halagar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish falagar. Further etymologies have been of much contention. The etymologies mentioned by various editions of the DRAE may serve as illustration:

• in 1884, from Arabic حَلَاوَة (ḥalāwa, “sweetness”)
• in 1899, from Latin flagitāre (“to solicit”)
• in 1956, from Arabic خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa, “to create; make up (lies); make smooth, polish; perfume”), which Coromines and Pascual support while mentioning a related خَالَقَ (ḵālaqa, “to treat someone kindly”)
• in 2001, from Andalusian Arabic خَلَاق (ḵalāq, “thief pigeon”).

See Galician afagar, Asturian falagar, Aragonese falaguera (“impertinent extravagant desire, passion”), Catalan afalagar (“to stroke, flatter”), Catalan falaguera f sg (“flattering, appeasing, satisfying; light, quick; charm”, adj. hence also a noun), Basque balakatu (“to flatter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alaˈɡaɾ/ [a.laˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ha‧la‧gar

Verb

halagar (first-person singular present halago, first-person singular preterite halagué, past participle halagado)

1. (transitive) to make much of, to flatter, to entice

   Synonym: adular

2. (transitive) to praise, to make much of

   Synonym: alabar

3. (transitive) to caress, to please, to gratify, to soothe, to appease, to cocker

   Synonyms: acariciar, agradar, calmar, aliviar

Conjugation

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

infinitive			halagar
gerund			halagando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		halagado		halagada
		plural		halagados		halagadas
		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	halago	halagastú halagásvos	halaga	halagamos	halagáis	halagan
	imperfect	halagaba	halagabas	halagaba	halagábamos	halagabais	halagaban
	preterite	halagué	halagaste	halagó	halagamos	halagasteis	halagaron
	future	halagaré	halagarás	halagará	halagaremos	halagaréis	halagarán
	conditional	halagaría	halagarías	halagaría	halagaríamos	halagaríais	halagarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	halague	halaguestú halaguésvos2	halague	halaguemos	halaguéis	halaguen
	imperfect (ra)	halagara	halagaras	halagara	halagáramos	halagarais	halagaran
	imperfect (se)	halagase	halagases	halagase	halagásemos	halagaseis	halagasen
	future1	halagare	halagares	halagare	halagáremos	halagareis	halagaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		halagatú halagávos	halague	halaguemos	halagad	halaguen
	negative		no halagues	no halague	no halaguemos	no halaguéis	no halaguen

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

    Selected combined forms of halagar (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 halagar
	dative	halagarme	halagarte	halagarle, halagarse	halagarnos	halagaros	halagarles, halagarse
	accusative	halagarme	halagarte	halagarlo, halagarla, halagarse	halagarnos	halagaros	halagarlos, halagarlas, halagarse
with gerund halagando
	dative	halagándome	halagándote	halagándole, halagándose	halagándonos	halagándoos	halagándoles, halagándose
	accusative	halagándome	halagándote	halagándolo, halagándola, halagándose	halagándonos	halagándoos	halagándolos, halagándolas, halagándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative halaga
	dative	halágame	halágate	halágale	haláganos	not used	halágales
	accusative	halágame	halágate	halágalo, halágala	haláganos	not used	halágalos, halágalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative halagá
	dative	halagame	halagate	halagale	halaganos	not used	halagales
	accusative	halagame	halagate	halagalo, halagala	halaganos	not used	halagalos, halagalas
with formal second-person singular imperative halague
	dative	halágueme	not used	haláguele, haláguese	haláguenos	not used	halágueles
	accusative	halágueme	not used	haláguelo, haláguela, haláguese	haláguenos	not used	haláguelos, haláguelas
with first-person plural imperative halaguemos
	dative	not used	halaguémoste	halaguémosle	halaguémonos	halaguémoos	halaguémosles
	accusative	not used	halaguémoste	halaguémoslo, halaguémosla	halaguémonos	halaguémoos	halaguémoslos, halaguémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative halagad
	dative	halagadme	not used	halagadle	halagadnos	halagaos	halagadles
	accusative	halagadme	not used	halagadlo, halagadla	halagadnos	halagaos	halagadlos, halagadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative halaguen
	dative	haláguenme	not used	haláguenle	haláguennos	not used	haláguenles, haláguense
	accusative	haláguenme	not used	haláguenlo, haláguenla	haláguennos	not used	haláguenlos, haláguenlas, haláguense

Derived terms

• halagador
• halagüeño
• inhalagüeño

 

Further reading

• “halagar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014