abandonar

Asturian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Spanish abandonar, from French abandonner, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abandoˈnaɾ/, [a.β̞ãn̪.d̪oˈnaɾ]

Verb

abandonar (first-person singular indicative present abandono, past participle abandonáu)

1. to abandon

Conjugation

Conjugation of abandonar

infinitive		abandonar
gerund		abandonando
past participle		m abandonáu, f abandonada, n abandonao, m pl abandonaos, f pl abandonaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	abandono	abandones	abandona	abandonamos	abandonáis	abandonen
	imperfect	abandonaba	abandonabes	abandonaba	abandonábemos, abandonábamos	abandonabeis, abandonabais	abandonaben
	preterite	abandoné	abandonasti, abandonesti	abandonó	abandonemos	abandonastis, abandonestis	abandonaron
	pluperfect	abandonare, abandonara	abandonares, abandonaras	abandonare, abandonara	abandonáremos, abandonáramos	abandonareis, abandonarais	abandonaren, abandonaran
	future	abandonaré	abandonarás	abandonará	abandonaremos	abandonaréis	abandonarán
	conditional	abandonaría	abandonaríes	abandonaría	abandonaríemos, abandonaríamos	abandonaríeis, abandonaríais	abandonaríen
subjunctive	present	abandone	abandones, abandonas	abandone	abandonemos	abandonéis	abandonen, abandonan
	imperfect	abandonare, abandonara	abandonares, abandonaras	abandonare, abandonara	abandonáremos, abandonáramos	abandonareis, abandonarais	abandonaren, abandonaran
imperative		—	abandona	—	—	abandonái	—

Further reading

• “abandonar” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French abandonner, from Old French abandoner, formed from a (“at, to”) + bandon (“jurisdiction, control”), from Late Latin bannum (“proclamation”), bannus, bandum, from Frankish *ban, *bann, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to proclaim, command”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ə.bən.doˈna/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ə.bən.duˈna/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.ban.doˈnaɾ/

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• Homophone: abandonà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

abandonar (first-person singular present abandono, past participle abandonat)

1. (transitive) to abandon
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3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Conjugation

Conjugation of abandonar (first conjugation)

infinitive			abandonar
present participle			abandonant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abandonat		abandonada
		plural		abandonats		abandonades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	abandono	abandones	abandona	abandonem	abandoneu	abandonen
	imperfect	abandonava	abandonaves	abandonava	abandonàvem	abandonàveu	abandonaven
	future	abandonaré	abandonaràs	abandonarà	abandonarem	abandonareu	abandonaran
	preterite	abandoní	abandonares	abandonà	abandonàrem	abandonàreu	abandonaren
	conditional	abandonaria	abandonaries	abandonaria	abandonaríem	abandonaríeu	abandonarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	abandoni	abandonis	abandoni	abandonem	abandoneu	abandonin
	imperfect	abandonés	abandonessis	abandonés	abandonéssim	abandonéssiu	abandonessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	abandona	abandoni	abandonem	abandoneu	abandonin

Derived terms

• abandonament

Related terms

• abandó

Further reading

• “abandonar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “abandonar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “abandonar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “abandonar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Verb

abandonar (first-person singular present abandono, first-person singular preterite abandonei, past participle abandonado)

1. to abandon, leave

   Synonym: deixar

2. to forsake

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abandonar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abandonar
Personal	abandonar	abandonares	abandonar	abandonarmos	abandonardes	abandonaren
Gerund
	abandonando
Past participle
Masculine	abandonado			abandonados
Feminine	abandonada			abandonadas
Indicative
Present	abandono	abandonas	abandona	abandonamos	abandonades	abandonan
Imperfect	abandonaba	abandonabas	abandonaba	abandonabamos	abandonabades	abandonaban
Preterite	abandonei	abandonaches	abandonou	abandonamos	abandonastes	abandonaron
Pluperfect	abandonara	abandonaras	abandonara	abandonaramos	abandonarades	abandonaran
Future	abandonarei	abandonarás	abandonará	abandonaremos	abandonaredes	abandonarán
Conditional	abandonaría	abandonarías	abandonaría	abandonariamos	abandonariades	abandonarían
Subjunctive
Present	abandone	abandones	abandone	abandonemos	abandonedes	abandonen
Imperfect	abandonase	abandonases	abandonase	abandonásemos	abandonásedes	abandonasen
Future	abandonar	abandonares	abandonar	abandonarmos	abandonardes	abandonaren
Imperative
Affirmative		abandona	abandone	abandonemos	abandonade	abandonen
Negative (non)		non abandones	non abandone	non abandonemos	non abandonedes	non abandonen

