agradecer

Asturian

Verb

agradecer

1. to thank; to give thanks

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ grado +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɡɾa.deˈse(ʁ)/ [a.ɡɾa.deˈse(h)]

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɡɾɐ.dɨˈseɾ/ [ɐ.ɣɾɐ.ðɨˈseɾ]

• Hyphenation: a‧gra‧de‧cer

Verb

agradecer (first-person singular present agradeço, first-person singular preterite agradeci, past participle agradecido)

1. to thank
2. to be grateful for
3. inflection of agradecer:
   1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
   2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

Conjugation

    Conjugation of agradecer (c-ç alternation) (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	agradecer
Personal	agradecer	agradeceres	agradecer	agradecermos	agradecerdes	agradecerem
Gerund
	agradecendo
Past participle
Masculine	agradecido			agradecidos
Feminine	agradecida			agradecidas
Indicative
Present	agradeço	agradeces	agradece	agradecemos	agradeceis	agradecem
Imperfect	agradecia	agradecias	agradecia	agradecíamos	agradecíeis	agradeciam
Preterite	agradeci	agradeceste	agradeceu	agradecemos	agradecestes	agradeceram
Pluperfect	agradecera	agradeceras	agradecera	agradecêramos	agradecêreis	agradeceram
Future	agradecerei	agradecerás	agradecerá	agradeceremos	agradecereis	agradecerão
Conditional
	agradeceria	agradecerias	agradeceria	agradeceríamos	agradeceríeis	agradeceriam
Subjunctive
Present	agradeça	agradeças	agradeça	agradeçamos	agradeçais	agradeçam
Imperfect	agradecesse	agradecesses	agradecesse	agradecêssemos	agradecêsseis	agradecessem
Future	agradecer	agradeceres	agradecer	agradecermos	agradecerdes	agradecerem
Imperative
Affirmative		agradece	agradeça	agradeçamos	agradecei	agradeçam
Negative (não)		não agradeças	não agradeça	não agradeçamos	não agradeçais	não agradeçam

Antonyms

• desagradecer

Related terms

• agradecimento

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish agradesçer, equivalent to a- +‎ grado (“will; liking, preference”) +‎ -ecer. Cognate with Catalan agrair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aɡɾadeˈθeɾ/ [a.ɣ̞ɾa.ð̞eˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aɡɾadeˈseɾ/ [a.ɣ̞ɾa.ð̞eˈseɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: a‧gra‧de‧cer

Verb

agradecer (first-person singular present agradezco, first-person singular preterite agradecí, past participle agradecido)

1. (transitive) to thank

   Antonym: desagradecer

   Le agradecí mucho su ayuda.

   I thanked him very much for his help.

2. (transitive) to be grateful for

   Antonym: desagradecer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of agradecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			agradecer
gerund			agradeciendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		agradecido		agradecida
		plural		agradecidos		agradecidas
		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	agradezco	agradecestú agradecésvos	agradece	agradecemos	agradecéis	agradecen
	imperfect	agradecía	agradecías	agradecía	agradecíamos	agradecíais	agradecían
	preterite	agradecí	agradeciste	agradeció	agradecimos	agradecisteis	agradecieron
	future	agradeceré	agradecerás	agradecerá	agradeceremos	agradeceréis	agradecerán
	conditional	agradecería	agradecerías	agradecería	agradeceríamos	agradeceríais	agradecerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	agradezca	agradezcastú agradezcásvos2	agradezca	agradezcamos	agradezcáis	agradezcan
	imperfect (ra)	agradeciera	agradecieras	agradeciera	agradeciéramos	agradecierais	agradecieran
	imperfect (se)	agradeciese	agradecieses	agradeciese	agradeciésemos	agradecieseis	agradeciesen
	future1	agradeciere	agradecieres	agradeciere	agradeciéremos	agradeciereis	agradecieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		agradecetú agradecévos	agradezca	agradezcamos	agradeced	agradezcan
	negative		no agradezcas	no agradezca	no agradezcamos	no agradezcáis	no agradezcan

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

    Selected combined forms of agradecer (c-zc 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 agradecer
	dative	agradecerme	agradecerte	agradecerle, agradecerse	agradecernos	agradeceros	agradecerles, agradecerse
	accusative	agradecerme	agradecerte	agradecerlo, agradecerla, agradecerse	agradecernos	agradeceros	agradecerlos, agradecerlas, agradecerse
with gerund agradeciendo
	dative	agradeciéndome	agradeciéndote	agradeciéndole, agradeciéndose	agradeciéndonos	agradeciéndoos	agradeciéndoles, agradeciéndose
	accusative	agradeciéndome	agradeciéndote	agradeciéndolo, agradeciéndola, agradeciéndose	agradeciéndonos	agradeciéndoos	agradeciéndolos, agradeciéndolas, agradeciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative agradece
	dative	agradéceme	agradécete	agradécele	agradécenos	not used	agradéceles
	accusative	agradéceme	agradécete	agradécelo, agradécela	agradécenos	not used	agradécelos, agradécelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative agradecé
	dative	agradeceme	agradecete	agradecele	agradecenos	not used	agradeceles
	accusative	agradeceme	agradecete	agradecelo, agradecela	agradecenos	not used	agradecelos, agradecelas
with formal second-person singular imperative agradezca
	dative	agradézcame	not used	agradézcale, agradézcase	agradézcanos	not used	agradézcales
	accusative	agradézcame	not used	agradézcalo, agradézcala, agradézcase	agradézcanos	not used	agradézcalos, agradézcalas
with first-person plural imperative agradezcamos
	dative	not used	agradezcámoste	agradezcámosle	agradezcámonos	agradezcámoos	agradezcámosles
	accusative	not used	agradezcámoste	agradezcámoslo, agradezcámosla	agradezcámonos	agradezcámoos	agradezcámoslos, agradezcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative agradeced
	dative	agradecedme	not used	agradecedle	agradecednos	agradeceos	agradecedles
	accusative	agradecedme	not used	agradecedlo, agradecedla	agradecednos	agradeceos	agradecedlos, agradecedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative agradezcan
	dative	agradézcanme	not used	agradézcanle	agradézcannos	not used	agradézcanles, agradézcanse
	accusative	agradézcanme	not used	agradézcanlo, agradézcanla	agradézcannos	not used	agradézcanlos, agradézcanlas, agradézcanse

Derived terms

• agradecido
• agradecimiento
• desagradecer

 

Further reading

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