cumplir
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Spanish cumplir~complir, from Vulgar Latin *complīre, from Latin complēre. The retention of /pl/ is unusual and perhaps reflects some form of conservative tendency. Cf. henchir < *implīre < implēre for the more usual outcome.[1] Compare also Portuguese cumprir, which shows a similar lack of palatalization.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
cumplir (first-person singular present cumplo, first-person singular preterite cumplí, past participle cumplido)
- to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet, to deliver (e.g., requirements, prerequisites, promise, vow)
- No prometas lo que no puedas cumplir.
- Do not promise what you cannot deliver.
- to achieve, to accomplish, to carry out, to perform, to complete, to discharge, to fulfil (e.g., one's duties, responsibilities)
- to turn a certain age (usually succeeded by los, although not necessary)
- Cumplí los 18 años el mes pasado.
- I turned 18 last month.
- Ella vivió con sus padres hasta que cumplió 20 años.
- She lived with her parents until she turned 20.
- to serve (e.g., a prison sentence, an allotted time of punishment)
- to comply
- (reflexive) to comply with; to be fulfilled, met, honored, implemented, satisfied, performed, observed, respected, followed
- (reflexive) to be served (e.g. a prison sentence or punishment)
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to come true, to be fulfilled
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of cumplir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of cumplir
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “cumplir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 290
Further reading[edit]
- “cumplir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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