    Reintegrated conjugation of abandonar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abandonar
Personal	abandonar	abandonares	abandonar	abandonarmos	abandonardes	abandonarem
Gerund
	abandonando
Past participle
Masculine	abandonado			abandonados
Feminine	abandonada			abandonadas
Indicative
Present	abandono	abandonas	abandona	abandonamos	abandonades, abandonais	abandonam
Imperfect	abandonava	abandonavas	abandonava	abandonávamos	abandonávades, abandonáveis, abandonávais1	abandonavam
Preterite	abandonei	abandonaste, abandonache1	abandonou	abandonamos	abandonastes	abandonárom, abandonaram
Pluperfect	abandonara	abandonaras	abandonara	abandonáramos	abandonárades, abandonáreis, abandonárais1	abandonaram
Future	abandonarei	abandonarás	abandonará	abandonaremos	abandonaredes, abandonareis	abandonarám, abandonarão
Conditional	abandonaria	abandonarias	abandonaria	abandonaríamos	abandonaríades, abandonaríeis, abandonaríais1	abandonariam
Subjunctive
Present	abandone	abandones	abandone	abandonemos	abandonedes, abandoneis	abandonem
Imperfect	abandonasse	abandonasses	abandonasse	abandonássemos	abandonássedes, abandonásseis	abandonassem
Future	abandonar	abandonares	abandonar	abandonarmos	abandonardes	abandonarem
Imperative
Affirmative		abandona	abandone	abandonemos	abandonade, abandonai	abandonem
Negative (nom)		nom abandones	nom abandone	nom abandonemos	nom abandonedes, nom abandoneis	nom abandonem

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

• “abandonar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “abandonar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English abandon, French abandonner, Italian abbandonare, Spanish abandonar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abandoˈnar/
• Hyphenation: a‧ban‧do‧nar

Verb

abandonar (present tense abandonas, past tense abandonis, future tense abandonos, imperative abandonez, conditional abandonus)

1. (transitive) to abandon, (wholly) give up, (totally) relinquish, forego, forsake

   Ne abandonez tua frato! ― Don't abandon your brother!

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abandonar

		present		past		future
infinitive		abandonar		abandonir		abandonor
tense		abandonas		abandonis		abandonos
conditional		abandonus
imperative		abandonez
adjective active participle		abandonanta		abandoninta		abandononta
adverbial active participle		abandonante		abandoninte		abandononte
nominal active participle	singular	abandonanto		abandoninto		abandononto
	plural	abandonanti		abandoninti		abandononti
adjective passive participle		abandonata		abandonita		abandonota
adverbial passive participle		abandonate		abandonite		abandonote
nominal passive participle	singular	abandonato		abandonito		abandonoto
	plural	abandonati		abandoniti		abandonoti

Interlingua

Verb

abandonar

1. to leave (depart from)
2. to abandon

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abandonar

infinitive		abandonar
participle		present	perfect
		abandonante	abandonate
active		simple	perfect
	present	abandona	ha abandonate
	past	abandonava	habeva abandonate
	future	abandonara	habera abandonate
	conditional	abandonarea	haberea abandonate
	imperative	abandona
passive		simple	perfect
	present	es abandonate	ha essite abandonate
	past	esseva abandonate	habeva essite abandonate
	future	essera abandonate	habera essite abandonate
	conditional	esserea abandonate	haberea essite abandonate
	imperative	sia abandonate

Ladino

Etymology

From Old French abandoner, formed from a (“at, to”) + bandon (“jurisdiction, control”), from Late Latin bannum (“proclamation”), bannus, bandum, from Frankish *ban, *bann, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to proclaim, command”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”).

