accusative | not used | compliquémoste | compliquémoslo, compliquémosla | compliquémonos | compliquémoos | compliquémoslos, compliquémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative complicad | |||||||
dative | complicadme | not used | complicadle | complicadnos | complicaos | complicadles | |
accusative | complicadme | not used | complicadlo, complicadla | complicadnos | complicaos | complicadlos, complicadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative compliquen | |||||||
dative | complíquenme | not used | complíquenle | complíquennos | not used | complíquenles, complíquense | |
accusative | complíquenme | not used | complíquenlo, complíquenla | complíquennos | not used | complíquenlos, complíquenlas, complíquense |
Related terms
Further reading
- “complicar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014