complementar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kum.plə.mənˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kom.plə.mənˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kom.ple.menˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

complementar (first-person singular present complemento, first-person singular preterite complementí, past participle complementat)

1. (transitive) to complement (to provide what the partner lacks)

Related terms

• complement

Further reading

• “complementar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Portuguese

Adjective

complementar m or f (plural complementares)

1. complementary

Verb

1. to complement

Related terms

• complemento

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Romanian

Etymology

From French complémentaire.

Adjective

complementar m or n (feminine singular complementară, masculine plural complementari, feminine and neuter plural complementare)

1. complementary

Declension

Declension of complementar

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	complementar		complementară	complementari	complementare
	definite	complementarul		complementara	complementarii	complementarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	complementar		complementare	complementari	complementare
	definite	complementarului		complementarei	complementarilor	complementarelor

Related terms

• complementaritate

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komplemenˈtaɾ/ [kõm.ple.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

complementar (first-person singular present complemento, first-person singular preterite complementé, past participle complementado)

1. (transitive) to complement (to provide what the partner lacks)
2. to eke out

Conjugation

    Conjugation of complementar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			complementar
gerund			complementando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		complementado		complementada
		plural		complementados		complementadas
		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	complemento	complementastú complementásvos	complementa	complementamos	complementáis	complementan
	imperfect	complementaba	complementabas	complementaba	complementábamos	complementabais	complementaban
	preterite	complementé	complementaste	complementó	complementamos	complementasteis	complementaron
	future	complementaré	complementarás	complementará	complementaremos	complementaréis	complementarán
	conditional	complementaría	complementarías	complementaría	complementaríamos	complementaríais	complementarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	complemente	complementestú complementésvos2	complemente	complementemos	complementéis	complementen
	imperfect (ra)	complementara	complementaras	complementara	complementáramos	complementarais	complementaran
	imperfect (se)	complementase	complementases	complementase	complementásemos	complementaseis	complementasen
	future1	complementare	complementares	complementare	complementáremos	complementareis	complementaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		complementatú complementávos	complemente	complementemos	complementad	complementen
	negative		no complementes	no complemente	no complementemos	no complementéis	no complementen

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

    Selected combined forms of complementar

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 complementar
	dative	complementarme	complementarte	complementarle, complementarse	complementarnos	complementaros	complementarles, complementarse
	accusative	complementarme	complementarte	complementarlo, complementarla, complementarse	complementarnos	complementaros	complementarlos, complementarlas, complementarse
with gerund complementando
	dative	complementándome	complementándote	complementándole, complementándose	complementándonos	complementándoos	complementándoles, complementándose
	accusative	complementándome	complementándote	complementándolo, complementándola, complementándose	complementándonos	complementándoos	complementándolos, complementándolas, complementándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative complementa
	dative	compleméntame	compleméntate	compleméntale	compleméntanos	not used	compleméntales
	accusative	compleméntame	compleméntate	compleméntalo, compleméntala	compleméntanos	not used	compleméntalos, compleméntalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative complementá
	dative	complementame	complementate	complementale	complementanos	not used	complementales
	accusative	complementame	complementate	complementalo, complementala	complementanos	not used	complementalos, complementalas
with formal second-person singular imperative complemente
	dative	compleménteme	not used	compleméntele, compleméntese	compleméntenos	not used	compleménteles
	accusative	compleménteme	not used	compleméntelo, compleméntela, compleméntese	compleméntenos	not used	compleméntelos, compleméntelas
with first-person plural imperative complementemos
	dative	not used	complementémoste	complementémosle	complementémonos	complementémoos	complementémosles
	accusative	not used	complementémoste	complementémoslo, complementémosla	complementémonos	complementémoos	complementémoslos, complementémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative complementad
	dative	complementadme	not used	complementadle	complementadnos	complementaos	complementadles
	accusative	complementadme	not used	complementadlo, complementadla	complementadnos	complementaos	complementadlos, complementadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative complementen
	dative	compleméntenme	not used	compleméntenle	compleméntennos	not used	compleméntenles, compleméntense
	accusative	compleméntenme	not used	compleméntenlo, compleméntenla	compleméntennos	not used	compleméntenlos, compleméntenlas, compleméntense

Related terms

• complemento

Further reading

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