Verb

abandonar (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אבאנדונאר‎)

1. to abandon, leave, forsake

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abandonar

infinitive		simple		abandonar
		compound		aver abandonado
gerund		simple		abandonando
		compound		aviendo abandonado
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		abandonado		abandonados
		feminine		abandonada		abandonadas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tú	él / ella	mosotros mosós	vosotros vosós / vós	ellos / ellas
	present	abandono	abandonas	abandona	abandonamos	abandonáx	abandonan
	imperfect	abandonava	abandonavas	abandonava	abandonávamos	abandonavax	abandonavan
	preterite	abandoní	abandonates	abandonó	abandonimos	abandonatex	abandonaron
	future	abandonaré	abandonarás	abandonará	abandonaremos	abandonaréx	abandonarán
	conditional	abandonaría	abandonarías	abandonaría	abandonaríamos	abandonaríax	abandonarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él / ella	mosotros mosós	vosotros vosós / vós	ellos / ellas
	present	abandone	abandones	abandone	abandonemos	abandonéx	abandonen
	imperfect	abandonara	abandonaras	abandonara	abandonáramos	abandonarax	abandonaran
imperative		—	tú	—	—	vosotros vosós / vós	—
	affirmative	—	abandona	—	—	abandonad	—
	negative	—	no abandones	—	—	no abandonéx	—

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Verb

abandonar

1. to abandon

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		abandonar			aver abandonat
gerund		abandonant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		abandonat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	abandoni	abandonas	abandona	abandonam	abandonatz	abandonan
	imperfect	abandonavi	abandonavas	abandonava	abandonàvem	abandonàvetz	abandonavan
	preterite	abandonèri	abandonères	abandonèt	abandonèrem	abandonèretz	abandonèron
	future	abandonarai	abandonaràs	abandonarà	abandonarem	abandonaretz	abandonaràn
	conditional	abandonariái	abandonariás	abandonariá	abandonariam	abandonariatz	abandonarián
	conditional 2nd form1	abandonèra	abandonèras	abandonèra	abandoneram	abandoneratz	abandonèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	abandone	abandones	abandone	abandonem	abandonetz	abandonen
	imperfect	abandonèssi	abandonèsses	abandonèsse	abandonèssem	abandonèssetz	abandonèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			abandona		abandonem	abandonatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		abandonar			aver abandonat
gerund		abandonant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		abandonat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	abandone	abandones	abandona	abandonam	abandonatz	abandonon
	imperfect	abandonave	abandonaves	abandonava	abandonaviam	abandonaviatz	abandonavon
	preterite	abandonere	abandoneres	abandonet	abandonem	abandonetz	abandoneron
	future	abandonarai	abandonaràs	abandonará	abandonarem	abandonaretz	abandonarán
	conditional	abandonariá	abandonariás	abandonariá	abandonariam	abandonariatz	abandonarián
	conditional 2nd form1	abandonèra	abandonèras	abandonèra	abandoneram	abandoneratz	abandonèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	abandone	abandones	abandone	abandonassiam	abandonassiatz	abandonon
	imperfect	abandonesse	abandonesses	abandonesse	abandonessiam	abandonessiatz	abandonesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			abandona		abandonassiam	abandonatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		abandonar			aver abandonat
gerund		abandonant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		abandonat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	abandoni	abandonas	abandona	abandonam	abandonatz	abandonan
	imperfect	abandonavi	abandonavas	abandonava	abandonàvam	abandonàvatz	abandonavan
	preterite	abandonèi	abandonès	abandonè	abandonèm	abandonètz	abandonèn
	future	abandonarèi	abandonaràs	abandonarà	abandonaram	abandonaratz	abandonaràn
	conditional	abandonarí	abandonarés	abandonaré	abandonarem	abandonaretz	abandonarén
	conditional 2nd form1	abandonèra	abandonèras	abandonèra	abandoneram	abandoneratz	abandonèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	abandoni	abandones	abandone	abandonem	abandonetz	abandonen
	imperfect	abandonèssi	abandonèsses	abandonèsse	abandonèssem	abandonèssetz	abandonèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			abandona		abandonem	abandonatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		abandonar			aver abandonat
gerund		abandonant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		abandonat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	abandone	abandonas	abandona	abandonam	abandonatz	abandonan
	imperfect	abandonava	abandonavas	abandonava	abandonàvam	abandonàvatz	abandonavan
	preterite	abandonei	abandoneras	abandonet	abandonèram	abandonèratz	abandoneran
	future	abandonarai	abandonaràs	abandonará	abandonarem	abandonaretz	abandonarán
	conditional	abandonariá	abandonariàs	abandonariá	abandonariam	abandonariatz	abandonarián
	conditional 2nd form1	abandonèra	abandonèras	abandonèra	abandoneram	abandoneratz	abandonèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	abandone	abandones	abandone	abandonem	abandonetz	abandonen
	imperfect	abandonèsse	abandonèsses	abandonèsse	abandonèssem	abandonèssetz	abandonèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			abandona		abandonem	abandonatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		abandonar			aver abandonat
gerund		abandonant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		abandonat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	abandone	abandones	abandona	abandonam	abandonatz	abandonan
	imperfect	abandonavi	abandonavas	abandonava	abandonàvem	abandonàvetz	abandonavan
	preterite	abandonère	abandonères	abandonèt	abandoneriam	abandoneriatz	abandonèron
	future	abandonarai	abandonaràs	abandonarà	abandonarem	abandonaretz	abandonaràn
	conditional	abandonariáu	abandonariás	abandonariá	abandonariam	abandonariatz	abandonarián
	conditional 2nd form1	abandonèra	abandonèras	abandonèra	abandoneram	abandoneratz	abandonèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	abandone	abandones	abandone	abandonem	abandonetz	abandonan
	imperfect	abandonèsse	abandonèsses	abandonèsse	abandonessiam	abandonessiatz	abandonèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			abandona		abandonem	abandonatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Derived terms

