alegar

English

Etymology

Blend of ale and vinegar.

Noun

alegar (uncountable)

1. vinegar produced from fermented ale.

Anagrams

• aglare
• laager

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Spanish

Etymology

Latin allegare.

Verb

alegar (first-person singular present alego, first-person singular preterite alegué, past participle alegado)

1. (transitive) to cite as a defence or justification for one's actions.
2. (intransitive) to complain.

Synonyms

• (to complain): lamentar, protestar, quejarse, reclamar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alegar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

Rule: g becomes a gu before e.

infinitive			alegar
gerund			alegando
past participle			alegado
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	alego	alegas	alega	alegamos	alegáis	alegan
	imperfect	alegaba	alegabas	alegaba	alegábamos	alegabais	alegaban
	preterite	alegué	alegaste	alegó	alegamos	alegasteis	alegaron
	future	alegaré	alegarás	alegará	alegaremos	alegaréis	alegarán
	conditional	alegaría	alegarías	alegaría	alegaríamos	alegaríais	alegarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	alegue	alegues	alegue	aleguemos	aleguéis	aleguen
	imperfect (ra)	alegara	alegaras	alegara	alegáramos	alegarais	alegaran
	imperfect (se)	alegase	alegases	alegase	alegásemos	alegaseis	alegasen
	future	alegare	alegares	alegare	alegáremos	alegareis	alegaren
imperative		—	tú	usted	nosotros	vosotros	ustedes
	affirmative		alega	alegue	aleguemos	alegad	aleguen
	negative		no alegues	no alegue	no aleguemos	no aleguéis	no aleguen

Other verbs with this conjugation:

[+] Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -gar)

Related terms

• alegación