• abandonament

Related terms

• abandon

Portuguese

Etymology

From French abandonner, from Old French abandoner, formed from a (“at, to”) + bandon (“jurisdiction, control”), from Late Latin bannum (“proclamation”), bannus, bandum, from Frankish *ban, *bann, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to proclaim, command”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɐ̃.doˈna(ʁ)/ [a.bɐ̃.doˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɐ̃.doˈna(ʁ)/ [a.bɐ̃.doˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.bɐ̃.doˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.bɐ̃.doˈna(ʁ)/ [a.bɐ̃.doˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.bɐ̃.doˈna(ɻ)/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐ̃.duˈnaɾ/ [ɐ.βɐ̃.duˈnaɾ]

• Hyphenation: a‧ban‧do‧nar

Verb

abandonar (first-person singular present abandono, first-person singular preterite abandonei, past participle abandonado)

1. (transitive) to abandon (to leave behind, especially something one was responsible for or associated with)

   Synonyms: deixar, largar

   O exército teve que abandonar o forte. ― The army had to abandon the fort.

   A mulher abandonou seu bebé. ― The woman abandoned her baby.

   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix] (Harry Potter; 5), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 75:

     Não o perdoou por abandonar o serviço em vez de seguir você.

     She didn't forgive him for abandoning his service instead of following you.

2. (transitive) to give up (to quit an activity or attempt)

   Synonyms: desistir, largar, largar mão de

   Abandone a aviação, você nunca vai ser piloto. ― Give up aviation, you will never be a pilot.

3. (takes a reflexive pronoun, transitive with em) to let oneself be controlled by; to put oneself in the hands of; to indulge in

   Nós nos abandonamos na tristeza. ― We let ourselves be seized by sadness.

   O réu se abandonou nas mãos do advogado. ― The accused put himself in his lawyer’s hands.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abandonar (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	abandonar
Personal	abandonar	abandonares	abandonar	abandonarmos	abandonardes	abandonarem
Gerund
	abandonando
Past participle
Masculine	abandonado			abandonados
Feminine	abandonada			abandonadas
Indicative
Present	abandono	abandonas	abandona	abandonamos	abandonais	abandonam
Imperfect	abandonava	abandonavas	abandonava	abandonávamos	abandonáveis	abandonavam
Preterite	abandonei	abandonaste	abandonou	abandonamos1, abandonámos2	abandonastes	abandonaram
Pluperfect	abandonara	abandonaras	abandonara	abandonáramos	abandonáreis	abandonaram
Future	abandonarei	abandonarás	abandonará	abandonaremos	abandonareis	abandonarão
Conditional	abandonaria	abandonarias	abandonaria	abandonaríamos	abandonaríeis	abandonariam
Subjunctive
Present	abandone	abandones	abandone	abandonemos	abandoneis	abandonem
Imperfect	abandonasse	abandonasses	abandonasse	abandonássemos	abandonásseis	abandonassem
Future	abandonar	abandonares	abandonar	abandonarmos	abandonardes	abandonarem
Imperative
Affirmative		abandona	abandone	abandonemos	abandonai	abandonem
Negative (não)		não abandones	não abandone	não abandonemos	não abandoneis	não abandonem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Related terms

• abandonado
• abandono

 

Further reading

• “abandonar” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “abandonar” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “abandonar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “abandonar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
• “abandonar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “abandonar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French abandonner, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abandoˈnaɾ/ [a.β̞ãn̪.d̪oˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧ban‧do‧nar

Verb

abandonar (first-person singular present abandono, first-person singular preterite abandoné, past participle abandonado)

1. (transitive) to abandon, to leave

   La abandonó por otra mujer.

   He abandoned her for another woman.

2. (transitive) to neglect

   Synonym: descuidar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abandonar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			abandonar
gerund			abandonando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abandonado		abandonada
		plural		abandonados		abandonadas
		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	abandono	abandonastú abandonásvos	abandona	abandonamos	abandonáis	abandonan
	imperfect	abandonaba	abandonabas	abandonaba	abandonábamos	abandonabais	abandonaban
	preterite	abandoné	abandonaste	abandonó	abandonamos	abandonasteis	abandonaron
	future	abandonaré	abandonarás	abandonará	abandonaremos	abandonaréis	abandonarán
	conditional	abandonaría	abandonarías	abandonaría	abandonaríamos	abandonaríais	abandonarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abandone	abandonestú abandonésvos2	abandone	abandonemos	abandonéis	abandonen
	imperfect (ra)	abandonara	abandonaras	abandonara	abandonáramos	abandonarais	abandonaran
	imperfect (se)	abandonase	abandonases	abandonase	abandonásemos	abandonaseis	abandonasen
	future1	abandonare	abandonares	abandonare	abandonáremos	abandonareis	abandonaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abandonatú abandonávos	abandone	abandonemos	abandonad	abandonen
	negative		no abandones	no abandone	no abandonemos	no abandonéis	no abandonen

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

    Selected combined forms of abandonar

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 abandonar
	dative	abandonarme	abandonarte	abandonarle, abandonarse	abandonarnos	abandonaros	abandonarles, abandonarse
	accusative	abandonarme	abandonarte	abandonarlo, abandonarla, abandonarse	abandonarnos	abandonaros	abandonarlos, abandonarlas, abandonarse
with gerund abandonando
	dative	abandonándome	abandonándote	abandonándole, abandonándose	abandonándonos	abandonándoos	abandonándoles, abandonándose
	accusative	abandonándome	abandonándote	abandonándolo, abandonándola, abandonándose	abandonándonos	abandonándoos	abandonándolos, abandonándolas, abandonándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative abandona
	dative	abandóname	abandónate	abandónale	abandónanos	not used	abandónales
	accusative	abandóname	abandónate	abandónalo, abandónala	abandónanos	not used	abandónalos, abandónalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative abandoná
	dative	abandoname	abandonate	abandonale	abandonanos	not used	abandonales
	accusative	abandoname	abandonate	abandonalo, abandonala	abandonanos	not used	abandonalos, abandonalas
with formal second-person singular imperative abandone
	dative	abandóneme	not used	abandónele, abandónese	abandónenos	not used	abandóneles
	accusative	abandóneme	not used	abandónelo, abandónela, abandónese	abandónenos	not used	abandónelos, abandónelas
with first-person plural imperative abandonemos
	dative	not used	abandonémoste	abandonémosle	abandonémonos	abandonémoos	abandonémosles
	accusative	not used	abandonémoste	abandonémoslo, abandonémosla	abandonémonos	abandonémoos	abandonémoslos, abandonémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative abandonad
	dative	abandonadme	not used	abandonadle	abandonadnos	abandonaos	abandonadles
	accusative	abandonadme	not used	abandonadlo, abandonadla	abandonadnos	abandonaos	abandonadlos, abandonadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative abandonen
	dative	abandónenme	not used	abandónenle	abandónennos	not used	abandónenles, abandónense
	accusative	abandónenme	not used	abandónenlo, abandónenla	abandónennos	not used	abandónenlos, abandónenlas, abandónense

Derived terms

• abandonado
• abandonamiento
• abandonar el lecho
• abandonismo
• abandonista
• abandono

 

Further reading

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